Peggy Kendellen

Peggy has worked in the public art field for over 15 years. Among her responsibilities are managing site specific and temporary public art projects, launching and sustaining a Public Art Murals Program, acquisitions of works on paper for the Visual Chronicle of Portland, and creating and managing a public art residency program. She has conducted professional development workshops for artists and has spoken locally, regionally and nationally on public art issues. In 2007, she was elected to a three-year term on the Public Art Network Council, an elected advisory body to Americans for the Arts that assists in developing policies, programs, and resources to promote knowledge and understanding of the broad field of public art. Peggy earned her BFA and MA in art from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is a recipient of an NEA Midwest Artists Fellowship. Her artwork is included in the collections of Neiman Marcus, Northwest Mutual Life Insurance and Moritex USA in Tokyo. Her range of artworld related experiences – portfolio preparation, creating/exhibiting/selling art, teaching, participating in jury processes, public art management -- have provided her with a rich perspective of multiple aspects of the creative life.

Photo: William Rihel