"Keep within your heart
   a place for dreams."

EDUCATION

2008            Grand Central Academy with Jacob Collins Intensive Workshop
Dec. 2007    Long Island Academy of Fine Art with Robert Armetta
- present
2006             Studio Incamminati Intensive Workshop
2006             Studio Incamminati Advanced Workshop
1979             BA SUNY-Cortland

BIO

David Peikon (born 1958) dreamed of a life as a painter since his early teens but was urged to seek a more secure career path. After college he spent 15 years in the commercial printing industry, culminating his career as a vice-president of sales. In 1996, at the age of 38, he left the business world to pursue his passion.

His landscapes have been described as scenes of serene isolation, always with a reverence for the beauty of nature, whether the subject is the native shores of Long Island or the hills of Tuscany.

Now in his second decade as a painter, his work hangs in private and corporate collections around the world. In addition to 14 solo shows thus far, he has been featured in numerous publications including American Artist Magazine and The NY Times

Also known for his striking portraits, the artist is honored to include among his clients, William F. Buckley Jr., Salvatore Ferragamo, Philanthropist David H. Koch, and Nobel Laureates Drs. Elizabeth Blackburn, Thomas Cech, Carol Greider, and James D. Watson.

The artist continues to make Long Island his home along with his wife and two children.

SOLO SHOWS

Jan 2013    Perspectives, The Landscapes of Dave Peikon, Hersh Fine Art, Glen Cove, NY
Aug. 2012   Summer Studio Show
Sept. 2011  "15 Years to Life, The Education of a Painter", Westbury House,  Old Westbury
                    Gardens, Old Westbury, NY
2010           "All Quiet" Baltimore , MD
2007            Linda Anderson Galleries Locust Valley, NY
2006            Living Classrooms Benefit At Maryland Art Place Baltimore , MD
2005            Cavalier Galleries at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park,
                    Oyster Bay, NY
2004            Living Classrooms Benefit at Maryland Art Place Baltimore, MD
2004            Cavalier Galleries Greenwich, CT
2002            George Billis Gallery New York, N.Y.
2001             The Manhattan Athletic Club New York, New York
2000             The Heckscher Museum of Art at Bryant Library Rosyln, New York
1999             The Mark Humphrey Gallery Southampton, New York
1998             Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY

GROUP SHOWS

2012              "Labapalooza", Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor ,NY
2011              "Impact 30", Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2011               "The Trained Eye - L.I.A.F.A. Faculty" Art That Matters, Oyster Bay, NY
2011               "Labapalooza" Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory, Cold Springs Harbor, NY
2010               "Group Show" Lynda Anderson Galleries Locust Valley, NY
2010               "Animals in Art" Lynda Anderson Galleries Locust Valley, NY
2009               "Holiday Show" Richard Demato Gallery Sag Harbor, NY
2009               "Local Color" Gallery North Setauket, NY
2009               "Spring Break" Grenning Gallery Sag Harbor, NY
2009               "Local Landscapes" Grenning Gallery Sag Harbor, NY
2009               "Group Show" Lynda Anderson Galleries Locust Valley, NY
2009               "Gems of the Grenning Gallery" Grenning Gallery Sag Harbor , NY
2008                Local Color Gallery North Setauket, NY
2008                Local Landscapes Grenning Gallery Sag Harbor, NY
2008                New Britain Museam of American Art, Spring Gala Auction, New Britain, CT
2008                Masters of the Long Island Academy Planting Fields Arboretum, OysterBay, NY
2008                Horses in Art Lynda Anderson Galleries Locust Valley, NY
2008                "Tonalists & Impressionists Then & Now", Grenning Gallery,  Sag Harbor, NY
2007                Gems of the Grenning Gallery Grenning Gallery Sag Harbor , NY
2007                Invitational Exhibit Courtland Alumni House Cortland, NY
2007                Summer Show Lynda Anderson Galleries Locust Valley, NY
2005                Maryland Art Place Art Place Invitational Show Baltimore, MD
2005                Modern American Landscape Boston Art Boston, MA
2005                Gallery 1683 Annapolis, MD
2005                Still Lifes Cavalier Galleries New York, NY
2005                Landscapes Cavalier Galleries New York, NY
2005                Small Works Show Cavalier Galleries New York, NY
2004                Cavalier Galleries New York, NY
2004                Maryland Art Place Baltimore, MD
2003                Winter The Omni Gallery Uniondale , N.Y.
2003                Landscapes and Cityscapes Cavalier Galleries Greenwich, CT
2002                Contemporary Realsim The Omni Gallery Uniondale, New York
2001                NSPCA National Show Salmagundi Club New York, New York
2001                Newington Cropsey Foundation Gallery, Hastings on Hudson, New York
2001                Spring Auction Exhibition Salmagundi Club, NYC
2001                Annual Members Combined Exhibition Salmagundi Club, NYC
2000                Walker-Kornbluth Gallery Fairlawn, New Jersey
2000                NSPCA - National Show Salmagundi Club, NYC
2000                23rd Annual Non-Members Exhibition Salmagundi Club, NYC
2000                Islip Art Museum East Islip, New York
1999                Omni Gallery Uniondale, New York
1999                Heckscher Museum Huntington, New York
1997                The Mark Humphrey Gallery Southampton, New York
1997                AAPL Annual Salmagundi Club, NYC
1994                Sweet Water and Salt Tide Gallery Peekskill, New York
1993                National Arts Club New York, New York
1991 & 1992   Garrison Arts Center Garrison, New York