Biography
Born in 1982, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Pearce completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2003, majoring in sculpture at Wanganui Quay School of Fine Arts.Exhibiting regularly in New Zealand, Pearce has work held in the public collection of the Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui, and in private collections throughout New Zealand, England and the United States of America. Pearce’s work is also held in the James Wallace art collection after becoming a finalist in the Wallace award in 2008, and in the 2009 awards Pearce's work Cavern No.1 won people's choice. Recently Pearce has been included in Warwick Brown's new book ‘Seen this Century’, which features 100 artists, and his work 'Great Grandfather Clock' won him the 2009 Waikato youth award.
Awards + Grants
- 2011 Creative New Zealand Funding, New Work
- 2010 Creative New Zealand Funding, Research and Development grant for travel to Australia
- 2009 People's choice award and Finalist, Wallace Art Award
- 2009 Winner, Waikato Society of the Arts Youth Award
- 2009 Featured in 'Seen this Century' by Warwick Brown
- 2008 Finalist and Acquisition, Wallace Art Award
- 2008 Creative New Zealand Funding, Arts Board Funding
Solo Shows
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2011
- 'Nervous System' - Blue Oyster Gallery - Dark Side Gallery - April 19th - 28th May 2011
2010
'Occupy' Govett Brewster, New Plymouth, Open window space
Paul Nache Gallery - Gisbourne - November
2009
'Missing' , Rayner Brothers Gallery, Wanganui
'Utterance', Hawke's Bay Museum and Art Gallery, Napier
2008
'New Entrant', Judith Anderson Gallery, Napier
2007
'Mr. Morehouse's Garden', Object Space, Auckland
'Listening Post', The Butterfly Net, Auckland
2006
'Memory Display Services', Platform 01 Gallery, Hamilton
2005
'Strange Lingo', Aaron Laurence Gallery, Wellington
Group Shows
2011
Hawkes Bay Invitational - Curated by Helen Kegley
'A Museum of Obessions' Blue Oyster Gallery - Curated by Jodie Dalgleish. See here for MoO blog
'Paul Nache Gallery Wellington Project' - Upstairs - 147 Cuba Street May 2011
2010
'Under' Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland. Curated by Karl Chitham. John Walsh, Mark Adams, Deborah Crowe, Jane Shearer, Lonnie Hutchinson, Reuben Paterson, Clinton Watkins, Rangi Kipa and Megan-Hansen-Knarhoi.
'Built' Hokianga Art Gallery. Curated by Deborah Crowe. Niki Hastings McFall, Joanna Langford, Ryuzo Nishida, Rachel Walters, Chris Mules, Glenn Burrell and Stafford Allpress
'Playing Field' - Craft Victoria, Melbourne. Curated by Joe Pascoe.
'Calendar Girls' Rayner Brothers Gallery, Wanganui. J K Russ, Anthony Behrens, Mark Rayner, Matthew Couper, Rosalie Gwilliam, Maiangi Waitai, Peter Ireland, Mark Braunias, Paul Rayner, Paul Maseyk, Andrea Gardner
2009
'Seen this Century', Judith Anderson Gallery, Hawkes Bay
'Waikato Youth Art Award', Winner, Hamilton
'James Wallace Art Award', Finalist, The Edge, Auckland, The New Dowse, Wellington
'Stuff on a shelf and bits of paper on the wall' Provedore Resturant, Napier, Martin Poppelwell and Ben Pearce
'Mind Games' Hastings City Art Gallery
'In from the Garden' Object Space, Auckland, Blue Black, Renee Bevan, Victoria McIntosh
'2009 Hawkes Bay Invitational' Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings
2008
'James Wallace Art Award', Finalist and Acquisition, The Edge, Auckland, The New Dowse, Wellington
'Skullduggery', Rayner Brothers Gallery, Wanganui
'Woodwork', The Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui - Regan Gentry, Glen Hayward, Harry Watson, Warren Viscoe.
2007
'Family Tree', Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui
2006
'Hawke's Bay Review show', (Selectors Comendation) Hastings
'Hot', Alumni Show, Fine Arts Ucol Gallery, Wanganui - Katie Breckon, Hannah Bremner, Alice Wilde,Beverly Rhodes,Carmen Simmonds, Hemi Macgregor, Fiona Lascelles, Leanne Williams (with Jim Dennison), John Roy, Ben Pearce,Daniel Clifford, Matthew Couper, Patrick Cush,Leigh Mitchell-Anyon, Siren Maclaine, Victoria Rodgers, Kerala Heap, Catherine Sleyer, Maiangi Waitai, Catherine MacDonald.
2005
'Exhibit C', Scott Ormond Gallery, Napier - David Trubridge, Robbie Nathan, Roger Kelly, Kevin Webby, Monique Coulter, Ricks Terstappen, Phillipus Meir, William Jamieson, Ross McKay, Kennedy Brown
Waikato Art Award, Finalist, Hamilton'Hawke's Bay Review show' Finalist, Hastings Waikato Summer Art Award, Finalist, Hamilton
