BIOGRAPHY:

  British-American-French Artist       Born in England UK, 1962

lives and works in New York since 1988 Lived in England, Austria, France

EDUCATION:

1978 to 1982:     École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France

SELECTED SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:

2024:   – PAUL PAGK Recent Works on paper, Miguel Abreu Gallery, 36 Orchard Street, New York, USA (April 3 - June 1, 2004)
– Wacław Szpakowski in Continuity with Paul Pagk, Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, USA (January 10 — March 30, 2024)
2023:   – Drawing Past and Present: Paul Pagk with Master Works from Durer to Matisse, Joe Project, Montréal, QC, Canada (November 30, 2023 — January 20, 2024)
– Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, USA (Jan 12 - March 5, 2023)
2022:   – Hionas Gallery, New York, USA (May 19 - July 9, 2022)
– C.A.P. Royan, France (June 18 – September 11, 2022)
– Thomas Park Gallery, Seoul, Korea (mid Feb- April 23, 2022)
2021:
– Fondation Fernet-Branca, Saint-Louis, France (October 2021 – mid Feb 2022)
2019: 
– Paul Pagk: Interaction, Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France (March 23 - May 11, 2019)
2016: 
– Paul Pagk, Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
2014:
– Oeuvres récentes, Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
2013:
– 18 Drawings and 1 Painting, Studio 10, Brooklyn, New York, USA
2011:
– Mesquite  drawings,  Some Walls, Oakland, CA, USA
2010:
– Recent paintings, My red maybe your orange, even, Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
– Children of the Revolution Cosmic Sex Poem, Exhibition, New York, USA
2008:
– Home is where the heart is, Baukunst Galerie, Köln, Germany
2007:
– Recent Paintings, Gallery Eric Dupont , Paris, France
– To K from P with love, Markus Winter, Berlin, Germany
– Aftermath & lexicon, Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, USA
2005:
– Open Project Space, New York, USA
– Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
2003:
– Batlle Pagk (two person show) curated by Adrian Dannatt, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, USA
2002:
– Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
2000:
– Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
– Galeries des études, ENAD Limoges-Aubusson, France
1999:
– MACC, Fresnes, France
– Le 10neuf, C.R.A.C. Montbéliard, France
1998:
– Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
– CRG Gallery, New York, USA
1995:
– CRG Gallery, New York, USA
1994:
– Galerie Eric Dupont, Toulouse, France
1993:
– Thread Waxing Space, New York, USA
1992:
– Galerie Eric Dupont, Toulouse, France
1991:
– Thread Waxing Space, New York, USA 1987:
– Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris, France
1986:
– Galerie Simone L'Hermitte, Rouen, France
1984:
– Jean-Marie Monthiers, Paris, France
– A.P.A.C. Montpelier, France

