b. 1965

Paul G. Oxborough studied at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Atelier Lesueur, a 4-year program that adheres to the French academic tradition. He has exhibited numerous times at both the British and Scottish National Portrait Galleries, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, as well as several other notable museums. Paul has had over a dozen solo shows and his work is included in collections worldwide.
    
Known for his bravura brushwork and his ability to capture light, Oxborough's frequent travels provide inspiration for his work, allowing him to paint a seemingly unlimited variety of subjects from intimate portraits and interiors to outdoor figures and landscapes. 

EDUCATION:

Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Atelier Lesueur, Minneapolis, MN

EXHIBITIONS: 

2023 Paul G. Oxborough, Cavalier Gallery, New York, NY
2021 New Works by Paul Oxborough, Cavalier Gallery, New York, NY
2020 New Works by Paul Oxborough, Cavalier Ebanks Galleries, Online
2020 Annual Small Works Online Exhibition 2020, Cavalier Ebanks Galleries, Online
2020 Paul Oxborough: Recent Works, Cavalier Ebanks Galleries, Online
2019 Contemporary Realism, Cavalier Ebanks Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2018 Realism: Then and Now, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2017 Palm Beach Art, Antique and Jewelry Show, Cavalier Galleries, Palm Beach, FL
2016 September Group Exhibition, Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
2016 Spring Group Exhibition, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2014 Contemporary Realism, Cavalier Galleries, New York, NY
2014 Group Show, Cavalier Galleries, Nantucket, MA & Greenwich, CT
2014 Naples Art, Antique and Jewelry Show, Cavalier Galleries, Naples, FL
2014 Palm Beach Art, Antique and Jewelry Show, Cavalier Galleries, Palm Beach, FL
2014 LA Art Show, Cavalier Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
1998–2012, Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, NY
2005–10, National Portrait Gallery, London, England
2009 Dean Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2006 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
2005 Albemarle Gallery, London, England
2005 Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2001 Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
1997 American Society of Portrait Artist’s, Montgomery, AL

AWARDS:

2017 Mystery Portrait Postcards, National Gallery, London
2017 Best Figure in the Landscape, Plein Air Magazine
2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2013 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
2010 Mystery Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, London
2009 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
2007 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
2006 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2006 First Place in Figure Painting, Art Renewal Center
2005 Best In Show, Art Renewal Center
2005 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London
2001 Guilia Palerma Award, Audubon Artists
1997 Grand Prize, American Society of Portrait Artists
1997 Award of Excellence, Communication Arts Magazine
1996 First Place, Artist's Magazine Annual Portrait Competition
1994 Award of Excellence, Communication Arts Magazine

REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS:

Feb 2013 Review, Solo Exhibition, ARTnews Magazine
Nov 2012 “Painting in a Modern Light” Fine Art Connoisseur 
Sep 2011 Solo exhibition review, Artnews Magazine
Dec 2006 “Making Each Brushstroke Count,” American Art Collector
Sep 2005 “Cutting a Masterful Figure,” American Artist Magazine
Apr 2005 “Better Than Microsoft Stock,” Leaders Magazine
Jan 2004 "The Figure in American Art,” American Arts Quarterly Review
Dec 2001 Cover, Gallery Guide
Nov 2001 "Emerging Artist,” Art & Antiques magazine
May 2001 Feature, ARTNews Magazine
Jan 2001 “Paul Oxborough’s modern paintings have Old Master’s grace,” Arts & Style, CNN
Nov 2000 "Modern Paintings Have Old Master's Grace,” Southwest Art Magazine
1996–97 "Painting the Figure,” Communication Arts Magazine
1989, 94, 96 Feature, Artist's Magazine

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

New Salem Museum, New Salem, MA
Baillol College, Oxford University, England
Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, MN