Alan Pierce

Drawing inspiration from travels spanning 35 countries, his American-Indonesian upbringing, and classical studies in Paris, France, his work reflects a deep respect for the Masters of the past and their use of dramatic chiaroscuro and decadent color, coupled with his fascination with a modern aesthetic of movement, composition, perspective and subject matter.

He draws tremendous inspiration from the Old Masters such as, Michelangelo Buonaparte, Rhodin, Bernini, Rembrandt and Caravaggio, as well as more recent artistic luminaries including, Lucien Freud, George De la tour, Salvador Dali, Ivan Aivazovsky, Callum Fraser and I Nyoman Nuarta to name a few. He forges a synergy of richness found in classical technique and a modern, graphic approach, focusing on the flow of paint construction and hues of emotion.

Alan Pierce views his artworks as a vehicle and tool to communicate human truths and provoke people to answer socially relevant, ever-shifting questions. The artists' work reflects a deep desire to explore and highlight the eternal nature of the human condition and encourage people to look beyond the surface and attain deeper insights into self-awareness through personal symbolism, questions and messages that traverse...

Alan Pierce has been a professional artist and art instructor for over 20 years and has exhibited and taught internationally, in Paris, France, Jakarta, Indonesia and Portland, Oregon.

He underwent 12 years of formal art study starting at the age of 9 and was classically trained in aspects of drawing, painting and sculpture in Paris, France, Jakarta, Indonesia, New Jersey and Portland, Oregon. Many of those 12 years were under the direct tutelage of Master Artists. He studied under Bruce Sherratt in Jakarta International School and concluded his studies in Paris, France at The Paris American Academy under Callum Fraser. He also studied at Portland State University in their Art Program and The Jakarta Institute Of Art (IKAJ) as well as spending a portion of his studies undergoing the stringent program of The Kubert School founded by Graphic Artist legend, Joe Kubert, . He had his first International exhibition at 17 and began teaching art at the age of 18.

He is also a General Contractor and certified Master Builder, building both in the U.S. and Indonesia.

Group Exhibitions:

Jakarta International School (1999)

"The Music and Art Cultural Convention" held at the Taipei International School in Taipei, Taiwan (1999)

Rooftop Studio Gallery in Portland Oregon (2008)

Solo Exhibitions:

Center for International Agroforestry Bogor, Indonesia (2003)

Paris American Academy Gallery in Paris, France (2007)

Starbucks Burnside in Portland, Oregon (2007)

Rooftop Studio Gallery in Portland Oregon (2008)

Umpqua Bank in Portland, Oregon (2008)

First Congregational Church Art Gallery in Portland, Oregon (2009)