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2023:
– “Shake the Dust”, Summer group show at Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, USA – “Schema: World as Diagram”, curated by Raphael and Heather Rubinstein, Malborough Gallery, New York, USA 2022:
– “SINGING IN UNISON: Artists need to Create on the Same Scale That Society Has the Capacity to Destroy”, organized by Phong H. Bui and Cal McKeever, In loving memory of Jennifer Bartlett (1941-2022), Industry City, Brooklyn, New York, USA – “SINGING IN UNISON: Artists need to Create on the Same Scale That Society Has the Capacity to Destroy”, organized by Phong H. Bui and Cal McKeever, In loving memory of Richard Nonas (1936-2021), Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, USA
– “A Fleur de Peau III: Le dessin à l’épreuve du temps” at Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
– “Doomed and Famous: Selections from the Adrian Dannatt Collection” at Galerie Pixi, Paris, France
– “New York Connection, Summer group show” at Galerie Floss & Schultz, Cologne, Germany 2021:
– “Doomed and Famous: Selections from the Adrian Dannatt Collection” at Miguel Abreu Gallery, in collaboration with Sequence Press, New York, USA
2020:
– “Abstract Art from the Miettinen Collection” at Miettinen Collection, Berlin, Germany
– “MULTILAYER” with 50 abstract artists, curated by Ivo Ringe and Juliane Rogge, at RAUM SCHROTH in Museum Wilhelm Morgner, Soest, Germany
2019:
– Constructed: Paul Pagk/ Cary Smith/Beverly Fishman/Marilyn Lerner/Joanna Poussette-Dart, curated by Barry Rosenberg, Contemporary Art Galleries, University of Connecticut, USA 
– La Couleur, curated by Jean-Pascal Léger, C.A.P. Royan, France – Quasar - La collection, curated by Emmanuel Lesgourgues, Musee des Beaux-Arts de Pau, France – Paper Works, Artelli Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium 2018: – Introspection: Paul Pagk/ Warner Berckmans, Artelli Gallery Brussels, Belgium 
– 2D or Not 2D, Air Mattress Gallery, NYC, USA
– The Idiosyncratic Pencil Exhibition, curated by Ann Stoddard, Harper Center for the Arts, SC, USA
– Courant à contre-courant, curated by Emmanuel Lesgougues, Collection Quasar, Peyrehorade, France
2017:
– Lunchbox Fund Benefit, NYC, USA
– EXIL: Paul Pagk, Carlos Kusnir, Hyun Soo Choi, Damien Cabanes, Siobhan Liddell, Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
– Goerk / Grytting / Pagk / Welish, ART 3 Silas Von Morisse Gallery, Brooklyn, USA
– Summer installation of works by gallery artists Eileen Quinlan, Paul Pagk, Pieter Schoolwerth, Blake Rayne, Rochelle Goldberg, Miguel Abreu Gallery, NYC, USA
– Social Photography V, Carriage Trade, NYC, USA
2016:
– Visages de la ligne, Frac Picardie, Amiens France
– Sequence 6: one work, one week Rochelle Goldberg, Paul Pagk, Aaron Flint Jamison, Pieter Schoolwerth, Miguel Abreu Gallery, NYC, USA
– PPP Painters Painting on Paper @ Schema Projects, Brooklyn, USA
– Mamie Holst and Paul Pagk, presented by Jane Kim 33 Orchard, NYC, USA
– 5x5, Edward Thorp Gallery, NYC, USA
– Osamu Kobayashi and Paul Pagk, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
2015:
– The 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Hal Bromm Gallery, NYC, USA
– The Abstract Body, curated by Craig Stockwell, The Sharon Arts Centre, Peterborough, NH, USA
– ON PAPER Mamie Holst and Paul Pagk, presented by Jane Kim, 33 Orchard, NYC, USA
2014:
– Material Way, curated by Kathleen Kucka, Shirley Fitterman Art Gallery BMCC, NYC, USA
– (S)ITATIONS, La beauté devient avant-garde une passion privée, Musée de Sarrebiurg, Sarrebourg, France
– Summer Show, Focus on Painting, FL Gallery Milan, Italy
– La main invente le dessin, Abbaye de Saint-Riquier, Frac Picardie, Amiens France
– Pipe Dreams, Wishful Thinking, Grand Gestures & Dirty Lies, ACE Project Space. NYC, USA
– Brooklyn Bridge, curated by Justine Frischmann, George Lawson Gallery, SF, USA 
2013:
– Social Photography III, Carriage Trade, NYC, USA
– Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Year 1, curated by Phong Bui, Dedalus foundation, Brooklyn, USA
– la main invente le dessin, centre culturel de rencontre, abbaye de saint-riquier, FRAC Picardie, France
– Four Tet, JiM Comtempori, Barcelona, Spain
– Emergence, A Proposition by: Katrin Bremermann, Erin Lawlor & Yifat Gat.   
– Hôtel de Sauroy,, Paris, France
– Wit, curated by Joanne Freeman, Painting Center, New York, USA
2012:
