Peggy Sivert

Born in Los Angeles, Peggy Sivert lives and works on the southern edge of LA County, adjacent to a nature preserve shaped by an ancient landslide. This environment—simultaneously fragile and resilient—grounds her practice and informs her commitment to sustainability, access, and care.

Sivert’s work centers on reuse, non-consumption, and transformation. Through assemblage and mixed media, she repurposes discarded materials and traditional art forms to create sculptural works that model social repair and collective responsibility. Environmental, cultural, and personal fractures are treated as shared experiences and generative opportunities for renewal.

Community engagement is central to her practice. Drawing from her experience as a public-school educator, Peace Corps Volunteer, and founder of nonprofit art spaces, Sivert develops work rooted in collaboration, mentorship, and accessibility. Her recurring use of the horse symbolizes partnership over dominance—reframing historical narratives of power in favor of cooperation and interdependence.