Bio

Nathalie Tierce is an artist whose multifaceted career encompasses an impressive range of high-profile projects. She has worked alongside cultural icons like Shel Silverstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and The Rolling Stones. She has contributed to period dramas for the BBC and feature films such as Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Her creative talents extend to painting murals for Disney, showcasing her versatility and depth as an artist.

As a visual storyteller, Tierce employs a fusion of cartoon and symbolic imagery to explore the nuances of psychological struggles. Her work transcends conventional art forms, drawing viewers into a realm where the surreal meets the symbolic. Tierce's artistry also manifests in her three books: Chronicles of Fear—Tales of Woe, Pulling Weeds from a Cactus Garden—Life is Full of Pricks, and Fairy Tale Remnants. These books are surreal fairy tales for adults, combining her mixed-media creations with thought-provoking prose.

Critics and fellow artists alike have acknowledged her distinctive voice and impact. Renowned counterculture cartoonist R. Crumb has described her as "a genuine visionary artist with a direct line to (her) subconscious." The Los Angeles Review of Books’ Jessica McCort notes, "Tierce participates in the Goreyesque tradition of destroying readers’ expectations for the work they have picked up." Artist and animator Dave Cooper praises her paintings as "wonderful, bizarre and genuine, and unsettling," evoking the spirit of George Grosz. Her book Pulling Weeds from a Cactus Garden was featured in The Comics Review U.K.'s "Best of 2021," and Chronicles of Fear - Tales of Woe was included in their "Best of 2023," highlighting the compelling interplay of image and text in her work.

Raised in New York City, Tierce refined her craft at Pratt Institute and L’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Her international experience, including a decade spent in Europe, has deeply influenced her evolution as a painter. Her artwork has appeared in publications such as Mineshaft and Spread Love.

Currently, Nathalie Tierce creates from her studio in Glendale, CA, where she lives with her sculptor husband, Chris Towle, their son Joshua, and two cats, Rosie and Bruce.

Solo Shows

Studio DDLA, Rites of Passage, Los Angeles, CA March 2024

Brassworks Gallery, Villians and Heroes, Portland, OR, November 2023

Gallery 825, Pulling Weeds from a Cactus Garden, Los Angeles, CA, August 2022

Book Monster, solo exhibit and book signing, Fairy Tale Remnants, Santa Monica, CA December 2019

Space 2531 Dysfunctional Machine, Los Angeles, CA June 2018

Open House, 19 Paintings, Hollywood Hills, CA January 2017

Group Exhibitions

La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Luck of the Draw, Los Angeles, CA, May 2025

Brassworks Gallery, Carnivale Fabulon, Portland, OR, August 2024

The 39th Annual All Media Juried Exhibition at MOAH: CEDAR, Lancaster, CA June 2024

Brassworks Gallery, Werk Eklektic, Portland, OR, May 2024

Brassworks Gallery, Fragments, Portland, OR, February 2024

Copro Gallery, BLAB! Curated by Monte Beauchamp, Santa Monica, CA, September 2023

Brassworks Gallery, The Fringe, Portland, OR, November 2022

Martha’s Contemporary Gallery, Unconquerable Women, Austin, TX, October 2021

Gold Bug, Spirits, auction to benefit the ACLU, Pasadena, CA, October 2021

Brassworks Gallery, (Online) Urban Aesops, Portland, OR, May 2021

Gallery 825, Informationary, Los Angeles, CA, March 2021

Gallery 825, Open Show 2020, Curated by Shana Nys Dambrot, Los Angeles, CA December 2020

The San Diego Museum of Art, Winter Exhibition, San Diego, CA December 2020

Gallery 825, Exalted One, Los Angeles, CA, August 2020

Artsy/Castelli Art Space, A Surreal Life, Los Angeles, CA, July 2020

Gallery 825, Field of Vision, Los Angeles, CA, July 2020

Gallery 825, Art in Seclusion, Los Angeles, CA, April 2020

St. Jude’s Charity Auction, Group Exhibition at The Culver Hotel January 2020

Brand Art Center, 47th Annual Juried Exhibition, Curated by Alma Ruiz, Glendale, CA September 2019

Cooper Design Space, Nude Art L.A., Los Angeles, CA February 2019

Avenue 50 Studio, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Los Angeles, CA February 2019

The Neutra Museum, Contemporary 2019, Los Angeles, CA January 2019

The Neutra Museum, The Hunted, Los Angeles, CA November 2018

Building Bridges Gallery, Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series October 2018

Ace 121 Gallery, Queer, Glendale, CA June 2018

Alliance Francaise, Dépayser Pasadena, CA March 2018

Arena One Gallery, Curated by Jill Moniz  Art Speaks Santa Monica, CA February 2018

L.A. Artcore, Juried Show, Brewery Annex Gallery, L.A., CA Aug 2017

Channel Island Studio, Next Big Thing, Camarillo, CA May 2017

Blue Line Arts, The Art of Ekphrasis, Roseville, CA January 2017

Events

The Big Projection Project, by Stephen Levey, Outdoor Event, seven of my paintings projected onto two and three-story buildings, West Hollywood, CA, May 2019