Lives and works in Essex
Education
1994-96 Goldsmith’s College, London, UK, MA Fine Art 1989-92 KIAD, Canterbury, UK, BAFineArt
Solo exhibitions
Studio Wall, Five Hundred Dollars
Montblanc, London
‘Paula Kane at the One Picture Gallery’, a project with Audrey Reynolds, London, UK
Emily Tsingou Gallery, London
Emily Tsingou Gallery, London
Musee des Beaux Arts de Mons, Belgium Appelboom, Corez, France
The British School at Rome, Italy
Galleri Wallner, Malmo, Sweden
Galerie Zurcher, Paris, France
Joint exhibitions
Phantoms, Angus Hughes Gallery, London
Songs from the Swamp, WUK, Vienna, Austria
Anopseudononymous, Five Hundred Dollars, London
Farmers Market, Handle Street Projects, London
Ten Years, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London
Paula Kane and Laurie Nye, Karyn Lovegrove Gallery, LA, USA
Inspiration to Order, Wimbledon School of Art Gallery, London
‘Paula Kane at the One Picture Gallery’, a collaboration with
Audrey Reynolds, London
Salon Connexions, Contempory Art Projects, London
Girlpower/boyhood, Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh,
Kunsthallen Brandts, Denmark
Inspiration to Order, California State University, Turlock, USA
Sweetness and Light, Marksman Gallery, Reading
Delicate Demons and Heavenly Delights, Oliver Kamm 5BE Gallery, New York, USA Sunset in Athens, Vamiali’s, Athens, Greece
The Valley, Bloomberg Space, London
Ex Roma, APT, London
John Moores Liverpool 23, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
2003 Variations on the Theme of Illusion, Emily Tsingou Gallery,London Pepinieres Artists, Forum Stadtpark, Gratz, Austria
2002 View Finder, Arnolfini, Bristol
2000 Haunted by Happiness, The Jerwood Gallery, London
Spring Show, Blains Fine Art, London
1999 John Moores Exhibition 21, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Henry Moore Fellows Exhibition, The Byam Shaw, London 1998 Brunnette, Clink Wharf Gallery, London
Group Show, Connaught Brown Gallery, London
1997 John Moores Exhibition 20, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Plastic Domestic, The Tannery, London 1996 The Open, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
Stepping Out, Andrew Mummery, London
Perseverance Works, Perseverance Works, London
1995 London Strasbourg, European Parliament Gallery, Strasbourg
Lewisham Arthouse, London
Anya Gallaccio and Paula Kane, Habitat, London Small Objects of Desire, The City Gallery, Leicester
Bibliography / Catalogues
2009 Paula Kane Studio Wall, ICFAR, LICA and RGAP
essays by Mikey Cuddihy and Ian Heywood, Edited by Rebecca Fortnum 2008 10 Years, Emily Tsingou Gallery
2006 Inspiration to Order, Lancaster University
Girlpower/Boyhood, Talbot Rice Gallery UK & Kunsthallen Brandts Dmk
Frieze Art Fair Yearbook, Frieze Publications
The Montblanc Young Artists World Patronage Commission Catalogue 2006, Germany
2005 International Policy, Arts Council England The Valley, Boloomberg SPACE, London
2004 Freefall, Arts Council England,
John Moores Liverpool 23, National Museums, Liverpool
2003 Paula Kane, La Lettre Volee, Brussels, Belgium essays by Edwina Ashton and Tim Saunders
Parcours D’Artistes Artists’ Experiences, Pepinieres Europeennes pour Jeunes Artistes, France
Baker and McKenzie Art Collection, Baker and McKenzie 2002 Shimmering Substance/View Finder, Arnolfini
2001 Visual Arts, The British School at Rome, Italy
1999 John Moores Liverpool 21, Walker Art Gallery essay by Richard Cork
1997 John Moores Liverpool 20, Walker Art Gallery essay by Louisa Buck
Commissions/ Awards
2006 Montblanc Young Artists World Patronage Commission, Germany 2003 Awards for Artists Scheme, The British Council
‘European Forum for Emerging Creation’ Conference, Austria 2002 Camberwell College of Art, Research Award, UK Appelboom Artists in Residence, Coreze, France
Pepinieres Artist in Residence Award, France
2001 Abbey Award in Painting, The British School at Rome, Italy 2000 Camberwell College of Art, Research Award, UK
1998 Henry Moore Fellowship, The Byam Shaw, UK
London Arts Board, Award for Individual Artists, UK 1996 The Delfina Studio Trust, Studio Award, UK
Selected Reviews and Articles
2007 Frieze, ‘Things Fall Apart’, Sally O’Reilly, Oct 07, issue 110
Glasgow Evening News,
2006 The Scotsman, Susan Mansfield, Aug 22
Art Monthly, Sally O’Reilly, Oct 6
Sunday Herald, Catriona Black, Sept 3
The List Festival Magazine, Alexander Kenedy, Aug 10-17 Weekendavisen, Ida Norlyng, Nov 3, Dk
Nyhedsavisen, Ida Budl, Dec 21, Dk
Magazinet Kunst, Ole Lindboe, Dec 4, Dk
Time Out, ‘Paula Kane’, Helen Sumpter, Feb 1-8
The Daily Telegraph, ‘Seeing is Believing…’, Robert Miller, 15 April 2006 Turps Banana, ‘The John Moores’,
Epoch Times, ‘Paula Kane’, Huw Greenwood, 16 Jan
Spoon Magazine, ‘Paula Kane’, A. Sanson, Feb/Jan
helloLONDON, Sept
2005 Time Out, ‘The Valley’, Martin Herbert, 27 April
2004 Frankfuter Allgemeine Zeitung, ‘Schiffbruch auf kunstlichen Fluten’, J Ebner, 3 April 2004
The Art Newspaper, ‘Paula Kane’, March 2002 An Magazine, ‘Viewfinder’, September
Art Monthly, ‘Viewfinder’, JJ Charlesworth, September La Meme, September
Art Contempoary, October
The Times, ‘Viewfinder’, 13 July
Guardian, ‘Pick of the Week’, 29 July
2000 Art Monthly, ‘Haunted by Happiness’, Michael Wilson, no 240
Time Out, ‘Haunted by Happiness’, Martin Coomer Sept 13-20
Kunst Katalogen, ‘Paula Kane, April
1997 Time Out, ‘Plastic Domestic’, Sarah Kent, Feb 12-19
Arts Review, ‘Critics Choice; John Moores…’ Edward Lucie Smith, Nov 1996 Time Out, ‘Stepping Out’, Martin Coomer, Sept 25 – Oct 2
Time Out, ‘Perseverance Works’, Martin Herbert, May 29 – Jun 5
Collections
Baker Mackenzie Collection, Choson Kakan Collection Tokyo,The Financial Services Authority (FSA) Collection, Montblanc Collection Germany, The Julian Opie Collection and many other international private collections.
Teaching
Paula Kane in addition to regular teaching as an Associate Lecturer at The Byam Shaw, Central Saint Martins School of Art where she worked on the Fine Art BA. She has also taught regularly at a number of Art schools including The RCA, Goldsmiths College and Camberwell College of Arts.
