Pieter S. Myers is a printmaker working primarily in the medium of photogravure, that is, limited edition hand-pulled copperplate etchings of images derived photographically. Concentrating on the figure and images of people, Pieter takes commissioned work in contemporary portraiture.
Pieter received his BA degree in studio arts from Colorado College with a specialty in printmaking at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. While living on the Monterey Peninsula in California, he practiced large format fine art photography, studying with Ansel Adams, Wynn Bullock and other master photographers of the area. Other important influences include portrait study with Joyce Tenneson and photogravure training at Crown Point Press in San Francisco. Pieter now lives in Sonoma County, California, where he operates a photogravure studio combining darkroom, print shop, and portrait facilities.
Juried Exhibitions:
2005:
National Drawing, Painting & Printmaking Competition, Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL
Erotic Art Show, National Juried Competition, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Gallery Z Small Works Exhibition, Providence, RI
National Juried Photo Competition, Coastal Arts League, Half Moon Bay, CA - Award
Art On Paper International Competition, Gallery International, Baltimore, MD - Award
Art About Music, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
International Figurative Art Competition, Gallery International, Baltimore, MD
Photo National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Florida Printmakers 14th International Print & Drawing Exhibition, Coral Gables, FL
Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Arkansas State University, Bradbury Gallery, Jonesboro, AR
2006:
19th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
Janet Turner National Print Competition, California State University, Chico, CA
National Juried Photography Exhibit, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
Naked 2006 Art Competition, Exit Gallery, Kent, OH
Go Figure-National Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD
Harnett Biennial of American Prints, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, VA
Impressions 2006, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Long Beach Arts, Works on Paper Exhibition, Long Beach, CA
26th National Print Exhibition at Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN .
44th Artist's Invitational, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX
Art of Music Exhibition, Mills Pond House Gallery, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY
National Small Works Exhibition, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC - Award
Photography Now, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
25th National Print Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
North American Print Biennial, Boston Printmakers, 808 Gallery at Boston University, Boston, MA
2007:
20th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
Florida Printmakers 15th National Print Competition, Dunedin Art Center, Dunedin, FL
Paperworks On & Of Paper, University of West Florida Art Center, Pensacola, FL
Photography Re-Imagined, National Alternative Process Show, Tilt Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Angels & Demons, A Shenere Velt Gallery / Arbeter Ring, Los Angeles, CA
2008:
28th Annual National Print Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Mass Consumption: The Influences of Popular Culture on Contemporary Art, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
A New Perspective On Politics, Artworks, New Bedford, MA
Original Drawings & Prints Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
Soap Box Prints 2: Prints, Politics & Democracy, American Print Alliance, Peachtree City, GA
2009:
Impressions 2009, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Hand Pulled Prints International XIV, Stone Metal Press, San Antonio, TX – Award
Black & White Magazine, Portfolio Contest 2009 – Merit Award
Brand 38: Works on Paper, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA
2010:
Superheroes 2010, Look At This Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2010 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition, University of Hilo, Hilo, HI
13th National Small Works Exhibition, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Silver Spring, MD