– Around the corner, Four Painters Living in Tribeca: Hermine Ford, Joanne Greenbaum, Paul Pagk, Gary Stephan, organized by Lucien Terras, New York, USA
– Line and Plane, McKenzie Fine Art, New York, USA
– Surface Affect, Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, USA
– noir et blanc, Espace Henri Matisse, Creil, FRAC Picardie, France
– Wavers, curated by EJ Hauser and Rob Nadeau, Brooklyn, USA
– Ponctuation 8 /Inventer le dessin, Musée du dessin et de l’estampe originale, Gravelines, FRAC Picardie, France
2011:
– Social Photography II, Carriage Trade, NYC, USA
– A Romance of many Dimensions, curated by Brent Hallard,  BrooklynArtistGym, Brooklyn, USA
– A Review, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, USA
– A few of my favorite things, The End, Brooklyn, USA
– 70 Years of Abstract Painting – Excerpts, Jason McCoy inc. New York, USA
– Paper A-Z, Sue Scott Gallery, New York, USA
– Geometric Days, curated by Papo Colo, Jeanette Ingberman, and Herb Tam, Exit Art, New York, USA
2010:
– Social Photography I, Carriage Trade, NYC, USA
– Painting and Sculpture, Foundation for Contemporary Art Benefit, Lehmann Maupin, New York, USA
– Informal Relations curated by Scott Grow, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, USA
– Geometric Progressions, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, USA
– Lush Life, curated by Franklin Evans and Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Scaramouche, New York, USA
2009:
– A fleur de peau II – Le dessin à l’épreuve, Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
2008:
– Present, curated by Jay Murphy, HP Garcia Gallery, New York, France
– Group Show, Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
– Untitled (On Paper), Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, USA
2007:
– Inside the Pale, curated by Frank Schroder, Thrust Projects, New York, USA
– Orthodoxe/Hétérodoxe : choisir sa ligne, Le 10neuf, C.R.A.C. Monbéliard, France
– Beyond the Pale, curated by Candice Madey and Tairone Bastien, Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, USA
2006:
– Trait, ligne, écrire l’espace, F.R.A.C Beauvais, France
– Twist it Twice, curated by Franklin Evans, Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, USA
– Hands up/Hand down, Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, USA
– A fleur de peau, Galerie Eric Dupont, Paris, France
2005:
– Excès de traits, Frac Picardie , Amiens, France
2003:
– Le Cabinet 2, curated by Ann Philbin, FRAC Picardie, Amiens, France
– Le Cabinet 1, curated by Gabriel Orozco, FRAC Picardie, Amiens, France
2002:
– Zenroxy, curated by Ivan Vera, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, USA
2001:
– Galerie Martagon, Malacène, France
– Recent acquisitions, FRAC Picardie, Amiens, France
2000:
– Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA
1998:
– C.R.A.C., Montbéliard, France
1997:
– New York Draws, Gas-Works, London, and then Corner House, Manchester, UK
– Current under current, Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
1996:
– Drawings, AC Project Room, New York, USA
– Works on Paper, Alona Kagan & Jose Martos, New York, USA
– Other Rooms, Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York, USA
1995:
– Metamorphose Part II, Guillaume Gallozzi, New York, USA
– Summer Exhibition, CRG Gallery, New York, USA
1994:
– Logo Non Logo, curated by Robert C. Morgan and Pierre Restany, Thread Waxing Space, New York, and then to University of South Florida, USA
– Centre Lotois D'Art Contemporain, Figeac, France
– Written-Spoken-Drawn in Lacanian Ink, curated by Raphael Rubinstein, Thread Waxing Space, New York, USA
– Drawings, Galerie Regards, Paris, France
1993:
– Intérieurs, Musée Goya, Castres, France
1990:
– Abstract Painting, curated by Robert C. Morgan, Nahan Contemporary, New York, USA
– Three Painters, curated by Timothy Nye & Miguel Abreu, 470 Broome Street, New York, USA
1988:
– Galerie Jacques Girard, Toulouse, France
– Park Floral de Paris, Paris, France
1987:
– Carte Blanche à Yves Michaud, CREDAC, Ivry, France
– Centre Culturel de Brétigny, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
1986:
– L'Epure, curated by Yves Michaud, Galerie Beau Lézard, Paris, France
1984:
– Journées Jeunes Créateurs, Espace Kiron, Paris, France
– Sur Invitation, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
– Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris, France
1983:
– 55 Panoyaux, Paris, France

