Hilary Pecis (born 1979)[1] is an American contemporary artist based in Los Angeles[2] whose work focuses on subjects of everyday life in both interior spaces and landscapes.
[6] Growing up, she watched Mark Kistler on the PBS show The Secret City Adventures, to which she and her siblings would follow along with his instructions,[3] making a big impression on Pecis and sparking her interest in art.
[7] During her time as a student in college, Pecis' early works focused on maximalism, taking the form of abstract collaged pieces.
[3] In 2014, Pecis, her husband Andrew Schoultz, and their son, who was then two, moved to Los Angeles where she made the switch from collage work to painting, which was her second area of focus in her artmaking.
[3] As of 2020, the studio she works from, a warehouse located in Frogtown, includes four other women artists; Ruby Neri, Lily Stockman, Megan Reed, and Austyn Weiner.
[4] Hilary Pecis' subject matter consists of intimate everyday scenes taking the form of still lifes and landscapes.