Biography

“'Paula loves to paint' says my kindergarten report card. This remains as true today as it was then. I am fascinated by light, by the interplay of light and shadow, by the tactility of paint, by color. I love how the human face and the landscape are both constantly changing; I am challenged by showing how I see the world. I enjoy painting both the external likeness of a person or animal as well as connecting to and showing their soul on my canvas. When I paint the landscape I am preserving a vanishing treasure."
- Paula Gottlieb

Paula teaches private art lessons in portrait and landscape painting for any experience level, from beginner to enthusiast. Let her teach you in drawing, watercolor, or oil painting, from her studio in Cummington, Massachusetts

If you prefer, commission a family, pet, or individual portrait, or a rendition of a special landscape. Paula is a very talented hilltown artist who does beautiful work! View her gallery or contact her today.

Paula Gottlieb was born in 1947 and raised on a chicken farm near the central New Jersey Shore. She received a BFA degree from Tyler school of Art in Philadelphia with studies in Rome. In 1971 she graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington with an MFA degree. She has been painting for forty years.

Paula's special gift as an artist is in combining technical acuity with the capacity to capture the soul or essence of her subject, be it a person, a landscape, or a still life.

Paula teaches workshops, classes and retreats in painting and drawing. Paula also teaches classes at Greenfield Community College in Greenfield MA. She is available for individual instruction in all aspects of painting, drawing and the creative process. 

Her paintings can be seen at R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton MA, and at her studio.

Education

1971 MFA Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1969 BFA Tyler School of Art of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy

Teaching Experience (selected)

2009,10 Becket Arts Center, Becket, MA
2009-present Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
1993-present Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA
2008-present  IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, Stockbridge, MA
2006 River Gallery School, Brattleboro,VT
2006 Family Fun Magazine, Northampton,MA
2004 Castle Hill/ Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, MA
2004 The Springfield Museum School, Springfield, MA
2004,2003 Sharon Arts Center, Sharon, NH
2001 Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA
2001 Strathmore Paper Company, Turners Falls, MA
1994 Interface Foundation, Watertown, MA
1993 Hampshire College, January Term, Amherst, MA
1992-2003 The Guild Studio School, Northampton, MA
1992 Springfield College, Springfield, MA
1984-1986 Amherst School of the Arts, Amherst, MA
1973-present Private classes and individual instruction
1969-1971 Indiana University, Teaching Assistant, Bloomington, IN

Professional Development and In-Service Teacher Training
1999 Agawam School System,Agawam,MA
2006,07 Franklin County School System Inservice Day, Buckland,MA

Exhibits (selected)

one person
2007 R.Michelson Galleries, Northampton, MA
2002 R.Michelson Galleries, Amherst, MA
1998 Northampton City Hall. Northampton, MA
1997 Heritage State Park, Holyoke, MA
1996 Artspace Gallery. Greenfield, MA
1992 Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
1988,1983 Fauve Gallery, Amherst, MA

two and three person
1996 Hart Gallery  Northampton,MA
1987,2004,2005 Forbes Library,Northampton,MA
1985 Pittsfield Arts Center,Pittsfield,MA
1980 The Common Womon Club, Northampton,MA
1977 New Jersey Accomplishments in Art,Red Bank, NJ

group

2011 R.Michelson Galleries, Northampton MA  The Art of the Portrait
2008 Windham Gallery, Brattleboro VT
2006 Forbes Library, Northampton MA

juried
2010 Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1998 Paradise City Arts Festival, Northampton, MA
1999 Art on the Mountain,Wilmington,VT
1984 Springfield Art League, Springfield, MA
1978 Princeton Art Association, Princeton, NJ

invitationals
1991  Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA   Contemporary Lesbian Artists USA
1993-1998 Northampton Center for the Arts Auction, Northampton, MA
1982 Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Awards

1984 Springfield Art League National, Springfield, MA
1984 Sheffield Art League, Sheffield, MA
1981 “Fifteen Massachusetts Artists”, Springfield Museums,
Springfield, MA
1981 Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA

Demonstrations

1994 Williamsburg Brush and Palette Club, Williamsburg, MA
1992,93 Deerfield Valley Artists

Panels

1995 Outwrite Conference, Boston, MA
1994 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Interviews

2002 The Rachel Maddow Show, The Big Breakfast on WRSI, Northampton, MA

Residencies

2000,1999,1998 A Studio of One’s Own, West Chesterfield, NH
1978-1979 Cummington Community of the Arts, Cummington, MA
1977-1978 Monmouth Museum, Artist in Residence, Lincroft, NJ

Professional Organizations

The Portrait Society of America

Grants

Massachusetts Cultural Council, Local Arts Councils

2009 Cummington Cultural Council
2009 Williamsburg Cultural Council
1997 Easthampton Cultural Council
1996 Easthampton Cultural Council
1996 Greenfield Cultural Council
1995 Northampton Arts Council
1995 Shelburne Falls Cultural Council
1994 Sunderland Cultural Council
1993 Whately Cultural Council

Published

2008,09 Syracuse Cultural Workers Women Artists Datebook
2004     International Artist Magazine  "100 Ways to Paint Seascapes. Rivers and Lakes"

Represented By:

R.Michelson Galleries, Northampton and Amherst, MA