AWARDS AND GRANTS:

2018:
– NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Painting
2014:    
– Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptures Grant
2012:
– Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
– Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant
2000:
– Sheldon Bergh Award
1998:
– Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
1987:
– Prix Fenéon, Université de la Sorbonne

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

– New York Presbyterian-Cornell Hospital, New York, USA
– Fonds National D'Art Contemporain (FNAC), France
– Le Bon Marché (LVMH group), Paris, France
– Springfield Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
– Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA
– L'Artotec Limoges, France
– FRAC Picardie, France
– "Les Abattoirs", Musée de Toulouse, France
– Ville de Brétigny-sur-Orge, France

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

– Emireth Herrera Valdes, The Brooklyn Rail, “Paul Pagk: Queen of Spades”, February 2023 – Adam Simon, Two Coats of Paint, “Paul Pagk: Pure Painting Revealed”, February 2023 – Emireth Herrera Valdes, The Brooklyn Rail, “Paul Pagk at Miguel Abreu Gallery”, July-Aug 2022 – Stephane Durand, Sud-Ouest, “Paul Pagk ou la force de la couleur”, Juillet 2022 – Jean-Pascal Léger, “L’espace du doute”, Catalogue Paul Pagk, C.A.P. Royan, France, 2022 – Suzi Vieira, Poly Magazine, Paul Pagk: Géometrie Sensible @ Fondation Fernet-Branca, 2022 – Olivier Kaeppelin, “Vibrato”, Catalogue Fernet-Branca, France, 2021 – Daniel Guionnet & Valérie Toubas, Point Contemporain, Portrait Paul Pagk, June-August 2021
– David Ebony, Art in America, Memento Mori can Be Fun, March 2021
– Mériam Korichi, “Labyrinths of Perception/Les labyrinthes de la Perception”, Book, PAUL PAGK Interaction, 2019
– Stephen Maine, Two Coats of Paint, Review: The Abstract Zeigeist in Storrs -Beverly Fishman, Marilyn Lerner, Paul Pagk, Joanna Pousette-Dart, Cary Smith, 2019 – Jean-Pascal Léger: Catalogue La couleur, C.A.P. Royan, France, 2019 – Daniel Guionnet & Valérie Toubas, Point Contemporain, Portrait Paul Pagk, Sept-Oct-Nov. 2019
– Sophie de Santis, Le Figaro Art, Le Figaroscope Review/Coup de Coeur: Les couleurs musicales de Paul Pagk, Galerie Eric Dupont, April 2019
– Point Contemporain Agenda, Paul Pagk, Galerie Eric Dupont, March 2019
– Caroline Goldstein, Artnet Editors’ Picks: 11 Things to See in New York This Week: 1- Goerk/Welish/Pagk, August 2017
– Paris-Art: Exil: Paul Pagk, Carlos Kusnir, Hyun Soo Choi, Damien Cabanes, Siobhan Liddell, Galerie Eric Dupont, 2017
– Julie Crenn, Art Press review: Paul Pagk, 2016
– Cécile de Hann, Artorismagazine: Paul Pagk, portrait, May 2016
– Bill Clarke, Magenta Magazine: Paul Pagk, 33 Orchard Gallery, June 2015
– Zachary Keeting & Christopher Joy, Gorky's Granddaugther: Paul Pagk, April 2015
– Susan Happersett, Fibonaccisusan: Paul Pagk at 33 Orchard Gallery, February 2015
– Anne Malherbe, Art Press Review: Paul Pagk, vivacité de l'abstraction, October 2014
– Adrian Dannatt, Artcritical: Our Secret: Hidden Master Painter Paul Pagk, September 2014
– Christopher Stout, Arts in Bushwick: Paul Pagk: 18 Drawings and 1 Painting, April 2013
– Chris Ashley, Some Walls: Essay on The Mesquite Drawings, April 2011
– Sharon Butler, Two Coats of Paint: Geometry is real, March 2011
– Over 40, Under the Radar, Modern Painters: February 2011
– Le blog Processbleu: Paul Pagk, September 2010
– Brent Hallard, Visual Discrepancies: Conversation Paul Pagk with Brent Hallard, 2010
– David Cohen, The Sun: "Idiosyncratic Intellectualism", March 8, 2007
– Jacquelyn Lewis, Art Info: Interview; Paul Pagk at Moti Hasson, February 27, 2007
– Franz Dahlem, DADURICH, To K from P. Berlin, Germany, 2007
– Adrian Dannatt, Studio Visit on line, October, 2005
– 1990-2003 Prototypes, FRAC Picardie, Amiens, France 2003
– Sarah Douglas, Art Newspaper Review, May 2003
– Miguel Abreu, Connaissance des Arts, March 2002
– Alexandre Grenier, Pariscope Review, September 2000
– Damien Sausset, L'Oeil, September 2000
– Franklin Sirmans, Catalogue essay Le 19, May 1999
– Franklin Sirmans, Flash Art Review, March-April 1999
– Robert C. Morgan, Review, January 15, 1998
– Mark Van de Walle, ArtForum Review, November 1995
– Robert C. Morgan, Catalogue essay "Logo Non Logo", November 1994
– Raphael Meyer Rubinstein, Art in America Review, September 1993
– Donald Kuspit, ArtForum Review, Summer 1993
– Holland Cotter, The New York Times Review, April 1993
– Daniel Pinchbeck, Art & Antiques (Openings), March 1993
– Tim Nye, Catalogue interview by Tim Nye, Thread Waxing Space, March 1993
– Laurence Cabidoche, Art Press Review, December 1992
– Adrian Dannatt, Catalogue essay, Paris: Eric Dupont Gallery, September 1992
– Jean-Louis Pinte, Figaro Scope "Un accent d'avant-garde", January-March 1992
– Adrian Dannatt, Flash Art Review, January-February 1992
– Robert C. Morgan, Tema Celeste "The Endgame", January-March 1992
– Christopher Sweet, Art News Review, 1991
– Stephen Westfall, Catalogue essay, Thread Waxing Space, New York, 1991
– Raphael Meyer Rubinstein, Catalogue essay, Thread Waxing Space, New York, October 1991
– Miguel Abreu, Catalogue essay, “Three Painters”, New York, October 1990
– Patrick-Gilles Persin, Catalogue essay, Parc Floral de Paris, June 1988
– Jean-Charles Agboton, Art Press Reviews, February 1988
– Yves Michaud, Catalogue essay, “Carte Blanche” CREDAC, Ivry, December 1987
– Bernard Cambon, Catalogue essay, “Quand les formes génèrent les existences”, Centre Culturel de Brétigny/Orge, March 1987
– Jean-Louis Poitevin, Kanal “Promenade dans les Galeries Parisiennes”, March 1986