Paul Mauren earned his BFA and MFA at Eastern Michigan University. During the early 1980s, he served as Master Teacher of Sculpture at The New York State Summer School for the Arts, sponsored by the New York State Education Department and the State University of New York at Fredonia. He was a Professor of Art at The Center for Art and Design, the College of Saint Rose from 1978-2018, where he taught undergraduate and graduate sculpture. Paul is an alumni residency artist at Sculpture Space, Inc. in Utica, NY, and he recently participated in the Salem-to-Salem artist residency program at Salem Art Works in Salem, NY.
Mauren’s recent exhibitions include; Solo Exhibition, Lake George Arts Project Courthouse Gallery, Lake George, NY. “Rebound”, Five New York State Artists, Sandy Hills Arts Center, Hudson Falls, NY, Curated by Dan Cameron. “Force”, curated by Pearl Cafritz at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT, and “Something”, Mauren Sculpture / Brodie Painting, a two-person exhibition at the Onondaga Community College gallery, Syracuse, NY. He has exhibited widely, with exhibitions in New York State at Albany Center Gallery, Albany; Art/Omi, Ghent; Jamaica Art Center, Queens; Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany; Albany International Airport Gallery, Albany; Sculpture Center, New York City; Hudson Valley Community College, Troy; Queens College, Queens; Hartwick College, Oneonta; Union College, Schenectady; Opalka Gallery, Sage Colleges, Albany; Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica. His work has also been included in exhibitions at Williams College, Williamstown, MA; Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT; Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, MA; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH.
Artist Statement:
My sculptural practice is improvisational, rooted in conceptual strategies, traditional fabrication methods and structural inventions. I am interested in exploring both compatible and opposing imagery, inviting moments of tension and discovery. These encounters lead to the emergence of newly animated forms and fragmented conclusions, reflecting the unpredictable nature of both the organic and constructed worlds.
