PEG ORCUTT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 Shifting Ground
Carnelian Gallery, Madison, WI
2025 Finding My Bearings
Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI
2024 Paintings
University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI
2004 Paintings
M & M Club, Gallery Night & Day, Milwaukee, WI
2001 Dead Reckoning
Artemisia Gallery, Chicago
1994 Paintings
Emma Willard School, Troy, NY
1989 Northern Lights
GE Corporate R&D Center (now Global Research), Schenectady, NY
Paintings
Myers Studio, Schenectady, NY
1988 Paintings
Rensselaer County Council for the Arts, Troy, NY
1987 Straight Bearing North
Artemisia Gallery, Chicago
1986 Land Marks
County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ
1985 Orientation Paintings
Central Hall Gallery, NYC
1983 Desert Images
University of Illinois Medical Center
1982 Monotypes
Monroe Gallery, Chicago
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Perspectives
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, WI
Wisconsin Visual Artists
University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI
2024 Wisconsin Visual Artists
University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI
2024 Wisconsin Visual Artists
Kasieta Center, Verona, WI
2024 Wisconsin Visual Artists
Beloit Art Center, Beloit, WI
2023 Wisconsin Visual Artists
University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison WI
2017 First 100 Days
Gallery 1308, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
What Can Art Do?
7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2001 Size Matters
Artemisia Gallery, Chicago
2000 Post-Millennial Musings
Artemisia Gallery, Chicago
1996 Alumnae Show
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
1994 Central NY State Regional
Munson Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, NY
1993 Beauty
Artemisia Gallery, Chicago
Color
Emma Willard School, Troy, NY
1992 Animal Magnetism
Russell Sage College, Troy, NY
1991 Personal Territory
Struve Gallery, Chicago, at Art Expo, Chicago
1990 4x12x12
Emma Willard School, Troy, NY
1990 Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
Regional Retrospective
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
1989 Peg Orcutt and Tim Martin
Columbia Center for the Arts, Columbia, MD
Angels
Russell Sage College, Troy, NY
Selections from the Faculty
Jr College of Albany (now Russell Sage College), Albany, NY
1988 Earth: Fragments (3 person)
Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, NY
8 Central Hall Artists at Soho 20
Soho 20, NYC
Biennial Landscape Exhibition
Rensselaer County Council for the Arts, Troy, NY
Visual Artists Critique Alliance
Ann Grey Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
1987 The Home Show
Russell Sage College, Troy, NY
Nocturnes and Nightmares
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Interplay
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
1986 Cycles, Art by Women of New York State
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany NY and
Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
The Transforming Landscape
Henry Street Settlement, NYC
Flag Art/86
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany,NY
Painted Surfaces
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
Biennial Landscape Exhibition
Rensselaer County Council for the Arts, Troy, NY
1985 Person to Person
Central Hall Gallery, NYC
Electric City Eclectic
Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
Spaces, Within/Without
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
Mohawk Hudson Regional Invitational
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY and
Schenectady Museum, Schenectady
40th American Color Print Society Exhibition
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
1984 Monoprint Exhibition 1984
Passepartout Gallery, Winooski, VT
Faculty Exhibition
Jr College of Albany (now Russell Sage College), Albany, NY
Biennial Landscape Exhibition
Rensselaer County Council for the Arts, Troy, NY
1983 Printed by Women, A National Exhibition of Prints and Photographs by Women, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Two Art Exhibitions
University of Illinois/Chicago, Chicago
We Are Together Now
Logan Square Art Center, Chicago, IL
Illinois Regional Print Show
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Small Works / Women’s Caucus for Art
Body Politic Theater, Chicago
1982 New Horizons in Art
Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, Chicago
