Short bio 🪒
Paula Parole (b. 1992, Saarbrücken, Germany) is a London-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice bridges film and fine art. She holds a BA in Visual Communication from the Academy of Fine Art Maastricht, a Graduate Diploma from Chelsea College of Art, and an MFA from Central Saint Martins, all awarded with distinction and supported by the Mona Hatoum Foundation Scholarship. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at TATE Collective, Guts Gallery London, Liliya Art Gallery, Bonian Space Beijing, Hypha Studios, and Filet Space, earning her recognition as a finalist for the Prisma Art Prize and shortlisted for New Contemporaries 2024. Paula is a resident artist at the Bombfactory Art Foundation and co-founder of the Filthy Fox Auction Club, an initiative championing emerging artists through curated auctions.
Work on view + awards 🎠
(selected)
2024
body mould, group show with Kesewa Aboah, Isabella Benshimol Toro, Inès Michelotto, Melania Toma, Giudetta Vettese, Paula Zvane - curated by Maddalena Iodice - 29.11-21.12 @ GUTS Gallery, London
HOMO VIATOR, group show with Jan Valik, Lily Hargreaves, Lorena Levi, Liu Bing, Louise Janet, Yifan Jiang, Zhang Shangfeng, curated by Zhimin Zhang - 10.10 - 24.10 @ Noiascape, London W12 9AH
HOPSCOTCH, group show curated by Gao Yumeng - 28.09 - 27.10 @ Bonian Space, Beijing
Shortlisted New Contemporaries 2024
Finalist of the Prisma Art Prize 13th Edition, Rome
It's Really Like That, group show with Will Harman, Jen Roper and Bliss Coulthard - 08.02 - 05.03 @ Liliya Art Gallery, London
Exploring grief and loss through art , group show 17.01 - 23.02 @ Willesden Gallery, London
'Artist of the Month' by ArtUltra, London - Article here.
2023
Filthy Fox Auction Club Vol.II , 9th December @ Greatorex Street Gallery, London
Bomb Factory Christmas Exhibition , 7-17th December @ Bomb Factory Marylebone, London
(Un)done. Group show 12 October - 12th November @ Hypha Studios, London
Gut Anecdotes Group show with Alberte Agerskov and Paula Zvane, curated by Maddalena Iodice, 13 - 16th July @ FILET Space, London
CSM Postgraduate Show 2023. Final year show, 28 June - 2nd July @ Central Saint Martins KingsX, London (Find my CSM online showcase here.)
Vestibule. Publication group show @ Lethaby Gallery, London
2022
MERCH. Group show @ Koppel X - Piccadilly Circus, London
I shop therefore I am. Group show @ Triangle Space, London
Into our worlds. Open studio show @ Central Saint Martins, London
Doing time. Cyber exhibition by aomame.space a project by Clwstwr R&D, South Wales
This is not a party. Group show @ Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
Awarded with the Mona Hatoum Scholarship for the Master of Arts, Central Saint Martins
2021
I can see clearly now. Group show with Iris Desirée Claessens @ De Meldkamer, Maastricht
Graduate Show Chelsea 2021 @ Chelsea College of Art, London
I'm ready to dance again! Group show @ Safehouse Gallery, London
2020
Late@Tate, Collaborative videowork @ TATE Modern Collective, London
2019
Kunstspur / Essen. group show with Friederike Pfitzner @ Open studio Friederike Pfitzner, Essen
2016
LES COPINES ( Short, 32 min.)
Official Selection: 'IN-SHORT Film Festival 2018'
Official Selection: 'Berlin Short Film Festival 2017'
Official Selection: 'Euregion Shorts 2018'
2015
NIEMAND IST WEG (Short, 14 min.)
Winner Audience Award: 'Euregion Shorts 2016'
Official Selection: 'Euregion Shorts 2016'
Official Selection: 'Short film programme Lumière Cinema, Maastricht, 2016'