BIO
Paul Balmer was born and raised in South Africa. At seventeen he moved to Australia where he studied Fine Art at the Drawing School in Sydney and Graphic Design at the Sydney Institute of Technology. After university Paul spent several years working in illustration and advertising in Australia and America. Paul eventually left commercial art and moved to Europe to pursue his passion for painting. While living and traveling through England, Italy and France he explored various subject matters but was always drawn to Neoclassical architecture and sculpture. This exploration lead to Paul’s first gallery shows in London and Boston featuring large scale Neoclassical paintings. Moving to New York City in 1999 was a turning point in his career. What started as a journey into traditional academic painting gave way to works of the imagination. His paintings took on a naive and abstracted quality. And although his subject matter continues to evolve, the colors, shapes, and primitiveness of his work is markedly influenced by his roots in South Africa and Australia.
Paul's work is included in many private and public collections including Delta Airlines, Marriott Hotels Boston, The Queen Mary 2, The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Yale New Haven Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital and Suffolk University. His work has been shown in galleries in the U.S., UK, Holland, South Africa, South Korea and Australia.
Paul recently moved to New Canaan, CT where he lives with his wife and young children.
RESUMÉ
Current Exhibitions
Caldwell Snyder Gallery - Solo Show September / San Francisco
Past Exhibitions
2023
Hugo Galerie / New York City
Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
LA Art Fair
Caldwell Snyder Gallery / San Francisco
2022
Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Art Market San Francisco Caldwell Snyder Gallery / San Francisco
2021
Etienne Gallery - August / Netherlands
2020
Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Kobalt Gallery / Provincetown
2019
L.A. Art Show Caldwell Snyder Gallery / Los Angeles
Art Market San Francisco Caldwell Snyder Gallery / San Francisco
Art Oisterwijk Group Exhibition / Netherlands
Kobalt Gallery / Provincetown
Whiteroom Gallery / Bridgehampton
Arden Gallery - August / Boston
Caldwell Snyder Gallery / San Francisco
2018
Arden Gallery / Boston
Pan Amsterdam Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Caldwell Snyder Gallery / Napa Valley
Art Market + Design Caldwell Snyder Gallery / Bridgehampton
Art Market Caldwell Snyder Gallery / San Francisco
Arden Gallery / Boston
2017
Caldwell Snyder Gallery / San Francisco
Arden Gallery / Boston
Arden Gallery Group Exhibition / Boston
Etienne Gallery Group Exhibition / Netherlands
Art Market Caldwell Snyder Gallery / California
2016
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
Etienne Gallery Group Exhibition / Netherlands
Caldwell Snyder Gallery Solo Exhibition / Napa Valley
Context Miami Caldwell Snyder Gallery / Miami
Pan Amsterdam Art Fair Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Art Market Caldwell Snyder / California
Context NY Caldwell Snyder Gallery / New York
2015
Art Breda Art Fair Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Etienne Gallery Solo Exhibition / Netherlands
Caldwell Snyder Gallery Solo Exhibition / San Francisco
Pan Amsterdam Art Fair Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
2014
Campton Gallery Solo Exhibition / New York
Art Miami Art Fair Caldwell Snyder Gallery / Miami
Pan Amsterdam Art Fair Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Silicon Valley Art Fair Caldwell Snyder / California
Etienne Gallery Group Exhibition / Netherlands
Caldwell Snyder Gallery Solo Exhibition / Napa Valley
Art Southampton Art Fair Caldwell Snyder Gallery / Hamptons
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
Art Breda Art Fair Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
2013
Whitewave Gallery Solo Exhibition / Seoul
Caldwell Snyder Gallery Solo Exhibition / San Francisco
2012
Pan Amsterdam Art Fair Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Etienne Gallery Solo Exhibition / Netherlands
Flinn Gallery Group Exhibition / Greenwich
Caldwell Snyder Gallery Solo Exhibition / New York
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
2011
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
Caldwell Snyder Gallery Solo Exhibition / Napa Valley
Pan Amsterdam Art Fair Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
2010
Art Miami Art Fair Caldwell Snyder Gallery / Miami
Pan Amsterdam Art Fair, Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Arden Gallery Group Exhibition / Boston
2009
Art Fair Hertogenbosch Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Etienne Gallery Solo Exhibition / Netherlands
2008
Art Miami Art Fair Caldwell Snyder Gallery / Miami
Arden Gallery Group Exhibition / Boston
Pan Amsterdam Art Fair Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Caldwell Snyder Gallery Solo Exhibition / Napa Valley
Art Fair Hertogenbosch Etienne Gallery / Netherlands
Etienne Gallery Solo Exhibition / Netherlands
2007
Campton Gallery Solo Exhibition / New York
Pan Amsterdam Etienne & Van den Doel Gallery / Netherlands
Caldwell Snyder Gallery Solo Exhibition / Napa Valley
2006
Caldwell Snyder Gallery Solo Exhibition / San Francisco
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
2005
Campton Gallery Solo Exhibition / New York
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
2004
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
New York Contemporary Group Exhibition / Greenwich
Brighams Gallery Solo Exhibition / Nantucket
Campton Gallery Solo Exhibition / New York
2003
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
Brighams Gallery Solo Exhibition / Nantucket
Trajan Gallery Solo Exhibition / Carmel
Art Chicago Group Exhibition / Chicago
2002
Campton Gallery Solo Exhibition / New York
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
Trajan Gallery Solo Exhibition / Carmel
2001
Bond Street Gallery Group Exhibition / London
Campton Gallery Solo Exhibition / New York
Art Miami Art Fair Caldwell Snyder Gallery / Miami
Caldwell Snyder Gallery Solo Exhibition / San Francisco
Jerald Melberg Gallery Solo Exhibition / Charlotte
2000
Campton Gallery Solo Exhibition / New York
Trajan Gallery Solo Exhibition / Carmel
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
1999
Art Miami Art Fair Caldwell Snyder Gallery / Miami
Charles Hewitt Solo Exhibition / Sydney
The Artists Gallery Solo Exhibition / Sydney
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
1998
McLauchlen Gallery Solo Exhibition/ Southampton
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
Lydon Gallery Solo Exhibition / Chicago
1997
Albemarle Gallery Solo Exhibition / London
John Martin of London Solo Exhibition / London
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
1996
Everard Read Gallery Solo Exhibition / Capetown
Arden Gallery Solo Exhibition / Boston
Publications
New England Home / Winter 2019
Connecticut Cottage & Garden / May 2018
International Artist / December-January 2018
Pratique Des Arts / January 2016
SoHo Life / February 2013
Arrive Magazine / July-August 2012
Home & Design Magazine / Fall 2011
Art Nectar / June 2011
Vanity Fair / September 2010
The History of American Tonalism/ Published December 2010
Marin Magazine / October 2009
New England Home / March-April 2007
ARTnews / September 2005
Belle Magazine / July-August 2004
Lecturer in Fine Art
Art Center Europe / Montreux, Switzerland
Residencies
Weir Farm Artist in Residence / Summer 2009
Education
Fine Art Meadowbank College / Sydney, Australia
Graphic Design Randwick College / Sydney, Australia