Paul Polson

Education & Formation

1970

BA Art Education — University of Wyoming

Born and raised in Wyoming

Grad

San Diego State University

Graduate work in studio art

Grad

University of California San Diego

Graduate work — studio artist

1970–85

San Diego — 15 years studio artist

Organized figure drawing classes

Selected Exhibitions

Ongoing

JG Art Gallery + Events

Bainbridge Island, WA & Park City, UT

Feb 2021

"The Gallery Presents" — Hoffman Center for the Arts

Manzanita, OR — with sculptor Chayo Wilson and painter Frankie White

2017–18

"Out Here and Strata" — Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

Bistro winter exhibition

Ongoing

Own gallery in Astoria, OR

Downtown storefront on the river

Teaching & Lectures

Lecturer

University of Washington

Lecturer

Northwest College of Art & Design

Lecturer

West Sound Academy

Lecturer

Northwind Arts Center — Port Townsend, WA

Big Air Productions, Inc.

Founded

Big Air Productions, Inc. — 1990s, Pacific Northwest

Large-scale inflatable sculpture and scenic sets

Client

Cirque du Soleil

Inflatable snail — Mystère show

Client

Radio City Music Hall

Client

Broadway — "Cats"

Traveling scenic sets

Client

Macy's Day Parade · Disney

1983

Empire State Building — inflatable King Kong

50th anniversary of the film — launched inflatable career

Locations & History

Wyoming

Born and raised — geological world as lifelong inspiration

1970–85

San Diego, CA — studio artist + figure drawing

1988

Pioneer Square, Seattle — warehouse studio

1990s–2018

Poulsbo / Kitsap County, WA — 20+ years

2018–

Astoria, Oregon — downtown gallery on the river

Arrived with 2,000 artworks including 600 large pieces

Practice

"Strata" series

Geological cross-sections of landscape — stacked histories

Core sample perspective: human existence over time. Wyoming geology as origin.

Style

"Staccato rhythm" brushstroke — thick and thin application

Tactile surface. Traditional and interpretive landscape.

At JG

9 works — Oregon coast · Hood Canal · Saddle Mountain

Copper pipe and industrial subjects · Manzanita Beach

Education & Formation

Selected Exhibitions

Teaching & Lectures

Big Air Productions, Inc.

Locations & History

Practice

Selected Works