Michael Anthony Pegues is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on May 11, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Michael Anthony Pegues, born May 11, 1962, is an African American visual artist based in New York City. He was born and raised in Brooklyn by his mother from Liberia and his father from Portugal. He attended alternative High School Redirection in Brownsville, Brooklyn and then Nassau Community College in Garden City, LI. He is a self-taught modern-day Fauve, expressionist and Pop artist. He is contemporaneous with Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol. His work heavily influences Hip Hop music and Graffiti. Pegues’ first solo and retrospective show in New York at the FB Gallery was “Prince Michael’s Neverland” (May 16 – June 3). His first solo exhibition abroad was in Italy in 2014. It took place at Le 4 Pareti, galleria d’arte in Napoli from April 5-17. His acrylic canvases, sculptures, and assemblages were also exhibited at the New York Public Library, Soho, Jonathan Shorr Gallery and Soho’s Aurora Gallery.
Dana’s Daily “100 Years From Now: Michael Anthony Pegues,” Dana Roc, February 17, 2011, 8:22pm
My Small Story: Over 300 Filmed New York Stories, “The Measure of Michael Anthony Pegues,” Unscripted Video Interview by LaRon Batchelor, May 16, 2012
Francois B’s Photostream: Michael Anthony Pegues, Tribeca, NYC 2012, Michael Anthony Pegues wearing the jacket he designed for his art exhibition at FB gallery (May 16 / June3), May 17, 2012
He collaborated with Cinthus (aka Martin H.Leff–Cinthus), the artist, and Tom Mathew, who illustrated the children’s book The Magic Rug : A Christmas Story (Staten Island, New York, Trademark Universal, Inc., 2010, 2010).
