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Summary

<p>Image courtesy of Paula Cahill.</p>

"Line and calligraphy have served as a record of that which is seen and heard for thousands of years. Opportunities to observe and record movement, edges, or sound with line, surround me."
-Paula Cahill

Paula Cahill was born in Detroit, Michigan. Upon relocating to the Philadelphia area, she pursued a career in the visual arts while attending Temple University's Tyler School of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where she received merit and academy scholarships. Cahill also attended Parsons School of Design where she received a merit scholarship as a sophomore transfer student. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2009 and a Masters of Fine Arts in 2011.

Cahill's paintings are exhibited in the northeast and have garnered regional awards including Best of Show in the Celebration of Life exhibit at the Perelman Center and honorable mentions at GoggleWorks and Abington Art Center. She was a Fourth Wall top ten finalist at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2011.

Her paintings are often created from a single, continuous line that morphs from color to color, changes directions, and connects back to the beginning. Her compositions reflect the immersive and contemplative process of art creation, allowing the viewer to to have a momentary immersion into the artistic mind. Cahill sees her paintings as a metaphor for progression in individual lives and civilization in its entirety.

She continues to explore the power of abstract forms in her studio at the Crane Old School in the Kensington Fishtown area of Philadelphia.

Image courtesy of Paula Cahill.

Education & Community

Education & Training
M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
B.F.A. in Painting and Drawing, Temple University's Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 2009
Painting and Sculpture Guest Student, Parsons School of Design, New School University, New York, NY, 2003, 2004

Teachers & Influences
Cahill's work is influenced by Cy Twombly, Willem de Kooning, Alice Neel, Brice Marden, and cave and stone artists.

Connection to Bucks County
Cahill lives in Doylestown and works at her studio in Philadelphia.

Affiliations & Memberships
Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, CFEVA
InLiquid
Crane Arts Community

Career

Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
Progression, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2017
Past is Present with Andrea Caldarise, Crane Old School, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
Featured Artist, InLiquid Projects, Marriott Courtyard, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
The Drawing Room, Rittenhouse 1715, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
Intimate, Triage, Reflect with Lauren Findlay, Crane Old School, Philadelphia, PA, 2015

Group Exhibitions
Try to Understand, Brooke Lanier Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA, 2017
Celebration of Life, CFEVA, Perelman Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2017
The Four Elements, Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County, Doylestown, PA, 2017
Doylestown Arts Festival, Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County, Doylestown, PA, 2017
Annual Contemporary Exhibition, Delaware Community College Gallery, Media, PA, 2016
The Written Word, Bryn Mawr, PA, 2016
InLiquid Projects, Murano Condominium, Philadelphia, PA 2016
GoggleWorks Annual Exhibition, Reading, PA, 2016
Abington Art Center Annual Exhibition, Abington, PA, 2016
Celebration of Life Exhibit, CFEVA, Perelman Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
Victory for Tyler, Icebox Project Space, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
Celebration of Life, CFEVA, Perelman Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
Old Enough to Know Better, Crane Arts Gallery 105, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
Doylestown Art Days, Doylestown, PA, 2015
71st Annual Painting Show, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, 2014
Form Language, Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ, 2014
Doylestown Art Days, Doylestown, PA, 2014
Victory for Tyler, Icebox Project Space, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
Selby Gardens Payne Mansion Designer Showcase, Sarasota, FL, 2011
Prelude Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
MFA Exhibition, Samuel V. Hamilton Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
Gallery Eight, Philadelphia, PA, 2010
Annual Juried Exhibition, Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2010
Gallery 128, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2009

Publications
Create Magazine, March 2017, Issue 3, Curated by Bridgette Mayer Johnson
Progression, May 5, 2017
Art Review: Goggle Works Annual Juried Show One of It's Best, The Reading Eagle, Ron Schira, May 29, 2016
Fresh Paint Magazine, July 2016
Past is Present, A panel discussion with Susanna Gold, PhD, Andrea Caldarise, Tess Howsam, and Angelo Jones, Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, October 22, 2016
Diversity Displayed in Tyler Exhibit, Temple News, Angela Gervasi, April 25, 2015
Intimate, Triage, Reflect, An artist discussion with Jennifer Zarro, PhD and Lauren Findlay, Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, October 3, 2015
Six Artists Speak in Form Language Exhibit at Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences

Awards & Appointments

Teaching and Professional Appointments
Graduate Assistant, Digital Imaging, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
Graduate Assistant, Anatomy, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2010
Graduate Assistant, Painting I, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2010

Honors and Awards
Best of Show, Celebration of Life Exhibit, CFEVA, 2016
Honorable Mention, Abington Art Center Annual Exhibition, 2016
Honorable Mention, GoggleWorks Annual Exhibition, 2016
Top Ten Finalist, Fourth Wall, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2011
Merit and Academy Scholarships, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2010
Merit and Academy Scholarships, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2009
Merit Scholarship, Parsons School of Design, New School University, 2003

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