Lee PIERCE
Springfield, IL, United States
About Lee PIERCE
----- "born in Philadelphia, PA and raised just outside the city; a "baby-boomer" by generation; --- from my HOME STUDIO in the Midwest, USA, I create artwork described as Abstract Realist paintings. The SUBJECT MATTER is Earth's 'natural' environments and images of the 'visible' Universe. --- My INTENT as an Abstract Painter is to create colorful, beautiful, and thought provoking paintings that resonate with the Viewer. --- BIOGRAPHY --- My first career was in TELEVISION ... as a FILM EDITOR and Producer (for two decades). The SKILLS I used as a FILM EDITOR enrich my work as an ARTIST. In the early 1990's, a chapter of "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences" presented an HONOR to me for my role as Film EDITOR of an EMMY AWARD winning TV News Special, that aired on PBS Television. When I ended my career in TV, I went to law school and after graduating in the mid-90's I worked for more than a decade as an ATTORNEY in a State's Court System. After retiring from Law, I pursued life as a full-time Artist. Other than painting, I practice Meditation; Tai Chi; and take long, daily walks, while observing natural surroundings and wildlife. I grow ORGANIC vegetables and live a primarily Vegetarian lifestyle. --- My constant COMPANIONS while I'm painting are MUSIC (contemporary jazz) and a 16 year old 'rescue cat' named 'Randy'. --- MAJOR INFLUENCES include the artworks of: Anni ALBERS; Romare BEARDEN; Jacob LAWRENCE; Wassily KANDINSKY; Norman LEWIS; Henri MATISSE; Henri ROUSSEAU; Alma THOMAS; and Rolinda VAN VLIET.... I hope that my paintings add BEAUTY and CALM to special places and spaces of yours!!!" ….*** Lee Pierce
Education:
Lee's ART EDUCATION: is self-directed, with benefits of Art History and Interior Design during senior year at college; former study at the School of a Museum of Fine Arts; guidance from a Mentor; membership in an Art Colony; painting Workshops; Art Festivals; juried Art Exhibitions; and an Independent Study of Art History, biographies, Interior Design, and techniques of drawing, collaging, and painting.
Lee is currently registered in the "Art Business Academy" offered by Xanadu Art Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona.
OTHER EDUCATION:
B.S.S., Bachelor of Science (from Northwestern University's School of Communications: majored in Film & Television);
J. D., Juris Doctor (from Northeastern University School of Law)
Since 1995, several of Lee's paintings have won FIRST PRIZES --- in an Art Exhibition at an art gallery and in an Art Contest sponsored by a Law Students' Association at Law school.
Events:
Spring 2018 -
invited to exhibit at the "2018 Art at the Center Exhibition" (Kansas)
Summer 2017 -
invited to exhibit at the "2017 Art at the Center Exhibition" (Kansas)
Spring 2017-
a brick-and-mortar art gallery featured my paintings (Colorado)
Fall 2014 -
Featured Artist at an art gallery's "First Night Reception" (Colorado)
Exhibitions:
I've taken part in the following ART EXHIBITIONS:
2018
- "Art at the Center Exhibition" (Overland Pk, Kansas)
2017
- "Art at the Center Exhibition" (Kansas)
2016
- juried Art Show "Mixed Tapes" (St. Louis, Missouri)
- juried Art Show "Serendipity" (St. Louis, Missouri)
2015 - present,
- Art Gallery in Colorado posts my work on its websites;
- Curated Art Show "Awakenings" (St. Louis, Missouri);
- published on cover of a MENSA chapter's Newsletters
2014
Xanadu Gallery's Art Catalogue (Holiday ed.)
2011 - 2013
exhibited in gallery of a Nature/ Conservation Center
2010 - 2012
exhibited in family restaurants
2009 - 2013
Annual, outdoor Art Festivals (Midwest)
2007
"Art Show" in a State's Appellate courthouse
1962 -1979
Mosaic displayed in Patients' Lounge of a private Medical Clinic
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS (in USA):
New York City & the Hamptons, NEW YORK; Minneapolis, MINNESOTA; Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS; Portland, OREGON; Atlantic Highlands, NEW JERSEY; central ILLINOIS; Denver, COLORADO; Chevy Chase, MARYLAND; St. Louis, MISSOURI ---
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS (International):
Ochsenfurt, Germany
In 2016, a New York City Interior Designer purchased a "Lee Abstract" for her client's West Village apartment, New York City, New York
REPRESENTATION - Several Art Galleries (including SAATCHI Art) represent my artworks.
*** NOTE --- "LEE PIERCE" is my 'Artist's signature-name" on my artworks. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED under (c) Lee Pierce 20_ et. seq. (Copyright Act, 1976). No images on this web-page may be legally reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means (e.g., digital transmission, photocopying, electronic transmission, etc.) without prior, written consent of the copyright Owner (here, Lee Pierce).
