Pegge Hopper

Pegge Hopper was born in Oakland, California. She studied painting at the Los Angeles Art Center College of Design.  In 1956, she worked in New York for Raymond Loewy Associates.  Living in Milan, Italy from 1961-1963 she was an illustrator for la Rinascente department store.  Pegge came to Honolulu in 1963 and was an art director for a local agency. After visiting the State Archives and seeing old photographs of native Hawaiians she was inspired to start painting again.

She has had numerous one-person shows including The Contemporary Arts Center in Honolulu, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, O'Grady Gallery in Chicago, Kimzey Miller Gallery in Seattle and at Parco in Japan. Her works are represented in many prominent and private collections such as the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu Advertiser, the Pacific Club, the renowned Bishop Museum, and Honolulu International Airport.