Michael Anthony Pegues (born May 11, 1962) is an African American visual artist living in New York City.
Michael Anthony Pegues | |
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| Born | Michael Anthony Pegues May 11, 1962 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Artist/Designer |
Early life and education
editPegues was born in Brooklyn, on May 11, 1963. His mother's family from Liberia, and his father's family is from Portugal. He attended alternative High School Redirection in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and later Nassau Community College, in Garden City, New York, on Long Island.[1]
Career
editSelf-taught, modern-day Fauve, Expressionist as well as Pop artist, contemporary of Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, his work is strongly influenced by Hip Hop and Graffiti. Pegues had his first major solo and retrospective show at the FB Gallery in New York in 2012, "Prince Michael's Neverland: The Measure of an Artist: Michael Anthony Pegues," May 16 – June 3.[2][3][4] His work was exhibited in Italy, his first solo show abroad, in 2014 at Le 4 Pareti: galleria d'arte, Napoli, April 5–17.[5] His acrylic canvases, sculptures and assemblages have also been exhibited in New York at Aurora Gallery,[6] Chelsea (under the graffiti tag Mazike), Jonathan Shorr Gallery, Soho, the New York Public Library,[7] and Macy's Department Stores[8][9][10] among other places.
He has collaborated with the artist Cinthus (aka Martin H.Leff-Cinthus)[11] and the writer Tom Mathew, illustrating the latter's children's book The Magic Rug: A Christmas Story[12] (Staten Island, New York: Trademark Universal, Inc., 2010).
A prominent figure in the downtown art scene, he frequently attends gallery openings, receptions, fundraisers and other social functions,[13] and has been photographed by the likes of nightlife photographer Patrick McMullan,[14] Bill Farrell,[15] Cojo "Art Juggernaut",[16] and society photographer Annie Watt.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Michael Anthony Pegues | Brooklyn Arts Council". brooklynartscouncil.org. Archived from the original on 2020-05-21.
- ^ "Michael Anthony Pegues - The Measure of the Artist - FB Gallery/". fbgallery.net. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Michael Anthony Pegues - FB Gallery - ArtCat Calendar". calendar.artcat.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Michael Anthony Pegues "Prince Michael's Neverland: The Measure of an Artist" curated by Francois Baron at FB gallery - Artcards". artcards.cc. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "MICHAEL ANTHONY PEGUES – COMUNICATO STAMPA |". le4p.com. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Art Crimes: Graffiti Shows and Events: 2005". graffiti.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Michael Pegues - Children of the World | The New York Public Library". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Brooklyn artist's work displayed across Macy's windows nationwide". Bronx.News12.com. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Macy's Highlighting Black Brands and Creatives". WWD.com. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Macy's Honors Black History and The Brilliant Legacies Of Black Creatives". MacysInc.com. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "The Leff Gallery". cinth.us. Archived from the original on 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ Mathew, T.; Pegues, M.A. (2010). The Magic Rug: A Christmas Story. Trademark Universal, Incorporated. ISBN 9780615422633. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Striking Their Own Poses: Looks from the "Bodies Bodies Bodies" screening, an art opening at the Shed and a Net-a-Porter garden party". nytimes.com. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Patrick McMullan Company". patrickmcmullan.com. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Michael Anthony Pegues". bfa.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Decoded | Lambert Fine Arts | ArtSucks.com". artsucks.com. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ "Steve Forbes Fetes NYC Mission Society | Photos | Hamptons". hamptons.com. Retrieved 2014-10-31.