Jack pierson biography

American photographer

For other people with similar names, see John Pierson.

Jack Pierson (born 1960 in Plymouth, Massachusetts) is an American photographer and an artist.

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Pierson is known for his photographs, collages, word sculptures, installations, drawings and artists books. His "Self-Portrait" series was shown in the 2004 Whitney Biennial. His works are held in numerous museum collections.

Education

Jack Pierson graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 1984.^[1] He received a bachelors in fine arts .

He spent his last year in college at Cooper Union doing an exchange program.^[2]

Work

Pierson's practice embodies an array of media spanning from wall-drawings, word-pieces, installations, drawings, paintings and photographs.^[3] He is considered to be part of a group of photographers known as the Boston School -- David Armstrong, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Nan Goldin, Mark Morrisroe and twins Doug and Mike Starn, Jack Pierson - regenprojects.com PILEC