Paulo Machado

Paulo Machado is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Portugal, where he spent his childhood in a small farming village near the bay of São Martinho do Porto. In 1982, he began studying philosophy and theology in Lisbon and three years later he moved to Italy for one year to continue his theological studies. From Italy, Paulo continued his studies in England for one year and then moved to Kenya for two years. While studying in Nairobi, he investigated mythology and comparative cultural studies, gaining new perspectives on the conscious and unconscious forces that shape human pursuits.
Dissatisfied with the theological field and after a brief sojourn in Portugal, Paulo immigrated to the United States in 1989. It was there that he decided to focus his studies on visual expression. In 1994 he completed his bachelors degree in fine arts at the University of Maryland at College Park. Interest in visual expression had been present all along since his childhood, but by this time it had become the most effective means to understand and express his thoughts about his experiences. Public exhibitions of his work began this same year.
In 1997 he completed his Masters degree at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Marylan...

M.F.A. Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

B.F.A. University of Maryland at College Park, MD

2024 - Antidote, School Gallery, Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington, DE
2023 - The Circle That Could, School Gallery, Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington, DE
2022 - The Painting, School Gallery, Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington, DE
2021 - Healing, School Gallery, Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington, DE
2019 - The Body, Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE
2018 - Pause, School Gallery, Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington, DE
2017 - Unbound Vol.VII, ArtisTree Gallery, Pomfret, VT
2015 - Taking On The Masters, Northgate Studio, Chester, UK
2013 - Kelly Kozma, Paulo Machado, J. Singletary, Seeds Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- Broad Spectrum. Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
- 4 Local Artists, Blank Canvas Gallery, New Hope, PA
- Group Show, Jam Gallery, Malvern, PA
2011 - 11 Local Artists. Orchard Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2009 - Open Studio. School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
2008 - Ten Paintings. The Arts Scene, West Chester, PA
2007 - Color Reflex. Artizen Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas,TX
- Nine Paintings. Vassar Interiors, Wilmington, DE
2006 - Paulo Machado Solo. The Arts Scene, West Chester, PA
- Roads, War, and Systems. Vass...