A b o u t
Paula’s work merges self-fiction and autotheory to explore personal memories and relationships.
Her figurative subject matters draw on intimate moments - whether from family albums or personal history, while reflecting universal human themes. She interrogates womanhood and societal constructs around gender and identity, incorporating sensory elements like incenses or oysters to heighten symbolic depth.
A defining feature of her practice is her use of unconventional framing and layered materials, which disrupt the traditional painting format, serving as both windows and conceptual devices that enhance or destabilise the imagery.
B i o 🥚
Paula Parole (1992) holds a BA from the Academy of Fine Art Maastricht, where she specialised in film and graduated with distinction in 2016. After releasing two award-winning short films, she shifted her focus to fine art, while working as an art mediator for the Boros Collection Berlin.
Since 2020, Paula has been based in London. She earned a Graduate Diploma and a Master of Fine Art, both with distinction, from Chelsea College of Art and Central Saint Martins, UAL, for which she was awarded the Mona Hatoum Foundation Scholarship.
Her work has been exhibited across the UK, Netherlands, Germany, and China, including institutions like TATE Collective, Guts Gallery, Liliya Art Gallery, Bonian Space, Filet Gallery, Safehouse Gallery, Hypha Studios, Koppel X, and Bombfactory Art Foundation. She has been a finalist for the Prisma Art Prize, shortlisted for New Contemporaries 2024, and featured in Muse Magazine, ArtUltra, ArtPlugged, FAD Magazine and the Financial Times.
She also co-founded the Filthy Fox Auction Club, which introduces a selection of art graduates each year through auction to support early careers. Its first event, held in East London in 2022, challenged traditional sales and has supported over 40 emerging artists so far.