PAULA RUBINO


American, b. 1968

 

EDUCATION: 

 

2001, 2002, 2004                Odd Nerdrum, Stavern, Norway

1997 – 2000                       The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy, diploma 2000

1995 – 1999                       Angel Ramiro Sánchez, Florence, Italy, drawing and painting studies

1986 – 1992                       University of Florida, J.D. 1992, B.S. 1989

                                   

SOLO EXHIBITION:          

 

2018          Paula Rubino, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

2016          Pattern and Adundance, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

2014          Sea Change, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

2011          Magpie on My World, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

2009          Someday, Sometime, Somewhere, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

2008          Cerulean, SCAPE, Corona del Mar, California

2007          Nostalgia, Anelle Gandelman Fine Art, Larchmont, New York

                 Back Room, Galerie Oljemark, Helsinki, Finland

                 Evening at the Pink Wall, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

2006          Paula Rubino, Galerie Oljemark, Helsinki, Finland

                 Paula Rubino, Wäinö Aaltosen Museon Kahvila, Turku, Finland

                 Quiet, SCAPE, Corona del Mar, California

2004          New Paintings, SCAPE, Corona del Mar, California (formerly DNFA Gallery)

2001          Paula Rubino: Special Exhibition, DNFA Gallery, Pasadena, California

2000          Recent Works, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION:

2019      Dual Exhibition:  Louise Fenne and Paula Rubino, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA  18 Oct 2019

             Full Palette:  An Auction to Benefit the FAA, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, 29 May 2019

             Corry, Fenne & Rubino Pop-Up at Amelia T. Handegan, Charleston, SC, Ann Long Fine Art

              A Web of Artists, Friends from Social Networks, Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA 

              25th Anniversary Invitational, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

              Trio:  Fry, Pöyhönen, and Rubino, Mary Woerner Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL

                 

2018     Fancy This! Cherres, Fry & Rubino, Mary Woerner Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL

2017     Graceful Subteties:  Fenne, Pöyhönen, Rubino, Weed, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

            Hindsight 20/20,  Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

            In Good Company, Mary Woerner Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL

2016     Finnish Artists' Union Show, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland

2015     FAA US, MANA Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ

            Women Artists: Anonymous No More, Bonner David Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ

2014    Urban Aspect, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

           Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS) with Principle Gallery, Boston, MA

           Hats, Headdresses and Turbans, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

           Chiaroscuro:  Impressions and Imprints: Selected Work from the Florence Academy of Art Alumni

                   The Richard J. Massey Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, New York, NY

            Pay It Foward, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

            Hang 10, Bonner David Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ

            20th Anniversary Invitational, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

            Jussi Poyhonen and Paula Rubino, Mary Woerner Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL

            38th American Red Cross Designers' Showhouse, Stephen Mooney Interiors, Palm Beach, FL

 

2013      Boston International Fine Arts Show (BIFAS), with Principle Gallery, Boston, MA

             WPW (r)EVOLUTION, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

             Spring Still Life Invitational, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

             Investable Art, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

 

2012      Dialogues: Sally Storch and Paula Rubino, SCAPE, Corona del Mar, CA

             Go Figure II, Mary Woerner Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL

             Boston International Fine Art Show, with Principle Gallery, Boston, MA

             Young Collectors' Show, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

             The Florence Academy of Art Sixth Annual Alumni Exhibition, Florence, Italy

             Palm Beach Jewelry, Art, and Antique Show, with Principle Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL

             Look at Me:  A Cross-Section of Contemporary Portraiture, Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY

 

2011       Boston International Fine Art Show, with Principle Gallery, Boston, MA

              60th Annual All Florida Competition and Exhibition, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL

              Long Pose, Mary Woerner Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL 

 

2010       From Finland to Florida, Galerie Oljemark, Helsinki, Finland

              Figuratively Speaking, SCAPE, Corona del Mar, CA

              The Great Nude Invitational, Roger Smith Hotel, New York, NY

              Woman, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

              Evening at Antique Row, Mary Woerner Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL

 

