trey peaden

Trey Peaden began his artistic career in Florida, where he grew up.  There he started working as an artist for a local screen printer and as an airbrush artist. He later relocated to Fairhope, Alabama, where he opened his own printing business and has been a longtime resident ever since.

With more than 30 years of experience in the commercial art and screen printing industry, Trey has established himself as a versatile professional. He excels as a skilled illustrator for advertising, graphic designer, and certified art educator.

Trey has collaborated with an impressive range of clients, from Minor League Baseball and collegiate teams to major corporations and government agencies. He has also partnered with various print industry manufacturers.

As an art educator, he worked in public school at Foley High School, Foley, Alabama.  There Trey taught a broad range of subjects, including art at different levels, graphic design, and photography. He has taught art classes at the Eastern Shore Art Center in Fairhope, AL. 

In addition to his commercial work and teaching, Trey is an accomplished fine artist. He has completed commissioned paintings for high-end clientele—including pieces now owned by a former Intel executive—and works across a wide array of mediums: airbrush, pen & ink, acrylic, watercolor, oil painting, digital sculpture, traditional sculpture (including molding and casting), digital illustration, and photography. He has further honed his skills through study of the Hensche Method of Painting.

His achievements are recognized through memberships in prestigious organizations, including the American Impressionist Society, Portrait Society of America, Mobile Arts Council, and Oil Painters of America.

Painting Plein Air on Mobile Bay in Fairhope, AL

 

Trey Peaden Painting Plein Air in Fairhope Times

AWARDS

Okaloosa County Florida - First Place Pen & Ink

Okaloosa County Florida - Best of Show

Eastern Shore Art Center - Fairhope Plein Air Competition - Staff Pick Best of Show

2023 Nappie Awards Finalist Best Portrait Artist

2023 Nappie Awards Finalist Best Painter

2025 Alabama Council of the Arts Grant Recipient as an art educator

Memberships

Oil Painters of America

American Impressionist Society

Portrait Society of America

Mobile Arts Council, Mobile, AL

Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL

Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, AL

Publications

This That and the Other Magazine - Cover - 2008

Exhibitions

Fairhope Street Artist Gallery - Fairhope, Alabama

Eastern Shore Art Center - Fairhope Plein Air Competition - Fairhope, Albama

Pensacola Museum of Art - Pensacola, Florida

Eastern Shore Art Center - Members Show