Meg Maher Pierce grew up in the Buffalo, New York area. A graduate of the College of New Rochelle, she went on to gain an MA from Columbia University and MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute. She was a teacher of art at the Herricks Public Schools in New Hyde Park on Long Island from 1969–2001 and found teaching to be an extraordinary source of energy and pride.
Residencies include Jentel Foundation in Wyoming, Hambidge Center in Georgia, Tyrone Guthrie in Ireland, Weir Farm in Connecticut, Brush Creek in Wyoming, Hermitage Artist Retreat in Florida, and Vermont Studio Center in Vermont. She has shown widely in the New York area, as well as recently at Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Florida Craft Art, and Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, Florida; and SPAACES, Harmony Gallery, Selby Gallery, Art Center, and Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Recent work includes painting and complex collage. Her latest passion has been hand stitched fiber in 3D form and on vintage dyed linens.
Meg now lives and works in Sarasota, Florida.