Hilary Pecis

Hilary Pecis  (b. 1979, Fullerton, California) is an American figurative painter who lives and works in Los Angeles. In meticulously detailed works in acrylic on canvas, Pecis captures the urban and natural landscapes of her home city as well as the interiors of Angelenos’ homes. While her native city figures as a primary character in her work, Pecis’s depictions of easy West Coast domesticity are rich with the personal details that fill these environs. She works from photographs and memory to create scenes that document the art, record, and book collections that inhabit the homes of friends. Fields of poppies or leaves floating on water scintillate to kaleidoscopic effect in her landscapes while in her interiors, plant life is placed in conversation with floral patterned textiles. Many of her paintings feature artworks and handicraft nestled within works, including textiles, prints, and original paintings, lending them portal-like qualities. 

Pecis earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from California College of the Arts, San Francisco and was the 2008 recipient of the San Francisco Arts Commission’s Murphy and Cadogan Fellowship. She is a co-founder of Binder of Women, a Los Angeles-based collective of female artists.