The reason that I paint landscape is because I really love being outdoors. It’s just the thing that makes me feel whole. My goal as a landscape painter is to bring a little bit of that feeling of being outdoors into a painting.
Stacey Peterson was born in 1978 and raised in Littleton, Colorado. Growing up at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Stacey developed a love for the outdoors that influences her artwork today.
While Peterson’s professional background is in the field of environmental engineering, she has always been interested in drawing and painting. She took up oil painting after graduating from college, concentrating on portraiture at first and then turning her focus to the landscape. An avid backpacker, hiker, and mountain biker, Peterson draws upon her time outdoors to provide the inspiration for her oil paintings. She often works on location, and uses her plein air studies as reference for studio works that typically depict locations in the wilderness areas of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West.
Stacey is an award-winning painter, most recently honored with the Lucile Van Slyck Best of Show award at the 2017 A Timeless Legacy Show, held at the Hockaday Museum of Art. She has been featured in Southwest Art and Plein Air Magazine, and had her artwork published in American Artist and Western Art Collector magazine.
Primarily a self-taught artist, Stacey’s art education includes coursework at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, and workshops with nationally recognized painters Dan Young, Jay Moore, and John David Phillips. By way of formal education, Stacey holds a B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering and Environmental Science from the Colorado School of Mines.
Peterson is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA), and Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP).
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine - "A Timeless Legacy," July/August 2017
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine - "Artists Making Their Mark," July/August 2017
Plein Air Magazine, "Convey Ideas and Moods" (Feature Article), June/July 2015
Southwest Art Magazine, "Following the Call" (Feature Article), June 2014
Plein Air Magazine, "Painting Water," June/July 2014
Southwest Art Magazine, "Governor's Show Preview," April 2012
Western Art Collector, "Focus - Western Landscape," March 2012
Southwest Art Magazine, "Art Values," June 2010
Grand County Living Magazine, "Engineering Creativity" (Feature Article), Summer/Winter 2009
American Artist Magazine, “Into the Heart of the Southwest,” March 2007
Southwest Art Magazine, “21 Under 31 – The Next Generation,” September 2006
Oil Painters of America (signature member)
American Impressionist Society
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters
Selected Exhibitions:
2018 American Miniatures - Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, AZ
2017 A Timeless Legacy - Hockaday Museum of Fine Art, Kalispell, MT
2017 American Miniatures - Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, AZ
2017 OPA National Show - Eisele Gallery of Fine Art, Cincinnati, OH
2016 OPA National Show - Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX
2016 Weekend in the West - Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO
2016 A Timeless Legacy - Hockaday Museum of Fine Art, Kalispell, MT
2016 RMPAP Plein Air for the Park - Grand Teton National Park, Jackson, WY
2015 Holiday Miniatures Show - Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO
2015 OPA National Show - Cutter and Cutter Fine Art, St Augustine, FL
2015 American Impressionist National - Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
2015 OPA Western Regional - Wild Horse Gallery, Steamboat Springs, CO
2015 Weekend in the West - Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO
2015 Where in the World Is Plein Air - Illume Gallery, Salt Lake City, CO
2014 OPA National Show - Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT
2014 OPA Western Regional - Mountainsong Galleries, Carmel, CA
2014 Door County Plein Air - Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI
2014 Crested Butte Plein Air - Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery, Crested Butte, CO
2014 Salon International - Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2014 Weekend in the West - Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO
2013 Oil Painters of America National - Insight Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
2013 American Impressionist Society National Show - M Gallery, Charleston, SC
2013 Oil Painters of America Western Regional - Southwind Gallery, Topeka, KS
2013 Salon International - Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2013 Weekend in the West - Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO
2013 Plein Air for the Park - Grand Teton National Park, Jackson, WY
2013 Saks Galleries 50th Anniversary Show - Saks Galleries, Denver, CO
2013 Oil Painters of America Salon Show - Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petosky, MI
2012 Plein Air for the Park - Grand Teton National Park, Jackson, WY
2012 America the Beautiful - Saks Galleries, Denver, CO
2012 Salon International - Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2012 Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show - Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2011 Les Femmes - Saks Galleries, Denver, CO
2011 Crested Butte Plein Air Invitational - Crested Butte, CO
2011 Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show - Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2010 Telluride Plein Air - Sheridan Opera House, Telluride, CO
2010 Rocky Mtn Plein Air Painters - Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery, Crested Butte, CO
2010 Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show - Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2009 Two-person Show - Elk Horn Art Gallery, Winter Park, CO
2009 Salon International - Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2009 Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show - Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2008 Contemporary Western Art Show - Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, AZ
2008 Miniatures and More - Mary Williams Fine Arts, Boulder, CO
2008 Three-person Show - Roundhouse Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2008 Rocky Mtn Plein Air Painters National - Elk Horn Art Gallery, Winter Park, CO
2008 Salon International – Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2008 Colorado Governor’s Invitational – Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2007 Solo Show - Angler Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2007 Estes Park Plein Air - The Link Gallery, Estes Park, CO
2007 Oil Painters of America National – Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX
2007 Into the Heart of the Southwest – Forbes Galleries, New York, NY
2006 11th Annual Holiday Miniature Show – Angler Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2006 Oil Painters of America National Show – Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
2005 Colorado Emerging Artists Exhibition – Gallery 821, Denver, CO
2017 Best of Show - A Timeless Legacy
2013 Plein Air Magazine Award of Excellence - OPA Western Regional Show
2012 Honorable Mention - Plein Air for the Park
2012 Honorable Mention for Artistic Excellence - Salon International
2012 Jury's Top 50 - Salon International
2009 Best of Show - BoldBrush Art Competition
2008 Collector's Choice - Rocky Mtn Plein Air Painters National Show
2008 Jury’s Top 50 – Salon International
2007 Utrecht Award of Excellence – OPA 16th Annual National Show
2006 Savoir-Faire Award of Excellence – OPA 15th Annual National Show
2005 Best Oil Painting – Colorado Emerging Artists Exhibition
