Peggy Sivert
Los Angeles, California I peggysivert@gmail.com | www.peggysivert.com I #peggysivert2020
Summary
Peggy Sivert (Zask) was born and raised in Los Angeles. Her career has been focused on art and culture through dedicated work as an exhibiting artist, art teacher and as founder and curator of a number of art galleries and nonprofits throughout LA county.
Professional Experience
2016 – 2022
Founder / Director: SoLA Contemporary, South Los Angeles, CA solacontemporary.org
2013 – 2016
Founder / Director: South Bay Contemporary, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
2006 – 2013
Director / Owner: PS Zask Gallery (Zask Gallery), Los Angeles, CA,
1994 – 2013
Art Instructor: Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach, CA
1989 – 1992
Director: Minus Zero Gallery
1990 – 1997
Co founder / Curator: South Bay Contemporary Museum of Art, Torrance, CA
1985 – 1988
Art Instructor: Pacific Shores Continuation High School, Manhattan Beach, CA
1982-1985
Art Instructor: Rocky Mountain Academy, Bonners Ferry, Idaho
1979-1982
Graphic Designer: PSA Fine Art, Bonners Ferry, Idaho
1976 – 1978
Peace Corps Volunteer: Belize, Central America
Professional Associations
American Alliance of Museums
National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts
American Ceramic Society
National Art Education Association
So Cal Womens’ Caucus for Art
Education
1970 – 1975
BA Drawing and Painting /Art Education, California State University Long Beach
2001-2004
MA Humanities, California State University, Dominguez HIlls
Outstanding Masters Project Award: Homer Revisited: Ancient Pottery in a Postmodern Age
Art Exhibitions
| 2024 | January: Threads of Life, curator Ho Young Lee, Face A Gallery, Los Angeles, CA February: Tour of South Korea, curated by Jung Moon Kyung, Korean Painting Association, Seoul, South Korea April: From the Edges, curated by Linda Jo Russell, Range Projects Gallery, LA, CA July: Trienal de Tijuana:, curated by Leonor Amarante, International Pictorica, Centro Cultural Tijuana, Baja, Mexico August: TRYST, curated by Max Presneill, Portuguese Bend Projects, Del Amo Crossing, Torrance, CA August: NOMAD, curated by Max Presneill, Del Amo Crossing, Torrance, CA September: A Woman’s Voice in Pivotal Time, curated by Kim Abeles, The Makery, LA, CA October: Beyond LA, curated by Won Sil Kim, Gallery Western, LA, CA October: Tangent, curated by Linda jo Russell, Range Projects Gallery, LA, CA November: Art Within Reach, curated by Grace Kim and Michael Brunswick, Ace Tiger Gallery, Torrance, CA |
| 2023 | Tryst, Alternative Art Fair, curated by Max Presneill, Torrance Crossing, Torrance CA No Matter What, Range Projects Gallery, Organized by Linda Jo Russell, LA, CA Group Show, Baum Art Space, curated by Sang-Il Lee, Seoul, S. Korea Recycle Internl Arts Fest, curated by Ho Young Lee, NAH Alternative Space, Seorak, S. Korea Assemblagism, curated by Patty Grau, LA Harbor Arts, LA, CA The last CA 101, curated by Nina Zak Ladden, Redondo Beach Historic Library In the Sculpture Garden, curated by Peggy Sivert & Ben Zask, Portuguese Bend Projects, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Ancestral Connections, curated by Chelo Montoya, Avenue 50, Highland Park 8th International Tour, curated by Sue Park, P Fine Art, Georgia / Espacio Gallery, London UK From the Edges: Peggy Sivert / Won Sil Kim, curated by Linda Jo Russell, Range Projects, LA CA Stacking Up, curated by Jan Govaerts and Jim Murray, LA Harbor Arts, LA CA Seeing Red, curated by Shelley Heffler, Shelley Heffler Gallery, Palm Springs, CA |
