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Greg Payce was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1956. He received his Bachelor of Arts, with a minor in Anthropology, from the University of Alberta in 1977, and his Master of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1987. Payce has been Head of Ceramics at the Alberta College of Art and Design since 1989.

Payce worked with more traditional vessel forms at the start of his career, inspired by ancient pottery from Crete (Octopus Vase, 1992). In the 2000’s he began to explore the negative space between pottery forms to created images (Al Barelli, 2002).

Starting in 2007, Payce began to create large-scale lenticular photographs of major pieces, opening new possibilities for seeing and experiencing the original works (The Customs and the Spirit of the Nations: Occident, 2011). He also began to work with video projections onto moving works, creating mesmerizing sequences that relate decorative motifs found around the globe to contemporary ceramics practice (Albedo Lux: Europa, 2009).

Most recently, Payce’s work was featured in the 2012 solo exhibition, Illusions, at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. His work is included in numerous public and private collections, including the Claridge Collection in Montreal, the Gardiner Museum in Toronto, and the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec. He has also given numerous lectures workshops and presentations both in Canada and internationally. He is also the 2013 recipient of the Saidye Bronfman Award now part of the Governor General’s Award in Visual Arts and Media. Payce lives and works in Calgary, Alberta.