Christopher Pierce paints people of all ages and their environments. He paints portraits, friends, and professional models. His paintings are about a certain realness of life, a subtle romance, and a sense of awareness that the viewer can relate to immediately.

In a year marked by rising national acclaim, his painting Sunflowers and Peacock Vase” won the Helen DeCozen award for a floral at the American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition in New York City. And also in 2008 he won the “Visual Arts Program” award in the National Arts Club Online Exhibition. In 2006, his portrait “The Gardener” won First Prize at the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists annual competition. And other paintings won the “Visual Arts Award” at the National Arts Club 2006 online exhibition, and the “Frank C. Wright Award” at the Hudson Valley Art Association.

Pierce continues to attract interest for his deliberate and exquisite style of artistry. He has been elected to the internationally known National Arts Club in New York City, and is also a member of the prestigious Salmagundi Club.

In the fall of 2006, American Artist Highlights Magazine featured an article on two of Pierce's portraits; and the August issue of American Art Collector featured Pierce in an article about the John Pence Gallery. In October 2001, Portal Publications produced a sumptuous print of Pierce's “Sunflowers in a Chinese Vase,” now available in decorator and furnishing stores worldwide.

Pierce, who was the cover artist and featured oil painter in the May 1999 issue of American Artist magazine, was also a featured oil painter in the February/March 2001, and August/September 2002 issues of International Artist magazine. He was also a finalist in The Artists Magazine's 2000 Art Competition. His landscapes, figures, and floral still lifes have been featured in Adirondack Life magazine and New York Art Review.

Pierce has won several other national awards, including Best of Show at the Old Forge Adirondack Annual; the Director's Award at the Oil Painters of America in San Antonio, Texas; the CAAP memorial award at the American Artists Professional League in New York City; and Best Traditional Oil at the Annual Salmagundi Members Show. He has also won First Prize at the North Country Council of the Arts annual exhibition.

Pierce's work has been hung in the National Arts Club and the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, MA, and in solo exhibitions at the Soho Gallery, in New York City; the Beside Myself Gallery in Manchester, VT; and the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester, VT. Pierce is a member of the American Artists Professional League, Audubon Artists, and the Hudson Valley Art Association.

The artist, who has been called a poetic realist, grew up near New York City and attended Hackley School in Tarrytown where his talent was recognized early. He received his bachelor's degree from Skidmore College and his master's degree from the College of St. Rose. He has also studied with David A. Leffel and Terrence Coyle at the Art Student's League.

He is represented by the John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

In January 2010 Mr. Pierce will have a solo show in the Grand Gallery of the National Arts Club in New York City.