Meet artist
Penny Perrier
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BIOGRAPHY:
Penny was born in Sault Ste Marie and has resided here for most of her life although she has travelled extensively throughout all of Canada. She was immersed into the world of art and music from a very early age and surrounded by family members who pursued a variety of creative endeavours. She began painting as a teenager, when she travelled each summer by train to British Columbia to spend time with her sister, an accomplished artist, who encouraged and mentored her.
As an avid nature enthusiast, Penny enjoys exploring the wonderful landscape of the area surrounding Sault Ste Marie, being very much at home in Lake Superior country. Summers were spent at her family’s cottage immersed in nature, becoming a strong swimmer, avid hiker and accomplished canoeist. Later in life, she introduced her two young boys to the special opportunity of spending time in nature and enjoyed countless adventures and excursions with them into our valuable area.
Penny believes that spending time in nature provides inspiration not only for painting, writing, and music, all of which are integral parts of her life but in general is a great source of strength. “For me, it is the path to a life of gratitude and wonderment for life overall.”
Penny returned to painting a few years ago after a very long absence when she retired from a career of over forty years in business and post-secondary education. While early paintings were completed with oils, she began to enjoy the flexibility and brilliant colours of acrylics, using them often. “I have experimented with watercolours and pastels also and appreciate those mediums as well.
“All of my paintings hold a story to tell, perhaps a tribute to a celebration or special occasion, maybe a remembrance of a place that I have travelled and a scene that I found especially enchanting. Often, my paintings depict people, children at play or an adult seeking renewal from the special powers of nature. All of them express moments of my life that were especially important to me.”
Mostly, Penny paints landscapes and often water scenes. She is working on a series called “Painting the Canadian Landscape” as she has photographed most areas of this country in her travels from coast to coast to coast. She also enjoys painting flowers and hopes to develop a repertoire of several of these in the future, perhaps focusing on the birth flowers of each month. Painting her grandchildren and niece was a special opportunity and she hopes to expand in this area to complete more work focusing on adding people into her paintings.
Essentially a self-taught artist pursuing painting as a hobby, Penny continues to develop her skills, registering for classes from time to time both in-person sessions and on-line, and studying the work of others. The Group of Seven and their fabulous art, many of the scenes from the Algoma area provide tremendous inspiration. “ Lawren Harris is one of my favourite artists from the Group of Seven, while Claude Monet from The Impressionist Era is another favourite.” Exhibitions have included a students’ exhibition organized and presented by artist, Taimi Poldmaa (2018), members’ exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Algoma (2020), (2026), and The Algoma Art Society Members’ Exhibitions at the Museum (2024) and (2025).