| 2022 | Dream House, edited by Cindy Rehm, Anet Egbi, LA, CA a collaborative zine in honor of the 50th anniversary of Womanhouse. Hexentexte 2022 Figure at the Gate, curated by Jim Murray, The Loft art gallery and studios, LA, CA Inspired By, curated by Cory Bilicko, Ellen Butler, and Carlos Cordero, Long Beach Creative Group, LB, CA With Us, curated by Korean Painters Association, the Loft Gallery, LA, CA Conversations, organized by Linda Jo Russell, Range Projects Gallery, South LA, CA |
| 2021 | Colors Within, curator, Park, Young-Sook, P Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia Nomad, curator, Max Presneill, Del Amo Crossing, Torrance, CA New Life: Rediscovered, curator, Won Sil Kim, Western Gallery, LA, CA |
| 2020 | International Exhibition, curator, Kamol Tassananchalee, Chiang Mai University, Thailand Protest in Place, SoLA Contemporary, LA, CA |
| 2019 | International Perspectives of Nowadays, curator, Hoyoung Lee, Gangneung Museum, South Korea Across the Sea, curator, Won Sil Kim, B2 Project Gallery, Seoul, South Korea Farewell, Peggy Sivert & Ben Zask, curator, Michael Stearns, Stearns Gallery, San Pedro, CA New Life: Upcycling, curator Won Sil Kim, Western Gallery, LA, CA In Pursuit of Beauty, USA-Japan, curators, Lore Eckelberry and Morita Kazuyoshi, SoLA Contemporary, LA, CA |
| 2018 | All Media Exhibition, juried by Dave Barton, Irvine Fine Art Center, Irvine, CA Exchange, group show juried by Lydia Takeshita, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA In Pursuit of Beauty, LA, curated by Lore Eckelberry, SBC, SoLA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Music for the Eyes, Juror, Peter Frank, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art |
| 2017 | All Media, Juried by Kim Abeles, Irvine Fine Art Center, Irvine, CA In Pursuit of Beauty, Japan, curator, Morita Kazuyoshi, Gallery 3331, Tokyo, Japan pARTners, curator, Michael Freitas Wood, LA Artcore, Union Center for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2016 | Mas Attack, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA Bareback, Symmetry in Motion, Gallery C, Los Angeles, CA My Own Private Moon, curator, Karrie Ross, FM Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Mas Attack, San Diego Art Institute, CA Jubilation, Lee and Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2015 | Peggy Sivert Zask, Transformations, curator, Gloria Plascencia, Gallery H, Hawthorne, CA LA Juried Exhibition, Jurors, Tomas Benitez, Fatemeh Burnes, Peter Frank, LA Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA California 101, curator, Nina Zak Laddon, AES Power Plant, Redondo Beach, CA Untitled San Pedro, South Bay Contemporary at The Loft, San Pedro. CA From Her, Pico House, Los Angeles, CA Curate This, Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, CA No Expectations, curator, Michael Stearns, Gallery 347, San Pedro, CA |
| 2014 | Joe Hill 100 Years – LABOR / MIGRANT / GULF, curator, Doris Bittar, Uri-Eichen Gallery, Chicago, IL Layers of Los Angeles, Select Art Fair, Chelsea, New York Labor-Migrant-Gulf, curator, Doris Bittar, Southwestern College Art Gallery, Chula Vista, CA Deep Roots, Juror Massiel Y. Bobadilla, Pico House, Los Angeles, CA Love and Other Considerations, curator, Michael Stearns, Gallery 347, San Pedro, CA |
| 2013 | In Motion, Juror, Max Presneill, South Bay Lexus, Torrance, CA Push and Flow, curator: Megumi Sandow, Manhattan Beach Art Center, MB CA |
| 2012 | Either Side of Grey, Valuing the Artist’s Process, Zask Gallery, Palos Verdes, CA |
