Nathalie Tierce

As a kid, I was afraid of the dark. Staring into the darkness, I could see monsters, animals, creatures, people cavorting. I was torn between hiding under my pillow and looking to see who or what they were.

Growing up, after attending art college, I was interested in theatrical events and film. I wanted to use painting as a way of telling a story, and I did. Working as a scenic artist, I painted backgrounds and sets for The BBC and films such as Scorcese's Shutter Island and The Rolling Stones' concerts.

Eventually, I needed to paint about the characters and stories that I still saw fleeting out of the corner of my eye and lingering in my head. These drawings and paintings start as scribbles or paint splashes. I step back and stare into the koas' texture, and slowly, very slowly, figures and stories begin to emerge. That's what I paint and draw.

I work in my studio in Glendale, CA where I live with my husband and son.

1990 Pratt Institute BFA (Painting Major) Brooklyn, New York
1987- 88 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris France

Gallery 825, Open Show 2020, Curated by Shana Nys Dambrot, Los Angeles, CA December 2020

The San Diego Museum of Art, Group Show, 2020 Winter Exhibition, San Diego, CA December 2020

Gallery 825, Group Show, “Exalted One”, Los Angeles, CA August 2020

Artsy/Castelli Art Space, “A Surreal Life” Group Show, July 2020

Gallery 825, Group Show, “Field of Vision”, Los Angeles, CA July 2020

Gallery 825, Group Show, “Art in Seclusion”, Los Angeles, CA April 2020

Brand Art Center, 47th Annual Juried Exhibition Curated by Alma Ruiz, Glendale, CA September 2019

Cooper Design Space, Group Show, “Nude Art L.A.” Los Angeles, CA February 2019

Avenue 50 Studio, Group Show, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, Los Angeles, CA February 2019

The Neutra Museum, Group Show, “Contemporary 2019”, Los Angeles, CA January 2019

The Neutra Museum, Group Show, “The Hunted”, Los Angeles, CA November 2018

Building Bridges Gallery, Juried Group Show, Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series October 2018

Space 2531, Solo Show, "Dysfunctional Machine", Los Angeles, CA June 2018

Ace 121 Gallery, Group Show, "Queer" Glendale, CA June 2018

Alliance Francaise, Group Show, "Dépayser" Pasadena, CA March 2018

Arena One Gallery, Group Show, C...