Peggy Hinaekian's work consists of oil and acrylic on canvas and on paper and limited-edition original etchings. Her work is mostly abstract renditions of imaginary landscapes in warm earth tones and variations of blues, sometimes with collages and texture. The paintings are rather quiet, atmospheric, whimsical, dreamy, imaginary and poetic and have a soothing effect on the viewer. A truly international and versatile artist. She also does commissions. Before becoming a professional artist she had a formal career as a fashion designer in New York. Her award-winning art has been exhibited internationally and can be found in numerous corporate and private collections. Her etchings are distributed by Christie's Contemporary Art of London and Editions Francony of France. She works in Switzerland and in the United States (Florida and California).
Education:
Graduate of the Italian Academy of Art "Leonardo da Vinci", Rome.
History of Art at McGill University, Montreal.
Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris.
Centre for Contemporary Prints, Geneva, Switzerland
Principal One-Man Shows
1969 Galerie Libre, Montreal
1970 Galerie de l’Université, Paris
1976 Sloane Street Gallery, London
1977 Galerie Artarena, Zurich , Switzerland
1977 Nigel Cameron Gallery , Hong Kong
1979 Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel , Switzerland
1979 Galerie Cassandra, Drobak , Norway
1986 Galerie Kristen Richards, New York
United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
1990 Gallery Petra Zschokke, Basel , Switzerland
1991 Galerie A, St. Gall , Switzerland
1992 Galerie La Coupole, Frankfurt , Germany
1997 Lighthouse Point Gallery, Fort Lauderdale , Florida
1997 Galerie Vita, Bern , Switzerland
1998 Fore Street Gallery, Portland , Maine
2000-08 Gallery Dar Al Funoon, Kuwait
2000 Galerie 63, Klosters , Switzerland
2000-2013 Galerie Art Varmes, Geneva
2000 Galerie Marianne Brand, Geneva , Switzerland
2002 Galeria de la Calle Cristo, San Juan , Puerto Rico
2003-9 Galerie de Grancy, Lausanne, Switzerland
Ferme de la Chapelle, Geneva , Switzerland
2005-18 Junod Art Gallery , Nyon , Switzerland
2006 Gallery 22A, Innsbruck, Austria
2007 Gallery Adler, Gstaad, Switzerland
Gallery Ame Couleurs, Fleurier, Switzerland (etchings)
2011 Gallery Gstaaderhof, Gstaad, Switzerland
2012 Kelley Roy Gallery, Miami, Florida
Galerie de Grancy, Lausanne, Switzerland
2013 Lucky Street Gallery, Key West, Florida
2015 Monika Olko Gallery, Sag Harbor, N.Y
2016-2020 Artraction gallery, Switzerland
Principal Group Shows
1971 MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, PARIS
1972-83 International Art Biennale, Bradford , England
1972 RATH MUSEUM, Geneva Switzerland
1974 International Art Biennale, Florence , Italy
1974-76 International Art Biennale, Fredrikstad , Norway
1975 International Fair of Contemporary Art, (FIAC) Paris
1977 Contemporary Art Fair, Hong Kong
1979-83 International Art Fair, Toronto
1983 International Art Exhibition, Kanawaga, Japan
1979-89 International Art Fair, Basel , Switzerland
1983-90 Art Expo, New York
1988-95 International Book Fair, Geneva , Switzerland
1989 UNITED NATIONS, in honor of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1990-92 World Print Fair, Tokyo , Japan
1995 Centre d’Art en l’Ile, Geneva, Switzerland
1996 Exhibition of Swiss artists, Yverdon les Bains , Switzerland
2000 Art Exhibition, USA/France, Bordeaux , France
2000 Erotic Art, La Petite Galerie, Concise, Switzerland
2002 Christmas Exhibition, Gallery 29, Evian , France
2003 World Triennial of Small Size Etchings, Chamalieres , France
2003-09 Europ’Art, International Art Fair, Geneva , Switzerland
2004 Inaugural Exhibition, Broadway Gallery, Fort Lauderdale , Florida
2004-06 International Biennale of Prints, Grenchen , Switzerland
2007-8,9 International Art Fairs, Innsbruck and Vienna, Austria
2007-10 Etra Fine Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
2007-10 Kunstsupermarkt, Switzerland and Germany
2008-09 ALBUQUERQUE ART MUSEUM, Miniatures, Albuquerque, NM
2008-20 Artraction Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2011 Swenson Fine Arts, Laguna Beach, California
Howard Schepp Fine Arts, Palm Desert, California
Kelley Roy Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
2011-20 Contemporary Fine Arts, La Jolla, California
2011-19 San Diego Art and Wine Festival, La Jolla, California (Best in show for painting)
2013-15 Avran Fine Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
2015 Villa Musica, San Diego, California
2015 Milan Universal Exhibition - Milan
2015-16 Liberty Station Art Walk, San Diego, California
2017-20 Ethos Contemporary Art, L.A, CA
2017-19 Tom Sergott Gallery, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
2017 Art San Diego, CA
I am foremost a color-field painter and am fascinated by the warm earth tones of the desert landscape and the cool blue hues of the oceans. My colors are evocative of the Egyptian landscape - the quality of the light of the Sinai desert and the turquoise blue of the Mediterranean Sea. This has left an indelible impression on me and has influenced most of my work. I rarely work with a preconceived vision for the final product, thus allowing the possibility of ambiguity and surprise. Conceptually, I try to immerse the viewer in the perceptual experience of space, color and light. My paintings actualize perception by carefully balancing these elements. By using color and texture, I try to breathe movement into my abstract landscapes to guide the viewer into the paintings, making him or her wander into a different reality.