Pegge Hopper was born in Oakland, California, and studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Her first job was with Raymond Loewy Associates in New York, where she designed murals for department stores. This was followed by a year of travel through Europe. In Milan, Italy she worked for La Rinascente for two years designing posters and graphics. Pegge feels that the experience she gained in Europe has been a major influence in her work.

She moved to Hawaii in 1963 and became art director for an advertising agency. In 1970 she began to paint and print her distinctive Island women which are cherished by art collectors. Pegge has had one-person shows in Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and in Hawaii at the Contemporary Arts Center. Her gallery, located in the Chinatown section of Honolulu, opened in March, 1983. Here her original paintings and drawings are on exhibit.

Her work is represented in many private and public collections including the permanent collections of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, The Honolulu Advertiser and Contemporary Arts Center in Hawaii, American Hawaii Cruise Lines, the Bishop Museum, the Honolulu International Airport and the Pacific Club.