Marion Peck is a United States painter born on October 3, 1963 in Manila

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

, the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, while her family was on a trip around the world. She grew up in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of four children.

History

Peck received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1985. Subsequently, she studied in two different MFA programs: Syracuse University in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 and Temple University

Temple University

Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

 in Rome

Rome

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, after which she lived in Italy for a few years, absorbing art

Art

Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....

, landscape

Landscape

Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...

, and food. She is the partner of the well-renowned Mark Ryden who also is a pop surrealist.

Work

Since 1994 she has lived mostly in Seattle, returning frequently to Italy

Italy

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 and also spending some time in New York and, more recently, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California

Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California

In 1909, Hill Avenue, now Hill Drive, was one of Eagle Rock's most beautiful streets. Other streets were Royal Drive , Acacia Street , Kenilworth Avenue , Highland Avenue , and Fairmont Avenue...

 with husband Mark Ryden

Mark Ryden

-Early life:Ryden is the son of Barbara and Keith Ryden, born in Medford, Oregon but raised in Southern California. He has two sisters and two brothers, one a fellow artist named Keyth Ryden....

She has exhibited her work in Paris, Rome, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Peck released a book with husband, artist Mark Ryden called Sweet Wishes.

Personal life

On October 24, 2009 Peck married longtime partner Mark Ryden in the woods of the Pacific Northwest Rainforest.

External links

• http://www.marionpeck.com official site