Simple Gifts by Peggy Brace

October 29, 2002 - January 10, 2003

A selection of paintings by Erie artist and teacher Peggy Brace was on exhibit in the Frame Shop Gallery through January 3.

In Simple Gifts Brace exhibited a selection of her paintings concentrating on beauty, faith in oneself, and simplicity. Reflective in her approach, Brace uses her art to ground her life, stating that painting is "a vantage point from which to see patterns and progress."

Ranging from highly realistic to surreal, Brace’s work has appeared in several juried exhibitions throughout the area and won many awards, including the Juror's Choice Award at the National Midyear Exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art in 2000.

Brace received her Bachelor of Arts in art from Mercyhurst and her Master of Fine Arts in painting with a minor in drawing from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She has taught a number of art classes for young people and adults at the Villa Maria Center for the Arts, the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit, the Meadville Council on the Arts and other locations in the area. She has recently taken a position as instructor at Jamestown Community College.