Maija Woof Peeples

Background

Peeples, Maija Woof was born on November 21, 1942 in Riga, Latvia. Came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1955. Daughter of Herverts Amadus and Biruta (Slavcitajs) Gegeris.

Education

Came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1955. Student San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1963. Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Davis, 1964, Master of Arts, 1965.

Career

One-woman shows at Candy Store Gallery, California, annually 1965-1991, Nelson Gallery, University of California at Davis, 1972, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, 1980, Memorial Union Gallery, 1976, Solano Community College, 1972, Matthews Art Center, Tempe, Arizona, 1971, "World of Woof" toured Arizona, 1971-1972, Sigi Krauss Gallery, London, England., 1970, Hansen-Fuller Gallery, San Francisco, 1969, LaJolla (California) Museum Art, 1967, Works Gallery, San Jose, California, 1984, Rubicon Gallery, Los Altos, California, 1983, J"Nette Gardens Gallery, Oakland, California, 1986-1988, Head-Royce Gallery, Oakland, 1988, Nevada Museum Art, Reno, 1991, Anya Horvath Gallery, Sacramento, California, 1991-1994, Solomon/DuBrick Gallery, Sacramento, California, 1995-1998. Exhibited in group shows: Sea of Japan 1973-1974, San Francisco Museum, 1973, Sacramento Sampler-Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento and Sau Paulo, Brazil, 1972, American River College, 1976, California Secretary State" General’ General’ s Office, 1976, De Saisset Art Gallery, U. Santa Clara (California), 1980, Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1980, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, 1982, Gallery Imago, San Francisco, 1986-1988, James/Schubert Gallery Houston, 1988, Victoria Cross Davis, 1992, J. Maddux-Parker, Sacramento, 1992, Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Los Angeles, 1993, I. Wolk Gallery, Saint Helena, California, 1993-1994, (ceramic show) Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, 1995. Represented in permanent collections at LaJolla Museum, Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, Matthews Art Center, Tempe, Candy Store Gallery, Folsom, Nevada Museum Art, Reno, San Francisco Museum Artist

Teaching, Laney College, Oakland, 1968-1969,Sierra College, Rocklin, California, 1970-1972, University of California at Davis Extension, 1972.

Lecturer California Art Association, 1983.

Achievements

• Maija Woof Peeples has been listed as a notable artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Artists Stable of Solomon/Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento.

Connections

Married Earl Peeples, July 29, 1972 (deceased 1999). Married Billy Daughter of Bright, December 9, 2000.