Maxwell Pearce
Artist Bio
Maxwell Pearce is an award winning mixed media artist and a Harlem Globetrotter from Tuckahoe, New York, who challenges how we perceive humanity in and out of sports. His inaugural collection debuted at N'namdi Contemporary for Miami Art Basel in 2022. He had pieces acquired by the LA Dodgers, Detroit Institute of Art, the Pittsburgh museum of Diversity and Culture, the Westchester County Hall of Fame, and more.
Maxwell Pearce’s work emphasizes the multi-dimensionality of being an athlete and a total person. His textured mixed media pieces are created out of sports equipment and shoelaces - which he believes to be the common thread between so many of us. His sculptures maintain historical and contemporary references through inspirations like important people, moments, ideas, family members, and also athletes. His perspective as a professional athlete and an artist gives him a very unique vantage point.The Process
Recent Partnerships
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Piece for the LA Dodgers
This baseball sculpture debuted at the inaugural exhibition and was acquired by the LA Dodgers.
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NBA x HBCU Art Mentoring
Maxwell has partnered with the NBA for the last 2 years to mentor the HBCU Art students in their program.
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Sports Justice Womens Panel
At the inaugural exhibition, Maxwell had an all women panel with Gwen Berry (Olympian), Natasha Cloud, and a former Black executive for the Lakers.
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NFL My Cause My Cleats
Maxwell partnered with the NFL to create cleats for 4 different athletes to raise awareness for different causes.
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WNBA Sculpture at the Westchester County Hall of Fame
Maxwell and Natasha Cloud stand next to his sculpture that highlights WNBA players who sat out a season to fight injustice. This piece is permanently placed in the atrium of the Westchester County Center Hall of Fame.
Highlighting Women in Sports
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Wilma Rudolph tribute
Created out of shoelaces, this piece was a part of the inaugural Art of an Athlete collection.
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WNBA Adversity Tribute
This piece was created to highlight the women of the WNBA who led the charge in activism over the pandemic, despite being in the intersection of racism, misogyny and homophobia.
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Sports Justice Womens Panel
At the inaugural exhibition, Maxwell had an all women panel with Gwen Berry (Olympian), Natasha Cloud, and a former Black executive for the Lakers.
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Tennis Legacy Tribute
This multi-perspective piece was created out of tennis equipment to honor the legacy of Serena Williams and Althea Gibson.
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WNBA Sculpture at the Westchester County Hall of Fame
Maxwell and Natasha Cloud stand next to his sculpture that highlights WNBA players who sat out a season to fight injustice. This piece is permanently placed in the atrium of the Westchester County Center Hall of Fame.
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Custom shoes for Ariel Atkins
This pair of shoes was created for Washington Mystics Guard Ariel Atkins to bring awareness to initiatives of her choice.
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Women in Media tribute
This piece is a recreation of a microphone to honor the work of Jemele Hill and Cari Champion.
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Tennis Heroes Tribute
This piece was created out of basketballs and tennis balls to honor the excellence of Coco Gauff while representing Black women in the role of super heroes.
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Naomi Osaka tribute
This multi-perspective piece was created out of tennis equipment to honor the legacy of Naomi Osaka and the 1967 Olympics.
Art San Diego Select Award Winner
Created out of shoelaces and basketballs
This award is selected by the Redwood Art Group curator committee and given to the top 5 pieces in the fair
Notable Exhibitions
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Black Sports Professionals Gala
This is one of seven pieces of the Heroes Collection that was displayed at the 2024 Black Sports Professionals Gala of Phoenix
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NFL My Cause My Cleats
In partnership with the NFL and RISE, Maxwell Pearce hand-painted cleats and sneakers for four players. They would wear their shoes in the week 13 games during the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” initiative. Pearce customized each pair of cleats to raise awareness about a cause of their choice. RISE then auctioned off the cleats with the money going to the athlete’s philanthropy of choice.
RISE’s Champions of Change Shoe Auction was created to give fans a chance to walk in the shoes of their favorite athletes, who share their personal perspectives on race, identity, social justice and activism. The customized cleats and sneakers featured in the auction will also be showcased in February at RISE’s Champions of Change fan booth at the Fan Experience for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
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Reebok Human Rights Awards
Reebok commissioned Maxwell to create a small mural for poets, like Black Thought, and others to perform in front of as the awards were distributed.
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Buku Arts and Film Festival New Orleans
Reebok commissioned Maxwell to create this piece that was displayed in the Official Reebok reception at the BUKU Arts and Music festival in New Orleans in 2022.
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Players Tribune Headquarters Permanent Placement
This piece was commissioned by the Players Tribune to live in their headquarters in New York City
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Diversity Museum of Art and Culture Pittsburgh
This Piece was one of the two pieces acquired by the new Diversity Museum of Art and Culture in Pittsburgh
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Diversity Museum of Art and Culture Pittsburgh
This Piece was one of the two pieces acquired by the new Diversity Museum of Art and Culture in Pittsburgh
Notable Acquisitions
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Mark & Kembra Walters
Board members of the Guggenheim Museum and part owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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Westchester County Hall of Fame
This piece was acquired and permanently placed in the atrium of the Westchester County Hall of Fame. This was the home of the New York Liberty before their expansion to the Barclays Center.
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Detroit Institute of Art
In 2022, several members of the DIA came to Maxwell’s show and acquired this piece for the collection of the Detroit Institute of Art
Press
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Black Enterprise
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NCAA
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Westchester Gov
Exhibition Experience
2022
Reebok HRA 2022
BUKU Arts and Film Festival Exhibition 2022
Solo exhibition at N’namdi Contemporary 2022
2024
Spelman College Art Auction
George Washington Carver Museum 2024
Art Prize 2024
Art San Diego 2024
Prizm Art Fair 2024
CADA Afrospiritual Energetics
Red Dot Miami Art Basel 2024
2023
LA 2023
Footlocker Exhibition at Culture Con NYC
Prizm 2023