| 2011 | Chain Letter, Shoshanna Wayne Gallery Santa Monica, CA The Art of Clay, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA Where Imagination Takes Flight, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA |
| 2010 | Origin: Portuguese Bend, (solo) curator, Agnes Lee, Lee & Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2009 | Artist of Art Forum, Santa Ana College, Main Gallery, Santa Ana, CA Local Visions, curator, Megumi Sando, Manhattan Beach Creative Art Center |
| 2008 | Spirit of the Horse, Juror: Marshall Astor, Palos Verdes Art Center, RPV, CA |
| 2007 | 21+ Kindred Currents in Clay, curator: Patrick Crabb, Lee and Lee Gallery, Los Angeles CA All-Media Art Exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, CA – Juror: Rodman dela Cruz |
| 2006 | Raku:Origins, Impact and Contemporary Expression, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA |
| 2005 | Gesture Vessels, Solo, Neal Nagy Gallery, San Pedro, CA |
| 2004 | Gesture Vessels, Hsi Lai Temple Exhibit Hall, Hacienda Heights, CA |
| 1994 | Hospital Project, curated by Jerry Block, SBC Windows Gallery, Torrance, CA |
| 1991 | No Blood for Oil, curator Mickey Kaplan, LA Art, Los Angeles, CA |
Publications / Reviews
| 2024 | Introducing the artwork of Peggy Sivert,an artist compelled to find meaning of ‘in the broken’, through her work, by Peggy Nichols, Gallery C, Albuquerque, NM |
| 2024 | Meet Peggy Sivert, BoldJourney, Culver City, CA |
| 2022 | Dream House, edited by Cindy Rehm, a collaborative zine in honor of the 50th anniversary of Womanhouse. Hexentexte 2022. |
| 2020 | How a South L.A. gallery is turning Black Lives Matter protest signs into art, Carolina Miranda, Los Angeles Times, LA, CA |
| 2013 | A Place at the Table, Bondo Wyszpolski, Beach Magazine/ Easy Reader, Hermosa Beach, CA |
| 2011 | Newsmakers: Gallery Goddess, Bondo Wyszpolski, Beach Magazine, Hermosa Beach, CA |
| 2007 | Horse Sense, “Show Circuit” magazine, Michael Giltz |
| 2004 | Life’s Imperfections Reflected in Art Exhibit, review by Shirley Hsu, Hacienda Heights Highlander, CA |
| 2001 | Peggy Sivert Zask by Garrison Frost, The Aesthetic, Hermosa Beach, CA Peggy Zask, Artist, Educator by Margie Zuliani, Art Forum Quarterly, Santa Ana College, CA A Community of Angels Sunrise Sunset, photo, Michele Dugan, Angel City Press, Santa Monica |
| 1997 | Talking about Student Art, Terry Barrett, Getty Educational Institute for the Arts, Los Angeles |
| 1991 | The Art of War by Laura Accineli, The Daily Breeze, Torrance, CA |
| 1990 | The New South Bay Art Scene by Michael Hamer, South Bay Lifestyle Magazine, Santa Monica (cover) New Gallery in Torrance Presents Artists’ Views of Social Concerns by Gerald Faris, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA It’s Not Always Pretty by Michael Hamer, South Bay Review, Torrance, CA |
| 1988 | Soho Displays New Talents by EC Lipton, ArtSpeak, New York, NY |
Collections
| 2020 | California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2019 | HoYoung Lee, Seoul, Korea |
| 2018 | Gay Summer Sadow Rick, Los Angeles, CA Dr Cassie Jones, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA |
| 2017/18 | Irv Meyer and Kathie Foley Meyer, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2014 | Gail Werner, Long Beach, CA |
| 2013 | Margaret Lazzari, Manhattan Beach, CA |
| 2012 | Sandra Liljenwall, Redondo Beach, CA |
| 2008 | Terrenea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA |
| 2006 | David Sheets, Claremont, CA |
| 2004 | Jean and Charlie Shriver, Portuguese Bend – Rancho Palos Verdes, CA |
| 2003 | Dr. Brian Feuer, Manhattan Beach, CA |
| 1990 | Dr. Jerome B Block, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA |