Born 1976 in Massachusetts.
Resides and works in Washington, DC.
Bio
Paul is a painter, art educator and arts manager with 20 years of experience supporting the visual arts in Washington, DC. With an MFA in painting from American University and close to 10 years of experience teaching studio art at the Washington Studio School and Prince George’s Community College, he is committed to facilitating opportunities for creative engagement and to helping people find and develop their innate artistry. In addition to teaching, he has run figure model sessions at Hillyer Art Space and the Washington Drawing Center. He also has served on the boards of directors of several local arts nonprofits. Paul prioritizes active listening, collaboration, curiosity, exploration, synthesis and trust in the studio and classroom.
Teaching
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Faculty Member (watercolor and oil painting)
Certificate Program Student Advisor
2018 – Current
Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD
Adjunct Professor of Art (drawing)
2010 – 2011
Exhibitions
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Faculty Exhibition
2024
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Faculty Exhibition
2023
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Faculty Exhibition
2019
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Drawn
2019
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Faculty Exhibition
2018
DC Arts Center, Washington, DC
Sip & Paint: van Gogh’s Starry Night
2016
Fieldwork Showing, Washington, DC
Memory Stories: A Presentation of Developing Work
2015
Washington Drawing Center, Washington, DC
Plain Sight / New Work (solo show)
2015
Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
Portrait of Self as Other
2015
DC Arts Center, Washington, DC
1460 Wallmountables
2014
Church of the Pilgrims Bird Room Art Gallery, Washington, DC
Dupont Drawing Group Members Exhibition
2014
Prince Georges Community College, Largo, MD
Approaches to Drawing
2013
AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, NH
Juried Show Award Winners 1993 – 2012
2013
DC Arts Center, Washington DC
1460 Wallmountables
2013
doris-mae, Washington, DC
Pat Goslee / Becca Kallem / Paul Pietsch / William Whitaker / Will Copps
2012
Prince Georges Community College, Largo, MD
Faculty Exhibition
2011
(e)merge Art Fair, Washington, DC
Washington Project for the Arts Flat File
2011
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
New Art Examined
2006
Prada Gallery, Washington, DC
2006
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC
MFA Thesis Exhibition
2006
Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC
Art Romp 18
2005
Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC
Seventeen Artists, A Project Curated by William Pope.L
2005
Watkins Gallery, American University, Washington, DC
First-Year MFA Student Exhibition
2005
AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Eleventh Annual Juried Summer Exhibition
(received Juror’s Award)
2003
AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Tenth Annual Juried Summer Exhibition
2002
Museo Katinamit, San Cristobal Verapaz, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
2001
Arts Management and Leadership
Washington Studio School
Treasurer, Board of Directors
2022 – 2024
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Washington, DC
Research Manager
2012 – 2019
Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC
Life Drawing Group Coordinator
2009 – 2020
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
Grant Reviewer: General Operating Support for Service Organizations Grant
2017
Kentucky Arts Council, Frankfort, KY
Grant Reviewer: Kentucky Arts Partnership Grant
2017
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
Artist Reviewer of Strategic Plan 2015-2020
2014 & 2015
Washington Drawing Center, Washington, DC
Associate Artist & Figure Model Coordinator
2013 – 2015
doris-mae, Washington, DC
Reading Group Facilitator
2013
Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
Artists’ Advisory Council Member
2012 – 2014
Art Enables, Washington, DC
Member and President of the Board of Directors
2004 – 2008
Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Silver Spring, MD
Public Programming Intern
2006
Flashpoint Gallery of Cultural Development Corporation, Washington, DC
Gallery and Development Intern
2004
Community of Hope, Washington, DC
Artist-in-Residence
2004
Peace Corps, Chilasco, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Peace Corps Volunteer
1999 – 2001
Education
American University, Washington, DC
Master of Fine Arts, Painting
2006
American University, Washington, DC
Graduate Certificate in Arts Management
2004
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Bachelor of Arts in History, Cum Laude
1999
Resides and works in Washington, DC.
Bio
Paul is a painter, art educator and arts manager with 20 years of experience supporting the visual arts in Washington, DC. With an MFA in painting from American University and close to 10 years of experience teaching studio art at the Washington Studio School and Prince George’s Community College, he is committed to facilitating opportunities for creative engagement and to helping people find and develop their innate artistry. In addition to teaching, he has run figure model sessions at Hillyer Art Space and the Washington Drawing Center. He also has served on the boards of directors of several local arts nonprofits. Paul prioritizes active listening, collaboration, curiosity, exploration, synthesis and trust in the studio and classroom.
Teaching
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Faculty Member (watercolor and oil painting)
Certificate Program Student Advisor
2018 – Current
Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD
Adjunct Professor of Art (drawing)
2010 – 2011
Exhibitions
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Faculty Exhibition
2024
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Faculty Exhibition
2023
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Faculty Exhibition
2019
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Drawn
2019
Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
Faculty Exhibition
2018
DC Arts Center, Washington, DC
Sip & Paint: van Gogh’s Starry Night
2016
Fieldwork Showing, Washington, DC
Memory Stories: A Presentation of Developing Work
2015
Washington Drawing Center, Washington, DC
Plain Sight / New Work (solo show)
2015
Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
Portrait of Self as Other
2015
DC Arts Center, Washington, DC
1460 Wallmountables
2014
Church of the Pilgrims Bird Room Art Gallery, Washington, DC
Dupont Drawing Group Members Exhibition
2014
Prince Georges Community College, Largo, MD
Approaches to Drawing
2013
AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, NH
Juried Show Award Winners 1993 – 2012
2013
DC Arts Center, Washington DC
1460 Wallmountables
2013
doris-mae, Washington, DC
Pat Goslee / Becca Kallem / Paul Pietsch / William Whitaker / Will Copps
2012
Prince Georges Community College, Largo, MD
Faculty Exhibition
2011
(e)merge Art Fair, Washington, DC
Washington Project for the Arts Flat File
2011
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
New Art Examined
2006
Prada Gallery, Washington, DC
2006
American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC
MFA Thesis Exhibition
2006
Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC
Art Romp 18
2005
Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC
Seventeen Artists, A Project Curated by William Pope.L
2005
Watkins Gallery, American University, Washington, DC
First-Year MFA Student Exhibition
2005
AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Eleventh Annual Juried Summer Exhibition
(received Juror’s Award)
2003
AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Tenth Annual Juried Summer Exhibition
2002
Museo Katinamit, San Cristobal Verapaz, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
2001
Arts Management and Leadership
Washington Studio School
Treasurer, Board of Directors
2022 – 2024
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Washington, DC
Research Manager
2012 – 2019
Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC
Life Drawing Group Coordinator
2009 – 2020
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
Grant Reviewer: General Operating Support for Service Organizations Grant
2017
Kentucky Arts Council, Frankfort, KY
Grant Reviewer: Kentucky Arts Partnership Grant
2017
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
Artist Reviewer of Strategic Plan 2015-2020
2014 & 2015
Washington Drawing Center, Washington, DC
Associate Artist & Figure Model Coordinator
2013 – 2015
doris-mae, Washington, DC
Reading Group Facilitator
2013
Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
Artists’ Advisory Council Member
2012 – 2014
Art Enables, Washington, DC
Member and President of the Board of Directors
2004 – 2008
Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Silver Spring, MD
Public Programming Intern
2006
Flashpoint Gallery of Cultural Development Corporation, Washington, DC
Gallery and Development Intern
2004
Community of Hope, Washington, DC
Artist-in-Residence
2004
Peace Corps, Chilasco, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Peace Corps Volunteer
1999 – 2001
Education
American University, Washington, DC
Master of Fine Arts, Painting
2006
American University, Washington, DC
Graduate Certificate in Arts Management
2004
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Bachelor of Arts in History, Cum Laude
1999