Peavy received her BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University and completed a MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media at the School of Visual Arts.

She has exhibited at noted venues such as The DUMBO Arts Festival and Rush Arts Gallery. Her films have been featured in festivals in New York, Los Angeles and London. Peavy's work comments on the social and psychological states of young African-American Women. She has been asked to speak at events for CUNY Center for Communication and Cinewomen New York on the role of women in the media

Peavy currently creating new work in residency programs.