Biography

Wilhelmina Peace is a French-American visual artist currently living and working in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Cultural Anthropology from Queens University as well as a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art Printmaking from the Belfast School of Art at Ulster University.

In 2018, Wilhelmina became a member of the groundbreaking artist-led initiative, Vault Artist Studios, where she holds her studio alongside over a hundred other artists spanning all creative disciplines.

Statement

I create figurative pieces that explore myth, fairy tales and folklore. I am interested in how these stories employ symbolism and metaphor to dramatize metamorphosis and self-knowing. Dreams are prime material for my work, as are archetypal female figures that spring directly from my imagination. I also draw extensive inspiration from Surrealism and the role of the unconscious in art. My creative process is focussed on drawing, collage and printmaking, particularly etching, lithography and bookmaking.

In keeping with my belief that it is the role of the artist to foster a deeper, more sacred attachment to nature and community, I am firmly committed to the goals of eco-feminism and my work seeks to call attention to the urgent need to reconnect with the environment and our shared humanity. Apart from my own research into mysticism and spiritual practices around the world, I am inspired by artists/art forms, writers, thinkers and poets who seek to re-enchant us with the world and reaffirm the inherent beauty of existence.

Solo Exhibitions

Fauna Of Mirrors, Vault Artist Studios Gallery. Belfast, Northern Ireland. December 2024.

Shadowlands (in collaboration with Raquel Amat Parra), Vault Artist Studios Gallery. Belfast, Northern Ireland. December 2022.

Group Exhibitions

Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory. Royal Arsenal- London, England. November 2024.

Graduate Degree Show, Belfast School of Art. Belfast, Northern Ireland. June 2024.

MOTHER, Vault Artist Studios Gallery. Belfast, Northern Ireland. March 2024.

Now That’s What I Call Vault, MART Gallery. Dublin, Ireland. February 2023.

IMPACT 12 Symposium Exhibition, Bower Ashton Campus at the University of the West of England. Bristol, England. September 2022.

At Ease, Vault Artist Studios Gallery. Belfast, Northern Ireland. March 2022.

Northern Ireland Science Festival Group Show, ArtisAnn Gallery. Belfast, Northern Ireland. February 2022.

Halftone Print Fair, The Library Project. Dublin, Ireland. November 2020.

We Are, Matriz Gallery (online). 2020.

Multi-Matrix Print Symposium Exhibition, Belfast Print Workshop. Belfast, Northern Ireland. March 2020.

Melting Pot II, Artcetera Studio. Belfast, Northern Ireland. March 2020.

Belfast Is My City, ArtisAnn Gallery. Belfast, Northern Ireland. March 2020.

Melting Pot I, Artcetera Studio. Belfast, Northern Ireland. November 2019.

Members’ Show, Vault Artist Studios. Belfast, Northern Ireland. August 2018.