Maija Peeples-Bright

Maija Peeples-Bright
Born
Maijiā Ģēģeris

1942 (age 81–82)
Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Other namesMaija Gegeris, Maija Zack, Maija Woof, Maija Bright, Maija Peeples
EducationUniversity of California, Davis
Spouse(s)David Zack (m. 1965–?),
Earl Peeples (m. 1972–1999; death),
Bill Bright (m. 2000–2015; death)

Maija Peeples-Bright (née Maija Gegeris; born 1942)[1][2] is a Latvian-born American and Canadian painter, ceramist, and arts educator. She is known as one of the pioneers of the Funk art movement in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s.[3] Maija Peeples-Bright has gone by the names Maija Zack, Maija Woof, Maija Bright, and Maija Peeples.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hotchkiss, Sarah (2023-09-11). "The Contagious Joy of Maija Peeples-Bright's Animal-Filled World". KQED. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. ^ ""Dinner for Two": Featuring Funk Art Legend Maija Peeples-Bright and Oakland Based Artist Sam Spano". Juxtapoz Magazine. January 25, 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-30.