A fine art gallery of the Blackwell St. Center for the Arts

Peggy Dressel Bio

Peggy Dressel is an Illustrator and portrait artist who has studied at the Pratt Institute, NYC, AOS; National Academy of Design, NYC; and Moore College of Art, PA. The Lena Di Gangi Gallery; Nathan's Gallery, Essex Fine Arts Gallery, and the Interchurch Center in NYC are some of the galleries, which she has exhibited.

She has also participated in numerous juried and invitational Show such as the Newark Museum's Artist Night, The Degas Pastel Society, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and the Southeastern Pastel Society, of which she is a signature member. Her portraits and paintings are represented in over a hundred private collections. Her works have been singled out to receive prizes and purchase awards, such as Best in Show (CAA's Inserria Corporate Show),the Cynthia Goodgal Memorial Award, Ridgewood Art Institute National and the Degas Pastel Society Merit and purchase award from Peoples' Bank and Trust.

In addition companies such as Prentice-Hall, Dial Soap, Macmillian/McGraw-Hill, Macy's and Vogue have published her work in advertisements, books, posters, and periodicals. In 1998 she was the featured artist in the Twill NJ fine Artist Poster Collection and Artist Calendar. This year she was included in the Eighteenth Edition of Who's Who in the World and is also represented in Who's Who in America. Ms. Dressel is currently teaching watercolor at the Ramsey Adult School, the Glen Rock Community School, the Franklin Lakes Community School, and privately in her studio. Besides accepting portrait commissions and illustration work, she also exhibits her work in numerous exhibitions and galleries each year.

Artist Statement:

My Challenge is to try to paint the ordinary everyday places, things and people and make them unordinary. To achieve this, I enhance my subject matter with vibrant colors, a strong sense of light, and a unique point of view. I also hope that my work will evoke a sense of emotion or bring back memories.To reach this goal, I have developed a personal style and process of painting.