Personal
Born in 1965 in Southampton, United Kingdom.
Resides and works in Dorset, United Kingdom.
Education
1999-2002: Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art Painting, Royal Academy Schools, London, United Kingdom
1996-1999: BA in Fine Art Painting, Winchester School of Art, Winchester, United Kingdom
1995-1996: Foundation in Fine Art, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Solo Exhibitions
2023, ‘Dustlight’, Galerie Raymond Banas, Metz, France.
2018, ‘Trans-‘, Galerie Mark Hachem, Art Paris, Paris, France.
2017, ‘Nascent States’, Galerie Mark Hachem, Paris, France.
2013, ‘In Flux’, Galerie Estace, Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany.
2013, ‘Not to Scale’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2011, ‘Supernature’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2009, ‘Hot House’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2009, ‘New Paintings’, Sartorial Contemporary, London, United Kingdom.
2006, ‘Recent Paintings’, Galerie Charlotte Norberg, Paris, France.
2004, ‘New Work’, Galeria Thomas Cohn, São Paulo, Brazil.
2003, ‘Selina Chenevière Fellowship Exhibition’, Royal Academy of Art, London, United Kingdom.
Group Exhibitions, Selected
2026, ‘Masterpieces II’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2026, ‘Masterpieces I’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2025, ‘Organic X’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2025, ‘Estace chez Basia, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2019, ‘Organic IX’, Galerie Mark Hachem, Paris, France.
2016, ‘Organic Focus II’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2013, ‘Organic V’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2011, ‘A-V(enir)’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2011, ‘Organic IV’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2011, ‘Dessins’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2010, ‘Organic III’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2010, ‘L’Art du 21ème Siècle’, L’Oeil Neuf, Marly-le-Roi, Paris, France.
2010, ‘Dessins’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2009, ‘Five Years’, Sartorial Contemporary, London, United Kingdom.
2008, ‘Organic II’, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2008, ‘Ode to Sartorial’, Sartorial Contemporary, London, United Kingdom.
2008, ‘Back to Front’, RPM3:Beechwood, London, United Kingdom.
2007, ‘Notting Heaven’, Sartorial Contemporary, London, United Kingdom.
2007, ‘Carnaval do Rio-Ola’, ASU Art Museum, Arizona, United States of America.
2006, ‘Tenth Planet’, Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom.
2006, ‘This is Not a Test’, Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, United States of America.
2005, ‘Nice to Meet You’, Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, United States of America.
2005, ‘The Last Chickens’, Glasgow International, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
2003, ‘New Contemporaries 2003’, Manchester and London, United Kingdom.
2002, ‘Keeper’s Choice, Redfern Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
2000, ‘Skyfood’, Charlotte Street Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
1999, ‘Fresh’, Brick Lane Old Music Hall, London, United Kingdom.
1998, ‘Good Show!’, Grunt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
Art Fairs
2018, Art Paris, Galerie Mark Hachem, Paris, France.
2018, Art Palm Beach, Galerie Mark Hachem, Palm Beach, United States of America.
2017, Art Miami, Galerie Mark Hachem, Miami, United States of America.
2016, Art Basel Scope, Galerie Estace, Basel, Switzerland.
2015, Art Basel Scope, Galerie Estace, Basel, Switzerland.
2010, Slick, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2008, Slick, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2007, Slick, Galerie Estace, Paris, France.
2006, Pulse NYC, Mark Moore Gallery, New York City, United States of America.
Grants and Awards
2002, Selina Chenevière Fellowship, Royal Academy of Art, London, United Kingdom.
2001, Marion and Steven Cox Award, Royal Academy of Art, London, United Kingdom.
1999, Lina Garnade Memorial Trust Award, Winchester School of Art, Winchester, United Kingdom.
Press and Publications
Le Monde de l’Art, Les Natures Mortes de Stephen Peirce, La Gazette Drouot, 5 January 2024
Exposition’Dustlight’ de Stephen Peirce à la MCL, Metz, 17 December 2023
Anne Rimlinger, Stephen Peirce Expose à la Galerie Raymond Banas de la MCL, Sortir, 6 December 2023
Anne-Claire Plantey, Stephen Peirce - Not to Scale, 2013, Art Contemporain/Culture, anneclaireplantey.wordpress.com, 21st March 2013.
AMA Newsletter 90, Les Mondes fantastiques de Stephen Peirce, artmediaagency.com, 21st February 2013
John-Paul Pryor, Culture Talks, Stephen Peirce, AnOther Magazine, May 10 2011
Interview, Stephen Peirce, Peintre Astronomique, Artension, 2010
Christian Gatard, Regis Estace, Stephen Peirce, Emile Morel et Pascale Consigny, christiangatard.wordpress.com, June 5th, 2011
Almanart, Stephen Peirce, Almanart; L’Almanach didactique de l’art contemporain, 2009
Jean-Luc Chalumeau, Une Peinture d’après l’Apocalypse, visuelimage.com, 3 December 2009
John-Paul Pryor, Metamorphosis, Genesis and Apocalypse in the Gooey, Undulating Universe of Stephen Peirce, Dazed Digital, dazeddigital.com/artsandculture, 17 September 2009
Jessica Lack, Stephen Peirce, The Guardian Guide, 29 Aug-4 September 2009, p38
Os Des+, Folha de S. Paulo Mais!, 25 April 2004
Marcos Dávila, Maristela e Peirce na Thomas Cohn,, Guia da Folha, 23-29 April 2004, p64
Camila Molina, Artista Inaugura…, O Estado de S. Paulo, 24 April 2004, pD10
Juliana Monachesi, Tornam o Absurdo Palpável, Folha de S. Paulo, 24 April 2004, pE8
Elisabeth Mahoney, New Contemporaries 2003, Modern Painters, Winter 2003, pp120-21
Martin Vincent, Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Art Monthly, September 2003, pp30-31
Elaine Williams, A Brush with the Elite, Times Educational Supp., 11 April 2003, p42
Carlotta Graedel Matthäi, The (Art-) World Beyond, Swissart.net, 20 February 2003
John Windsor, A Summer of Loving Art, The Observer, Sunday 2 June 2002, Cash section, p8
Charlotte Mullins, A Royal Revolt, Independent on Sunday, 2 June 2002, p6
Morgan Falconer, Hot off the Press, The Royal Academy Magazine, Summer 2002, pp50-53
Online
Galerie Estace