about
Paul Ladnier

Born: August 27, 1944

Education:

• B.F.A. Ringling School of Art,
• M.F.A. Syracuse University

Activities & Positions:

• Professor of Art, University of North Florida

Specialty areas:

• figure painting,
• figure drawing
• studio painting.

Activities include:

• painting workshops and travel in Mexico, Europe, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Central America, and the four corners of America.
• Trained as a painter but with a background of nearly 20 years in advertising and public relations as an illustrator, designer, and photographer before returning to painting.
• Member of Society of Illustrators. Produced “Illustration South”, a national conference on illustration featuring many of America’s prominent artists and illustrators
  

Recent Exhibitions:

• 1999 Polk Community College Gallery, Lakeland, Florida
• 1998 FCCJ, Kent Campus Exhibition of paintings selected for articles on Male Artists’ Perceptions of Women
• 1998 Jacksonville Designers Showhouse, invitational
• 1997 FCCJ Gallery One-man exhibition. Continuing Transformations
• 1997 Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, One-man exhibition,
• 1997 Florida School of the Arts, One-man exhibition, Transformations
• 1995 Painting featured in the Elvis and Marilyn exhibition, Galleria Contemporanea,
• 1994 Partner’s Restaurant, One artist exhibition
• 1994 Jacksonville International Airport, one artist invitational
• 1994 Bel Canto, Casa Italiana, Neptune Beach, Florida, Group exhibition
• 1994 Senza Aiuto Altrui, Group exhibition of figure works, Casa Italiana, Neptune Beach, Fl.
• 1995 Art League of Daytona Beach, Group exhibition
• 1994 Allegro Con Brio, Featured artist, exhibition of figure works, Casa Italiana Galery, Neptune, Beach Florida

Publications:

• “Men Speak to Women” Kalliope magazine, 20th anniversary issue. Six paintings featured in the March 1998 edition, March 26, 1998
• Who’s Who in American Art,
• Collections: St. Vincents Medical Center
• Florida Community College Jacksonville
• Various works in Numerous private and corporate collections

Exhibitions:

Shown in five one-artist shows, participated in twelve group shows and received several commissions. Recent one-artist exhibitions include:

• Florida School of the Arts,
• Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art,
• Florida Community College at Jacksonville, and
• a group show of four Florida artists at Polk Community College, Lakeland, Florida.

Permanent

• Collections: St. Vincents Medical Center
• Florida Community College, Jacksonville, Florida