Peter Joyce

Peter Joyce (born June 23, 1964) is a contemporary English painter whose works focus on the depiction of natural landscapes. Born in Poole, Dorset, Joyce gained a Diploma in Art and Design in 1982 from the Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design (now The Arts University College at Bournemouth). From here he went on to the Stourbridge College of Technology and Art (now Stourbridge College) where he took a BA (Hons.) Degree in Fine Art and History of Art, graduating in 1985. Since then Joyce has had numerous solo and mixed exhibitions and his work is shown regularly in London, America and across Europe. Unusually for a contemporary painter, a great number of galleries deal in Joyce’s work as secondary market pieces as his paintings are regularly purchased through auction.

As well as exhibiting his own work, Joyce also went on to teach art at The Arts Institute at Bournemouth. He taught, amongst other things, the Diploma in Fine Art/Advanced Fine Art course from 1995-2002. Joyce took up the prestigious position of President of the Bournemouth Arts Club from 1998 to 2008.

Joyce now splits his time between homes and studios in South Dorset and Bouin, Vendée, Western France. The main subject of his work up until 2005 was the chalk downland and Isle of Purbeck landscapes. Since then the 'Marais' (marsh land) of the Breton-Vendéen Western France region has been the prominent subject of Joyce's works.

Since 2014, Joyce has been represented by Jenna Burlingham Fine Art.[1] They started representing Peter at all the major London Art Fairs in 2014, London Art Fair, Decorative Art Fairs, BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair, and Lapada Art & Antiques Fair. Joyce’s other main gallery in the UK is Lynne Strover Gallery.

Between 1990 and 2013, Joyce was represented by Anthony Hepworth Fine Art Dealers Ltd ('Fine Art Agents & Dealers, Specialists in Modern British & Irish Art'[2]).

Joyce's work is centred on abstract portrayals of natural, ecological and geographical themes. He paints using acrylic paint on canvases of varying sizes and uses brushes, knives and other tools to achieve the scraped, rubbed and scratched effects of his paintings. His paintings have been described as having a 'compelling yet lyrical beauty'.[3]

Selected Bibliography

Public/Museum Collections

The following is a list of the organisations which have one or more of Joyce's paintings in their permanent art collection.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jennaburlingham.com/
  2. ↑ http://www.anthonyhepworth.com/
  3. ↑ Dorset Magazine, Issue June 2009, p.55.
  4. ↑ http://www.peterjoyce.org.uk/collections.htm

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