About the Artist
Peggy Trigg
Contemporary Southwest Artist
I am an artist who is constantly trying to push boundaries. The shapes I use, the colors I choose, the marks I make are often not part of the visual field in front of me but my attempt at making my painting, mixed media or fiber piece more intuitive, more innovative and more evocative. To me, it’s not the actual capture of what’s visible but more the capture of the heart or feeling. I work both representational and abstractive.
The tools I use are chosen in part to help me on this journey. I am very experimental with techniques and equipment, ranging from a scrapper to a sewing machine.
I believe that the human condition needs art. Art offers creative options to problem solving. It is important to acknowledge that there are many different solutions. This is my solution to my artistic journey through this life. I hope you can see this in my work and appreciate my journey.
New Mexico is my home. I live north of Taos, in Questa next to the Carson National Forest.
Gallery Representation:
2025-26 Taos Blue, Taos, NM
2018-2026 Wilder Nightingale Gallery, Taos, NM
2015-2024 La Mesa Gallery, Canyon Rd, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2021-2026 Romero's Street Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2015-2024 La Mesa Gallery, Canyon Rd, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2015-2026 Metier Gallery, Dixon, NM
2015-18 Natural Accents Gallery, Taos
1997-15 Johnson's Gallery Madrid
2001-22 Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque
2016-20 Weems Gallery, Albuquerque
2016-2021 Tracy Miller Gallery, Manitou Springs, Colorado
Museum Representation:
2020-26 Taos Art Museum Shop at Fechin House, Taos, NM
2025 Art Thrive Albuquerque Museum, Albuq., NM
Juried Exhibitions/Shows
2025 Art Thrive Albuquerque Museum, Albuq., NM
2024-26 TAAC Juried Abstract Show, Stables, Taos, NM
2022: Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster Winner with expanded display
2021: Albuquerque Cancer Center "Artists that Teach" Show
2021: Weyrich Gallery "Range of View" 2 artist show, Albuquerque
2020-21: Taos Today, Western Gallery, Dallas, TX
2018, 19, 20, 21: Invitational Signature Members Show, Fechin House Museum, Taos, NM
2015, 18, 19: PAPNM Juried Members Show, Sorrel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2018: Mariposa Gallery Featured Artist:May, Albuquerque, NM
2017: Weem's Gallery October Featured Artist, Albuquerque, NM
2017: Taos Artists in Public Spaces, Taos, NM
2017: 21: Escalante Plein Air Competition/Festival-Celebrate Public Lands
2016-17: Thunderbird Art and Wine Festival, Carefree, Arizona
2016: New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2015: Taos Select, Taos, New Mexico
2015: Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival Show, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2015: Pikes Peak Art and Music Festival, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2015-16, 18-20: PAPNM Santa Fe Plein Air Festival, Santa Fe New Mexico
2015: Pressing Through Time, TCA Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
2015: TCA Quick Draw and Art Auction, Taos
2014: Enchanted Lands: Celebrating NM Public Lands, Open Space Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2012: 30th Invitational Theme Show, Universal Expression: Change, Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2001: Cherrycreek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado
2000: Invitational “Sometimes Landscapes Find You” Canyon Road Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2005: Johnson's Gallery Featured artist show "Jetty Jacks, Man v Nature"
1998: 12th Annual Juried Open International Exhibition, Northwest Pastel Society
1999: The Land of Enchantment Small Painting Exhibition, NM Art League
1999: Johnson's Gallery, "The Versatility of Pastel" Group Show
1990: The New Mexico Union "Images of New Mexico" Solo Show
Reviews/Articles:
2026:Opening Their Doors, Albuquerque Journal (September)
2026: Play in Abstraction, Taos Tempo (July)
2026: KCEI Cultural Energy Radio Station Interview (July)
2024: New Works by Peggy Trigg, Taos Tempo (August)
2021: Women in Arts, Southwest Mag (Oct/Nov)
2020: Artists to Note, Southwest Art Mag (April)
2019: January Article on Peggy Trigg, Taos Tempo North Newspaper
2016: Why This Works: Outdoor Painter Online Magazine
2015: Past, Present and Future: Taos Tempo Newspaper
2008: Take Another Look: Art/Entertainment, Albuquerque Journal Newspaper
2000: Sometimes Lands Find You: Santa Fe, New Mexican Newspaper
2000: Pastel Revisited: Albuquerque Arts Newspaper
Selected Awards and Honors
2026: New Mexico Magazine, 2027 Co-Featured Calendar Artist
2026: Invitational Group Show Taos Fall Arts
2026: Invitational Taos Art Museum's Fechin Studio Solo Show July-August
2022: Taos Fall Arts Festival Poster Winner
2021: Oil Merit Award at Escalante Plein Air Festival, Utah
2019: Wild Rivers Plein Air Festival-1st Place Landscape, NM
2019, 2020, 2023, 2024: Taos Lamp Post Banner Winner, Taos Arts Council
2018-24: Wilder Nightingale Monthly Featured Artist, Taos, NM
2015-25: New Mexico Initiative, 1% For the Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2017-24: Signature Members Status PAPNM
2015-20: Invitational Featured Artist for La Mesa Gallery, Canyon Road Paint-Out
2017: Escalante Plein Air Competition-Celebrate Public Lands 3rd Place Award
2016: Escalante Plein Air Competition, Artistic Excellence Award
2008: Take Another Look-1% for the Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1999: The Land of Enchantment Small Painting Exhibition, NM Art League Merchandise Award
Open Shows
2024, 25, 26: North Valley Studio Tour, Albuquerque
2017-26: Millicent Rogers Miniature Museum Show, Taos
2015: Past, Present, and Future : A celebration of Taos Art Colony, Taos
1998-99: Pastel Society of NM Annual Member Show, Albuquerque
