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​Events and Exhibitions

Public Art

May be viewed throughout South Florida, including downtown West Palm Beach and Pompano Beach.

Summer 2018

More Public Art for Downtown West Palm Beach

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​Teaching Art in Italy

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Public Art Gets Installed in Pompano Beach

December 2017, Art Basel Week:

Exhibiting at SuperFine! Miami 2017 for Art Basel week

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Join me and the entire team of artists in residence from the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center this week for the best of Art Basel!


​Downtown West Palm Beach Summer Series, Featuring Aesop's Tables -- June 1 - August 31

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From 6:00-9:00pm on June 1, join me for the opening reception showcasing 25 works of art that will be installed on the Great Lawn in downtown West Palm Beach as part of the City's Summer in Paradise. Twelve professional artists were engaged to paint picnic tables into artistic versions of Aesop's fables. Each table represents a different fable as well as each artist's unique style. The extent and diversity of talent working on this project will amaze you. When you stop by, be sure to visit my dancing grasshopper and pesky (but hard-working) ants crawling all over my table! 
Although the opening reception is Thursday, you will be able to enjoy the tables for three months on the Great Lawn in downtown West Palm Beach, FL. 
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Hi*Jinx At the Bean -- June 7 - July 17

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Opening next week is "Hi*Jinx at the Bean," a solo exhibition at Blooming Bean Cafe and Gallery. 
Blooming Bean is pleased to announce the opening of a solo exhibition by BaCa Resident Artist, Missy Pierce, from June 1 through July 17, 2017. Pierce will be displaying some experimental paintings from her early series based on playing at work. She says, "When I created these pieces, it was soon after I retired from a stressful career.  Once I began to explore this world of creative expression (coupled with the joys of motherhood), feelings of bliss seemed to erupt on every canvas I touched. The piece above is called "Euphoria" and was made through a process of pouring paint, layer by layer, directly onto the canvas. Not only was the process itself enjoyable, it was an exhilarating time for me as I was unleashing my creative spirit after a decade of suppression.  I sometimes refer to this joy-filled series as 'Whistle While You Work' because that is pretty much what I was doing."
Blooming Bean Cafe serves only Fair Trade Organic Coffee and is sought after by coffee aficionados for its potent but rapturous Nitro Cold Brew. It is located on 41 NE 1st Street, Pompano Beach, FL. Cafe and Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Thursdays, 7:30am-3:00pm and Friday and Saturday 7:30am until the late night action stops.
A percentage of all proceeds from art sales helps Hepzibah House.  By offering recovery, restoration and release from the nightmare of human trafficking, donations to Hepzibah House helps support their residential treatment facility and its education and outreach programs. To donate directly, visit www.hepzibahhouse.org.




Cultural Council Biennial 2017 -- June 9 - September 2, 2017

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The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County announces the biennial juried art exhibition featuring 40 professional artists, juried by Jennifer Inacio, assistant curator at the Perez Art Museum Miami. Member's Preview is June 8, 5:30-7:30pm and will include an award ceremony for Best of show ($2,000) and more.  The People's Choice award will be announced after voting by the public concludes August 19. 
​Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10am-5pm.
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County
601 Lake Worth Ave., Lake Worth, FL 33460


​Gritty in Pink -- Opening Reception June 10, 2017

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My assemblage, "Skipper Remodels Barbie's Dream-house," will make its Florida debut at the opening of "Gritty in Pink" at the Bailey Contemporary Art Center on June 10, 6:00-9:00pm.  Calendar time to see this provocative exhibition full of nationally curated works spun from a theme of...pink. Curated by Lisa Rockford and Megan Castellon. Get there early so you do not miss the live performance by Kikimora Studio.

