Michael Pearce Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Thousand Oaks, California

Teaching painting and drawing in a busy Art Department providing traditional studio art training to undergraduate BA students.

I write stories about artists, with a particular focus on contemporary figurative art.

Freelance artist, painting in oils and installation work. I paint very large contemporary figurative oil paintings expressing ideas about harmony with the environment and our relationship with the world. My clients have included Master P, Andrew Getty, and oGhr (Skinny Puppy), but these days I'm particularly focused on museum exhibits. My touring show "The.

Los Angeles, California, United States

I served as secretary to the board of directors of the Philosophical Research Society, a Los Angeles-based, nonprofit institution founded in 1934 by scholar and prolific author Manly Palmer Hall as a repository of multicultural wisdom sources and a center of learning. Since 1934, PRS has continually offered public programs for all lovers of wisdom on a.

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura, CA

My colleague Michael Lynn Adams and I established the Representational Art Conference, TRAC 2012, which took place in Ventura, CA 14th - 17th October 2012. Keynote speakers were Jed Perl and John Nava. Featured papers by Ruth Weisberg, Virgil Elliott, Vern Swanson, Graydon Parrish and fifteen other speakers.The conference took place again March 2nd - 5th.

Thousand Oaks, California

I ran the Kwan Fong Gallery for eleven years, gearing it toward exhibiting the work of emerging and mid career artists. We exhibited works by artists Jeremy Lipking, Alexey Steele, Tony Pro, Pamela Wilson, David Kassan, Brad Kunkle and other international artists. Shows included "Running with Scissors"; "Women by Women"; "The Man Show"; "The New Romantic.

Teaching painting, drawing, design to Undergraduate students in a Liberal Arts University in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Resident designer for the theatre department, working with the professors who directed and choreographed the performances. Highly collaborative work, interacting with students with little experience of design processes, and managing the students who worked with the technical systems of the theatre.

I taught printmaking to a class of undergraduates. I loved it, and it led to a career in teaching art.

Helped to publicize performances at the Wyvern, a mid scale theatre in Swindon, England.

Responsible for all aspects of publicizing the performances and events at this Dance School. Designed newspaper advertisements and posters, communicated with journalists and managed the mailing lists and distribution of promotional materials.

Phd, Using Neolithic British Ritual Art And Architecture As A Model For Contemporary Art

My dissertation work was based in the British Neolithic period, especially the ritual architecture and decorative art of that time. I.

Mfa, Scenic Design

Drawing classes from Ruth Weisberg. Teaching Assistant in the Theatre Department. Full scholarship for MFA Tuition.

Ba (Hons), Theatre

Activities and Societies: In order to support myself through College I formed a street performance group, doing circus stunts like fire.

Foundation Course, Art