Paul will be included in a traveling group exhibition entitled Obsession. It is currated by Nana Gregory and opens on October 22 at the Centré d'Art Contrmporain in Pont-Aven, France. In the summer of 2006 it will travel to Kirkcudbright, Scottland. Dates are also being finalized for its final stop at the Institut Franco-Américan in Rennes, France.

Directly on the heels of his successful solo museum debut at The Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, CA, and the publication of his award winning book Hybrids 1.0-3.5 (Laguna Wilderness Press), Heather Marx Gallery in San Francisco, California will present Paul Paiement's second solo show November 3 - December 10, 2005. Paiement's new interest in translating his work into larger wall-size installations and environments will shine in this exhibition, alongside a new series of his lovely egg tempera on panel paintings and watercolor on paper pieces.

The book, Hybrids 1.0-3.5, has recently won an award for book design in Communication Arts magazine. The award will appear in the November issue of the publication.

A short review of Hybrids 1.0-3.5 appeared in the June edition of Artscene ". . . .That insects and machines possess certain overlapping visual and structural similarities is not an original idea, but Paul Paiement’s approach is striking.  The multiple series of “Hybrids” are executed with such meticulous commitment that they bear the stamp of a scientific study even as they incorporate metallic candy colors and the buttons and panels of the latest consumer electronics.  Titles such as “Belinota Laserpointa” good naturedly evoke Latin scientific names, and the agglomeration of series works are arranged into compositional types as though sorted by genus.  If it is all rather too easy to swallow, the eccentric pleasures of this bestiary are substantial (at Laguna Museum, Orange County). . . "

Another, more brief review of Hybrids 1.0-3.5 appeared in the Calendar section of the Sunday, May 15th edition of the Los Angeles Times. Holly Myers wrote " the hybrids that populate Paul Paiement's paintings are appealingly fantastical creatures--part insect, part consumer gaget--but the strength of the show lies in the artist's meticulous attention to the actual physiology of the insects, combined with his elegant technique and rigorous compositional experimentation."

A one page review of Hybrids 1.0-3.5 appeared in the Saturday, May 7th edition of the Los Angeles Times. In the review, Holly Myers wrote "it is an impressively balanced body of work. The formulaic potential of the premise is offset by the rigorous variation; the cool, controlled,almost clinical precision tempered by the cheery color and the playful nature of the pairings. There is a touch of social commentary, a gentle dose of art historical allusion and a good quantity of intelligent optical play. The painting, moreover, is lovely. The tempera works have a smooth, creamy palatability that strikes a near-perfect balance between the work's organic and inorganic aspects, linking the powdery delicacy of a butterfly wing with the plastic sensuality of a computer mouse." To read the rest of the review please go to http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-paiement7may07,1,5446798.story

An upcoming book on Paul's work, entitled Hybrids 1.0-3.5,, will be released in conjunction with his Laguna Art Museum exhibition. It is a 96 page book featuring over 50 color plates, with essays by Christopher Miles and Rebecca Niederlander and an interview by Tyler Stallings. For more information, go to http://www.lagunawildernesspress.com/mambofolder/ The book has already received glowing reviews. David Pagel (Los Angeles Times) wrote: "These lovely watercolors marry art and science to serve up the visual equivalent of verbal puns: witty collisions among various meanings that lead to confusion and nonsense - not to mention delight and wonder."

Paul's solo exhibition, Hybrids 1.0-3.5, will appear at the Laguna Art Museum March 13 through July 10. The opening reception is Saturday, March 12th.
For more information go to http://www.lagunaartmuseum.org/upcoming_exhibits.html

Paul Paiement will have new work featured in a exhibition titled Observations at Carl Berg Gallery, 6018 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90036. The show runs from July 10, through July 31, 2004. The opening reception is Saturday, July 10 from 6-9p.m. For more information please call 323-931-6060 or e-mail at info@carlberggallery.com.

Paul Paiement will have new work featured in an exhibition titled Nature Fantastique at Ruth Bachofner Gallery (Bergamot Station) in Santa Monica. The show opens April 3 and runs through May 8. Nature Fantastique also features work by Nolina Burge, Richard Gate, and Constance Pohlman.

Paul Paiement will be giving a slide lecture in the Art Gallery at Golden West College in Huntington Beach on Thursday, February 12th at Noon. The cost is free--parking is $1 in the Gothard lot.

Both paintings on display at the Ruth Bachofner Holiday Group Show sold.

The Paul Paiement solo exhibition at the Laguna Art Museum has been confirmed to open March of 2005. The show will be accompanied by a 80-100 page book of the work, published by LWP (Laguna Wilderness Press). Efforts are now being placed on finding venues for the show to travel.

The next group show to include the work is called Luminous Painting: Contemporary Egg Tempera. It is curated by Donna Sandrock and on exhibit from February 4-28 at the Golden West College Art Gallery. Other artists include Caroline Cardenas and Ernest Valardie.

Here is a great excerpt from a weblog about my show last summer at Heather Marx Gallery:
 
Paul Paiement @ Heather Marx: While Wal-Martists start with a consumer object and make things from it that, ideally, result in beauty-added objects, Paiement works from the other direction. The cute little paintings @ Heather Marx were paintings of consumer objects… each built out of watercolors of bugs. Too little art has a cloying sense of humor. Paiement’s work does.
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Thanks for visiting my website! I'm going to be in an upcoming group exhibition at Ruth Bachofner Gallery (Bergamot Station) in Santa Monica. It opens November 22 and will be up through the new year. For more details go to www.bachofner.com.

Also, Heather Marx will have a few of my new paintings at Scope in Miami, Florida from December 4-7th.

Finally, look for my work to be featured in an upcoming issue of New American Paintings.

Website Opens!

After a lengthy and arduous process, PaulPaiement.com and .net are open to the public, both of which direct to the same website.

This website was opened to share the artwork of Paul Paiement with the general public, as well as to create an online portfolio.

Currently the site runs a bit heavily on Internet Explorer for Mac OS-based computers, but those problems are being investigated and fixed.