Syracuse area artist, photographer and educator Paul Pearce, who earned his master's degree from SUNY Oswego in 1982 and taught art and photography here from 2003 to 2013, led an artist's talk Feb. 15 about "Fire for Effect" on exhibit in Tyler Art Gallery. His work co-exhibited with the "How We Rebuild," selections of work created by grant winners and finalists from The Aftermath Project, a non-profit organization committed to addressing the effects of war upon a society.