BIO
Pierce Meehan (b. 1987) is an American artist who currently lives and works in Costa Mesa, California. His aesthetics blur the lines between painting, sculpture, and minimalist design disciplines, bringing to life an entirely new genre that physically communicates the optimistic resolution rooted in Aquaculture.
Meehan, a Newport Beach, California native, draws inspiration from various subject matters and cultural traditions indicative of the Pacific Rim. Deeply fascinated by oceanic and agrarian attitudes, his life and work are intertwined with exploring these topics.
Debuting his now-iconic “Panel” series in 2014, Meehan materializes his concepts through color palettes, mediums, and techniques found in the yacht and surf manufacturing industries. His work inflicts a sense of familiarity while still being contemporary, sophisticated, and entirely new.
Building upon these aesthetic ideals, Meehan is continuing to expand and explore his practice through larger installations, public works, and new mediums.
In addition to his studio practice, he co-founded Meehan Studios with his sister and fellow artist, Karlin Meehan, in 2018. The organization’s mission is to offer and maintain affordable creative/studio space for beginning and emerging artists in downtown Santa Ana, California.
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EDUCATION:
2010 USC ROSKI School of Fine Art - Design Concentration, BA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2018-2019 Ron Herman / Tokyo / Kyoto / Kobe / Tokyo, Japan
2017 Ron Herman, Tokyo / Kyoto / Kobe, Japan
2015 Jamie Brooks Fine Art, Costa Mesa, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2020 S.C.A.P.E. - ESPIRIT, Newport Beach, CA
2018 ANYON SF - Growing Pains, San Francisco, CA
2017 S.C.A.P.E. - Fluid By Nature, Newport Beach, CA
2020 Ron Herman, Japan, Multiple Cities
NOTABLE COLLABORATIONS & PROJECTS:
2024
Hightide - Nantucket, MA
City of Newport Beach Gift, Okazaki, Japan Amaree’s, Newport Beach, CA (Resident Artist 2016 - Present)
2023
LI-TECH Corporate Collection, Tokyo, JAPAN
LBA - Corporate Commission, Del Mar, CA
2022
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2020
USC ROSKI School of Fine Art - Alumni Advisory Board, Los Angeles, CA
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2019
Workday Inc. - Corporate Collection, Pleasanton, CA USC ROSKI School of Fine Art - Alumni Advisory Board, Los Angeles, CA Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Meehan Studios, Santa Ana, CA
San Francisco Design Showcase - Featured Artist, San Francisco, CA
2018
The Museum of Ice Cream, New York, NY The BOARDWALK project - Newport Beach, CA Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Eric Olsen Design, Newport Beach, CA
Ron Herman Japan, Multiple Cities, Japan
2017
Lucien Pellat-Finet, Paris, France
Life Rolls on Foundation, Los Angeles, CA SIMA, Waterman’s Ball, Laguna Beach, CA
Newport Beach Home Tour Featured Artist, Newport Beach, CA Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA Surfside Projects - Del Mar, CA
Hightide Homes - Nantucket, MA
Filu Hats, Milan, Italy
Ron Herman Japan, Multiple Cities, Japan
2016 SIMA, Waterman’s Ball, Laguna Beach, CA Hightide Homes, Nantucket, MA Raili CA Design, Newport Beach, CA Sleepy Jones, New York, NY Ziff Capital Partners, New York, NY Atelier 7918, Newport Beach, CA House Beer Inc. Venice Beach, CA
2014
Burnham Design, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
House Beautiful - September 2019
Honey Magazine - Japan, June 2017
OCEANS - Japan, March 2017
OC Weekly - February 2017
Architectural Digest- Website, April 2017
Locale Magazine, October 2016
Modern Luxury Magazine, June 2016
Coastal Living, October 2014
PODCASTS:
The Jalapeño - October 2016
PRESS
DAILY PILOT Online July 2024
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL Online April 2024
DOMINO New York, NY Spring 2020
HONEY Japan June 2017
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL New York, NY September 2019
LOCALE Orange County, CA May 2017
OCEANS Japan April 2017
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST Online April 2017
The Jalapeño podcast, October 2016
LOCALE Orange County, CA October 2016
SUNSET Online - Oakland, CA May 2016
RIVIERA Orange County, CA March 2016
COSTAL LIVING Los Angeles, CA Spring 2014