Illinois Regional Print Show
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Hung Jury
NAB Gallery, Chicago
Twelve/82
Ward Gallery, University of Illinois/Chicago, Chicago
AWARDS AND HONORS
1989 Artists’ Space Grant for Columbia Center for the Arts exhibit
1988 NY State Council for the Arts Grant for Utica College exhibit
1987 Artists’ Space Grant for Artemisia Gallery exhibit
1987 First Prize, Interplay, Albany Inst for History and Art, Albany, NY
Juror: Deborah Balkin, Berkshire Museum Pittsfield, MA
1986 First Prize, Painted Surfaces, Albany Institute for History and Art, Albany, NY, Juror: Thomas Lollar, Shippee Gallery, NYC
1984 Second Prize, L.A. Swyer and Co. Award, Schenectady Museum Purchase Award, Mohawk-Hudson Regional, AIHA, Albany, NY Juror: Grace Gluck, NYT art critic
1984 Artist's Workspace Fellowship, Woodstock School of Art,Woodstock, NY
1982 Rising Paper Co. Award for Intaglio, Illinois Regional Print Show
1978 Phi Beta Kappa, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Stecher Traveling Scholarship for Artists and Art Historians, Wellesley College,
Summer at Sarah Lawrence College in Lacoste, France
COLLECTIONS
Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, NY
McDonald Corporation, Albany, NY
Ernst & Whinney, Albany, NY
Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
Four Winds Psychiatric Hospital, Saratoga Springs, NY
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Albany, NY
CATALOGS
Dr. Cassandra Langer, "Radiant Interventions" essay for GE show, 1989
Earth: Fragments, Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, NY, 1988
Craig Adcock, Nocturnes and Nightmares, Florida St. Univ., Tallahassee, FL, 1987
Cycles, Art by Women of New York State, AIHA, Albany, NY and Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY, 1986
40th American Color Print Society Exhibition, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA, 1984
Mohawk Hudson Regional, AIHA, Albany, NY 1984
Small Works National, Zaner Gallery, Rochester, NY, 1984
Printed by Women, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA, 1983
ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Louise Krasniewicz Albany Times Union, Oct. 20, 1989
Jonas Kovan "Paintings, Ceramics Link Past to Future"
Utica Observer Dispatch, Mar. 23, 1989
Jo Page "Niskayuna Artist Part of American Tradition"
Albany Times Union, Albany, NY, Jan 8, 1988
Julie Wyatt "Feel the Arctic Cold, Recognize the Ordinary at RCCA"
The Knickerbocker News, Albany, NY, Jan 16, 1988
Kenneth Salzmann "Landscape of the Mind Brings New Vista to RCCA
The Times Record, Troy, NY, Jan. 7, 1988
"Orcutt, Loomis Exhibit to Open Jan. 8"
Schenectady Gazette, Schenectady, NY, Dec. 31, 1988
"Gallery Features Icy Works of Former Naperville Artist"
Naperville Sun, Naperville, IL, Oct, 16, 1987
David Brickman "Heavenly Hosts"
Metroland, Albany, NY, April 13-19, 1989
"Art Exhibit Satisfies"
Albany Times Union, Jan. 30, 1987
Ken Johnson "Art Exhibit in Schenectady Straddles Fine Art and Craft"
Albany Times Union, Sept. 9, 1985
"Revealing Artist's Viewpoints"
Albany Times Union, Apr. 26, 1985
“Coughtry Leads Choice Artists into Invitational”
Albany Times Union, Sept. 21, 1984
Peg C. Wright Schenectady Gazette, April 6, 1989
Schenectady Gazette, Jan. 21, 1988
Schenectady Gazette, Jan. 22, 1987
Schenectady Gazette, Apr. 10, 1986
Schenectady Gazette, Jan. 9, 1986
Schenectady Gazette, May 2, 1985
Schenectady Gazette, July 18, 1984
Schenectady Gazette, Nov. 19, 1984
Janis Dorgan "Flag Art/86"
Albany League of Arts Calendar Article, January, 1986
Michael Dygert "Not Just Taking Up Space"
Metroland (Albany), May 9-15, 1985
Julie Wyatt "A Fine, Eclectic Show at the AlHA"
Knickerbocker News (Troy, NY), April 19, 1986
"Electric City is Indeed Eclectic"
Knickerbocker News (Troy, NY), Sept., 1985
Barbara Aubin "Behind the Scenes of We Are Together Now"
Women Artists' News, Summer, 1983
Professional Organizations and Experience
2024-2025 Wisconsin Visual Artists
1994-2003 Artemisia Gallery, Chicago
1985-1992 Women's Caucus for Art, NY Capital Area
Chapter Chair (1985-87) and Founding Member
1984-1988 Central Hall Artists, NYC
1984-1992 Jr College of Albany (now Russell Sage College) Adjunct Faculty
1989 Co-Curator, "Angels", Russell Sage College Gallery
1982-1983 U of Illinois/Chicago, Dept. of Art and Design, Teaching Assistant
EDUCATION
MFA University of Illinois/Chicago 1983
BA Wellesley College 1978
Summer Rhode Island School of Design 1978
Summer Sarah Lawrence College, Lacoste, France 1977