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 Secret Paintings" traveled across the United States between California and Florida from 2017 - 2018, gathering enthusiastic reviews and happy crowds.

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 vast array of topics presented by luminary speakers. The campus includes an auditorium, bookstore, lecture room, library, and gallery, all of which facilitate a full calendar of events. The PRS School fosters a worldwide community of seekers through its courses, and the Society continues to issue new editions and anthologies of Manly Hall’s work.Mr. Hall’s international travels culminated in a collection of manuscripts, rare books, artwork, and esoterica that became the foundation for the PRS library. This 30,000-volume collection centers on the world’s wisdom as it developed over the course of human history and offers contemporary seekers a set of uniquely curated resources for their respective paths to illumination.​PRS was created to aid those seeking wisdom in the troubled time of its inception and those who would continue seeking practical and profound wisdom in the future. Through depression, wars, and other public crises, PRS has sought to preserve and grow our personal connection, so that, as Mr. Hall notes, “With faith, honesty, and common sense we can build a better world than any we have known.”https://www.prs.org/about-prs.html

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 2014. Roger Scruton and Juliette Aristides were the keynote speakers. Odd Nerdrum was a special guest - I enjoyed moderating an exciting discussion between him and Roger Scruton. Featured papers by John Seed, Stephen Hicks, Peter Adams, Peter Trippi, Steven Daluz, Ruth Weisberg.The third conference was held November 1st - 5th 2015. Keynotes addresses were given by Semir Zeki, Elliot Davis, Richard MacDonald, and Fred Ross. A broad range of topics was discussed, with a tendency toward neuroscience and representational art.A fourth conference was held in association with the Figurative Art Convention and Exposition November 7th - 10th 2017. The great art historian Donald Kuspit gave a keynote address, setting the tone for the event. Philosopher Stephen Hicks and Boston MFA Curator Elliot Davis returned and delivered gripping speeches about the state of representational art as they saw it from their standpoints, and Joseph Bravo issued a remarkable challenge to attendees to use representational art to address contemporary issues. In May 2018 the Representational Art Conference crossed the Atlantic to Leeuwarden, Netherlands, where its focus was on representational art and education. TRAC2019 took place in Ventura, California in Spring 2019. The theme of the conference was "Imagine" and featured speakers Roger Dean, Julie Bell, Corinna Wagner.

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 Figure"; "Red Star States"; "The AIDS quilt" and dozens more.

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