Peter Joyce was born in Poole, Dorset, and was educated at Bournemouth & Poole College of Art & Design from 1980. He went on to study at Stourbridge College of Technology & Art and qualified with a Diploma in General Art & Design and a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. He taught at the Bournemouth Arts Institute for many years, becoming Chairman of 'Room 10 Painting Group', and served as President of Bournemouth Arts Club.
Joyce exhibits regularly throughout the UK, and previous locations include Bath, Cambridge, Winchester, St Ives, Surrey, Brighton, Cornwall, Poole, London and New York. His work is held in many corporate collections, some of which include Lloyds, National Westminster Bank, Reuters, Binder Hamlyn, Bank of China, Hill Samuel, Cleveland County Fine Art Collection, Russell Cotes Museum & Art Gallery, Poole Museum Service and Hampshire County Council. Private collections are spread internationally throughout the UK, USA, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, and across Europe.