​BaCA (Bailey Contemporary Art Center) 
41 NE 1st. Street, Pompano Beach, FL 
(954)284-0141 


Next Up:

Coming this winter....another Painted Pompano sculpture project sponsored by the City of Pompano Beach, FL.  The CRA has selected 12 artists to paint these huge fish sculptures that will be placed all around the city.  I am so excited to work on another of these sculptures! Here is a sneak preview of my plan based on the DaDa School of Art. And yes, those are fish guts floating around with the liver and mitochondria....
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Artist in Residence Exhibition, BaCA, July 19-August 18, 2017
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The Artists in Residence at Bailey Contemporary Art Center will present their favorite summer work at this exhibition. The diversity of this group of multi-talented artists guarantees this will be an intriguing collection full of sculpture, mosaics, ceramics, paintings, assemblage and silk screen creations.
BaCA 
41 NE 1st Street,
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
(954)284-0141

San Diego Exhibition Open, November 7, 6:00pm.
Stop by and see how this collection of juried artists incorporated and explored the use of text in their imagery. Nationally acclaimed work, including Pierce's "Mommy Used to be Sooo Pretty," will be on display at Art on 30th during the month of November 2015. 

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New Work on Exhibition at the Armory Art Center

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Recently completed work was accepted into the Armory Art Center Exhibition.  Pierce's diptych "Half-Baked," as well as art work created by several other Florida artists, may be viewed during business hours in the main gallery on 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Phone: 561.832.1776


AU BaCA, POMPANO BEACH, FL USA...
International artist JR brings his INSIDE OUT theme of global photo collage to the United States. Photos taken as part of his monumental initiative now adorn the facade of Bailey Contemporary Art Center as well as key monuments around the globe. Pierce, shown center, below right, participated.  The Pompano Beach portion of this global art project was unveiled on October 3, 2015. 
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AU PANTHÉON! PARIS, FRANCE 4 160 Portraits - June 2014 - 2024 
The Centre des Monuments Nationaux has chosen to commission contemporary artist JR to create a participatory work inspired by his INSIDE OUT project, encapsulating the humanistic and universal values embodied by the Pantheon. Over 4,000 people participated in JR’s itinerant photobooth truck, which visited eight national monuments in France between March 5th and March 29th, to add their face to a mosaic around the drum beneath the dome of the Panthéon in Paris. 

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Announcing: Gallery Representation by Rosenbaum Fine Art, (RFA, Decor) of Boca Raton, FL


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New work, including "Pandora's Other Box," are now on view at Rosenbaum Fine Art Gallery (RFA Decor), 150 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida.  Beginning August 1, 2015, selected works will be available for purchase as part of the RFA Decor collection at the Rosenbaum.  Hours: Tues–Sat: 10 am–5 pm. 




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Tilt. An Exhibition Paired with Some Exceptional Coffee.
Cafe Bleu is pleased to announce the opening of the solo exhibition “Tilt. An Exhibition Paired with Some Exceptional Coffee.” On view from May 1 through May 30, will be experimental abstract paintings by Artist Missy Pierce. There will be an opportunity to meet the artist at a reception on May 15, 2015, 6:00-8:00pm. 
Café Bleu (formerly Spot Coffee) is located on 44 E. Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, FL. Cafe Bleu hours are Sunday through Thursday 7am-10:30pm / Friday and Saturday 7am to midnight.
Proceeds from art sales to help AVDA, Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc.
AVDA promotes violence-free relationships and social change by offering alternative choices to end violence and domestic abuse. For independent donations, please contact AVDA, Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc., PO Box 6161, Delray Beach, FL  33482 (561)265-3797. http://www.AVDAONLINE.ORG  







Moving to the Bailey Contemporary Art Center (BaCA) in Pompano Beach, Florida

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Pierce was selected as an Artist in Residence at the Bailey Contemporary Art Center.  Her new working address is BaCA, 41 NE 1st St., Pompano Beach, FL.  
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Painted Sculpture Commission by City of Pompano Beach

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Pierce was commissioned  by the City of Pompano Beach to paint one of the twelve five-foot-tall fish sculptures that will be installed in public locations along East Atlantic Avenue in Pompano Beach, FL as part of its urban renewal project in 2015. Pierce chose "Euphoria," an image captured from one of her early paintings, as the theme for her fish. 
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