born : 1961 in Chicago, Illinois
lives : Paducah, KY
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1996-1998, Extension Program
International School Art, Montecastello di Vibio, Italy, 1990, Studio Program
School of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1986-1988, Studio Program
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1984, BA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
After France, Homey, Chicago, IL
2009
Oil and Water, Gallery IMA, Seattle, WA
New Work, Galerie Daniel Vignal, Toulouse, France
Large Canvases, Homey, Chicago, IL
2007
Absence and Shadow: What is left when all is removed, Greene Contemporary, Sarasota, FL
Paper, Canvas and Panel, Homey, Chicago, IL
2006
Marks and Consequences, Greene Contemporary, Sarasota, FL
Marks and Gestures, HANG, San Francisco, CA
2004
Charted Territory, HANG, San Francisco, CA
New Work on Paper, Shidoni Gallery, Tesuque, NM
2003
Running and Standing Still, Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA
On the Horizon, HANG, Palo Alto, CA
2002
New Work, HANG, San Francisco, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
Pintura Fresca, Edsvik Konsthall, Sollentuna, Sweden
2010
Pintura Fresca, Nothburga Gallery, Innbruck, Austria
2009
Pintura Fresca, Holtzman Gallery, Towson State Universtity, Towson, MD
Artists for Peace Art Action Project, Istanbul Dolmabahce Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Pintura Fresca, Knauer Gallery, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
2008
Draw Me a River, Greene Contemporary, New York, NY
Pintura Fresca, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA
Painterly Paintings: The Next Level, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA
2007
Art Miami, Greene Contemporary, Miami, FL
Assemblage, Greene Contemporary, Sarasota, FL
Bridge Art Fair, Greene Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Pintura Fresca, Gallery 425, Slough, UK
Pintura Fresca, artyfakt, Singapore
Association D'Art International, Galerie Z, Paris, France
2006
Scope Hamptons, Greene Contemporary, East Hampton, NY
Talent 2006: An Emerging Artists Salon, Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
Association D'Art International, Chateau D'Alba, Alba la Romaine, France
2005
Talent 2005, Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
Walter Tower Annual, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
Kentucky National Biennial, Murray State University, Murray, KY
2004
Walter Tower Annual, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
Voyages Dans l'Art Contemporain, Associaton d'Art International, Mirabel, France
Art Expo.Mexico.04, Galeana 70, Centro, Morelia, Mexico
2002
Triennale Internationale d'Art Contemporain de Paris, La Grande Arche, Paris, France
2001
Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea, Foretezza de Basso, Florence, Italy
2000
Dyads and Triads, HANG, San Francisco, CA
1998
Holiday Group Show, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
1996
Painting Workshop, Jeanne Brewer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Color (3), Circa Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995
Chicago-Leipzig 'Leben in der Grobstadt-Altag und Visionen', Leipzig, Germany
American Nomads, Circa Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994
Legume du Jour, Circa Gallery, Chicago, IL
1990
Year Round Exhibition, Ariel Gallery, New York, NY
AWARDS
2009
Citta de Firenze Medal, Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
2005
Third Place Winner, Kentucky National Biennial, Murray State University, Murray, KY
2001
Fifth Place Medal, Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
PUBLICATIONS
2009
Chicago Gallery News, August
2008
Page 1, SRQ, June 23
2007
Ghost World: Absence and Shadow, SRQ, November
Art from opposite ends of the spectrum, Joan Altabe, Bradenton Herald, November 22
Picture This, Chicago Home + Garden, September/October
Paul Lorenz, WOW, Volume 11
2006
Surpassing Expectations, Arts Across Kentucky, Summer
2005
Exposition International d'Art Contemporain, ADAI
2003
Art of Northern California, Alcove Books
2002
Triennale de Paris, Internationale d'Art Contemporain, ARTEC
ARTnews, March
2001
Arte Studio, Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea
ARTIST WEBSITE
Paul Lorenz