Kris Pierce is an artist working in Fort Worth, Texas. The primary focus of his practice is the dynamic between our virtual and physical identities. His work examines themes such as power, value, narcissism, and states of consciousness within the context and through the lens of our modern digital world. Life, death, influence, authenticity, and relationships take on new meaning and forms in the digital realm, existing and thriving outside the norms of physical society. Pierce explore these themes in his work through a variety of emerging technologies such as virtual reality, 3-D modeling, game engines, and computer-generated video in addition to painting. He has exhibited internationally and nationally in museums, galleries, and public spaces, having had recent solo and group exhibitions at the Hiroshima Art Center, Japan; CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; Gallerie Se Konst, Falun, Sweden; Reunion, Zurich, Switzerland; Sarasota Art Museum, Sarasota; The Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas; The Dallas Museum of Art; RL Window, Ryan/Lee, New York City and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art / The Momentary, Bentonville Arkansas. Pierce received a BFA in Studio Art from the University of North Texas, Denton. His work is included in multiple public and private collections.
Kris Pierce
Born Arlington, Texas | Works in Fort Worth, Texas
EDUCATION
BFA, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
RESIDENCIES
Artist in Residence SOMA, Mexico City, Mexico, 2014
University of Texas at Dallas Centraltrak Artist Residency, Dallas, TX, 2013
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Oil Can Tremolo, Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, Texas
2022 Party Line, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas
2022 Oil Can Tremolo, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Fort Worth, Texas,
2019 A Ghost in the Attic, Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas
2019 Boiling a Ship in the Sea, The MAC, Dallas, Texas
2018 Free Food, Ryan/Lee RL Window, New York City, New York
2017 Boiling a Ship in the Sea, Gallerie Se Konst, Falun, Sweden
2013 Missed Calls, The Reading Room, Dallas, Texas
2011 The Final Boss of the Internet, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2010 The Secret History of Street Cred, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 The Sleep of Reason: The Fragmented Figure, Houston Sculpture Month – Site Gallery, The Silos at
Sawyer Yards, Houston, Texas (Upcoming)
Persona, Cole Art Center – Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas
2022 Persona, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Fort Worth, Texas
Constructs, Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio
Constructs, Sarasota Art Museum, Sarasota, Florida
2020 State of the Art 2020, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
2019 The Great Derangement, Electric Perfume, Toronto, Ontario
Assembly, The MAC, Dallas, Texas
2018 Surfin’ the Dream Channels, Untitled, Miami, Florida, San Francisco, CA
Kook Out, Culture Hole, Dallas, Texas
2017 Kris Pierce, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
BYOB, The Cedars Union, Dallas, Texas
Augmented Reality, Blue Star Contemporary, San Antonio, Texas
Double Edged, Circuit 12, Dallas, Texas
2016 Video and Sound, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Griefer, Ättiksfabriken Art Space Falun, Sweden
2015 Expanded Cinema, Exterior of Omni Hotel, Dallas, Texas and KXT 91.7
Moon Ribbon, Riverside, Bern, Switzerland
Gorgissimo, Réunion, Zurich, Switzerland
NON-OBJECTIVE, Circuit 12, Dallas, Texas
Narcotic Black Black Swimming Pool with A Mossy Surface Film (Contributor), Epitome
Institute, San Antonio, Texas
Obake Hotel, Hiroshima Art Center, Hiroshima Japan
2014 Sundowner, Circuit 12, Dallas, Texas
Private Practice, Artspace111, Fort Worth, Texas
2013 The McGuffin, AndX Art Space, Fort Worth, Texas
Amarillo Entropy,The Power Station, Dallas, Texas
Collective Bargaining, University of Texas Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Friskt kopplat, hälften brunnet, Centraltrak, Dallas, Texas
Available Space, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Capture, Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, St. Augustine, Florida
2012 In-Transit: Station Domination, Texas & Pacific Rail Station, Fort Worth, Texas
where is the power, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Fort Worth, Texas
Falloff, Art Corridor at Tarrant County College, Arlington, Texas
2011 Street View, ARS Electronic Festival, Linz, Austria
EXPO, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Hands on an Art Body, Oliver Francis Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2010 Launch Party, 2525 Weisenberger, Fort Worth, Texas
X20+, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
Wish You Were Here, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Fort Worth, Texas
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Fort Worth Public Art, City of Fort Worth, Texas
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville Texas
ARTIST COLLECTIVES
HOMECOMING! Committee, Co-Founder