Ben Pearce completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Sculpture at Whanganui Quay School of Fine Arts in 2003.
Exhibiting regularly in New Zealand, Ben has work held in the public collection of the Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui, and in prominent private collections throughout New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Ben has been included in Warwick Brown’s new book Seen this Century, which features 100 contemporary New Zealand artists including sculptors, painters, printmakers and photographers.
Ben was the 2022-2024 Colin Post Four Plinth recipient with his four origami animal works. In 2023 he won the inaugural ARA Trust award grant of 30k to support an artists practice.
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