b. South Africa, 1986

Pierre le Riche is a textile artist whose tapestries of tufted acrylic yarn depict autobiographical and dreamt scenes that play out across the surfaces of vessels or imaginary architectural spaces. These works rely on the motif of the urn, appropriating the art historical vehicle for epic narrative to communicate personal disappointments and regrets. The compositions are populated with characters, mostly male, who entangle and overlap, addressing masculinity as being in a constant tug-of-war with itself. Materially, the works are deeply celebratory and saturated with color.

Le Riche holds a Master of Fine Arts with distinction from the University of Cape Town, and has created installations for brands such as Daimler and Cartier. Le Riche lives and works in Aachen, Germany.