Grace Perreiah


Grace Perreiah is an American artist from Lexington, Kentucky known for her serigraph prints depicting historic buildings in Kentucky, and other subjects.

Early life and education

Perreiah was born in Los Angeles, California. She received a BA in art from Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, where she studied under Corita Kent. She attended graduate school at Indiana University Bloomington and studied at the International Arts Studio in Florence, Italy. Later, she studied the history of architecture, historic preservation, and interior design at the University of Kentucky.

Career

In 1967, Perreiah moved to Lexington, Kentucky, and became a founding member of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen. Working with fine press printers in central Kentucky including Robert James Foose at Buttonwood Press, and Arthur Graham at Polyglot Press, she produced hand-printed serigraphs that illustrate limited-edition works such as her Eight Fables of Aesop and Elegant Homes of Lexington.
Perreiah has been a member of the Lexington Art League since 1967 and has exhibited her work in library, gallery, and museum venues across the region.

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