| Artist | Nico Pearleyes | Resides | France |
| Website | nicopearleyes.com | Medium | Acrylic Pencil |
| Representing Gallery | Casa Das Peritas Gallery Lugar de Mallas Fisterra (A Coruña) | nicolas@pearleyes.org | |
| Follow the Artist | Instagram | Facebook | Themes | Nature Spirituality Korean Folklore Origins of Knowledge Occultism |
About the artist
Nico Pearleyes is a French painter and graphic designer. He started painting during the lockdown in 2020 and quickly discovered it was what he had been seeking for years to express himself. He has lived in South Korea 3 times and it has significantly influenced his artistic practice.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Nico Pearleyes explores the boundary between reality and imagination through a visual language shaped by diverse influences—ranging from Renaissance painting to traditional Korean art, from skateboard culture to science fiction and from post-impressionist landscapes to pop surrealism.
His work stems from the idea that there is no strict separation between the real and the imagined. Reality is shaped by imagination, just as imagination is grounded in reality. Perception is not a neutral process; it is filtered through emotion, culture, and aesthetics in order to become meaningful. In Nico Pearleyes’ view, art plays a vital role in this exchange—it nourishes the imagination and gives shape to our perception of the world, to our consciousness. Art thus doesn’t merely reflect reality; it actively constructs it, and even invents entirely new ones.
By blending a variety of artistic references, Nico Pearleyes embraces the hybrid nature of contemporary perception. His paintings often represent distorted landscapes, symbolic animals, and ambiguous characters, exploring our way to represent reality, mixing both what is real and imagined. These visual elements allow him to question narratives, shift perspectives, and build worlds that blur the lines between the real and the imaginary, the known and the unknown. Through this playful exploration, Nico Pearleyes invites viewers to reflect on our power to become aware of our own outlook on reality and our freedom to redefine our experience.
Press
Nico Pearleyes’ works have been featured in Orange Book Vol. 1 curated by Artrepreneur and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Issue 46
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| August 2025 | Group exhibition: “Wild Card” | Nanny Goat Gallery Petaluma, CA. USA |
| October 2025 | Group exhibition: “Sonder” | The Vendue Art Hotel Gallery Charleston, SC. USA |
| December 2025 | Group exhibition: “Third Annual Postcard Show” | Brassworks Gallery Portland, OR. USA |
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Education
2023
Graphic Design, Gobelins, Paris, France
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Poetic Freedom, Solo Exhibition at Ground Control Paris, curated by Ground Control, Paris. France
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
2025 :
Art of Lore, Poetic Tiger Gallery, Boise, ID. United States
Once Upon a Nightmare, Curio Art Gallery. Portugal.
Dark Art Show, Curio Art Gallery. Portugal.
Fable and Folklore, Curio Art Gallery. Portugal.
2023
Ilustrofest 5th Edition (Outdoor exhibition), curated by Aha magazin, Belgrade. Serbia
2022
Power in Number 7, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA. United States
Artrepreneur, curated by Gallery Equity, New York, NY. United States
Power in Number 7, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA. United States