2009         Classical Realism, WH Patterson Galleries, London, UK

                Florida Expressions and Reflections, Elliott Museum, Stuart, FL

                Go Figure!, Courthouse Cultural Center, Stuart, FL

                Common Ground – 11 American Artists, Galeria 9arte, Lisbon, Portugal

                Fourth Florence Academy of Art Alumni Exhibition, Florence, Italy

                Affordable Art Fair NYC, Anelle Gandelman Fine Art, New York, NY

 

2008         Paula Rubino and Jussi Pöyhönen, Galerie Oljemark, Helsinki

               Etchings, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

               Affordable Art Fair London, Gladwell Fine Arts, London, UK

               CFADA, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

               Art Helsinki 2008, Galerie Oljemark, Helsinki

               10th Anniversary Show, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY

               Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts, La Canada Flintridge, CA

               The Florence Academy of Art, WH Patterson Galleries, London. UK

               Red Dot New York, Anelle Gandelman Fine Art, New York, NY

               Tonalists and Impressionists: Then and Now, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY

               Finnish Painters’ Union Exhibition, Sea Cable Hall, Helsinki, Finland

 

2007         Artists of Finland Proper, Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland

               Boston International Fine Arts Show, The Brigham Galleries, Boston, MA

               Orange County Museum of Art, Art and Architecture Tour, Newport Beach, CA

               AAF London, WH Patterson Galleries, London

               The Brigham Galleries, Nantucket, MA                           

               The Florence Academy of Art: Third Annual Alumni Exhibition, Florence, Italy

               The Florence Academy, WH Patterson Galleries, London

               Works on Paper, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY

 

2006        Small Wonders, Pharmaka Art, Los Angeles, CA

               Small Works, Great Presence, Michael Hollis Fine Art, South Pasadena, CA

               Slow Art, Ann Long Fine Art, Atlanta, GA

               Charleston’s Fine Art Dealers’ Association 8th Art Annual, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

               London Affordable Art Fair, Bristol Affordable Art Fair, W. H. Patterson Gallery, London

               Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Dublin Antiques Fair Ltd., Solomon Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

               Italian Realism, Solomon Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

               The Florence Academy of Art:  Second Annual Alumni Exhibition

                         W. H. Patterson Gallery, London, England

                         The Corsini Family Stables, Florence, Italy

 

2005       Gems of the Grenning Gallery, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York

              Charleston's Fine Art Dealers’ Association 7th Art Annual, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC

              The Florence Academy of Art:  First Annual Alumni Exhibition      

                    Corsini Family Stables,  Florence, Italy

 

2004        Great Small Works, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York 

               Anthony Ackrill and Paula Rubino, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York

 

2003        Realism Revisted:  The Florence Academy of Art

                   Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York               

                   Panorama Museum, Bad Frankenhausen, Germany        

                   Century Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia

                   Andreeva Portrait Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

               Intimate Moments: The Figure in Paint and Pastel , DNFA, Laguna Beach, California 

 

2002         Kitsch Katakomben, Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum, Tonsberg, Norway 

               VERO:  Margaret Caldwell, Carin Gerard, and Paula Rubino

               DNFA Gallery, Pasadena, California      

               Paula Rubino and Urban Larsson, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York

 

1999         Paula Rubino and Patricia Watwood, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York  

 

GRANTS:

 

2010          WSA and Martin County Arts Council Grant

2009          Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Grant

2006          Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Grant

1986          American Institute of Architects (AIA) Scholarship

 

AFFILIATION:

 

2008 – present       Finnish Painters’ Union, Finnish Artists’ Union

 

PUBLICATION:

Paula Rubino and Louise Fenne, Shared Connections, American Art Collector pp.  140-141 (Oct. 2019)

Malafronte, Allison, In the Studio: Paula Rubino, Newington-Cropsey Cultural Studies Center, Feb. 2019

 

Compton, Kelly, Southern Charms: Art in Charleston, Fine Art Connoisseur p. 82 (Jan/Feb 2017)

Handegan, Amelia, Rooms, pp. 40, 43, 79, 103, 127 (Rizzoli New York, 2016)

Malafronte, Allison,  The Florence Academy of Art:  The First 25 Years 1991 - 2016 (2015)

Carlson, Jeffrey, Jeremy Mann Selects Exceptional Cityscapes, Fine Art Today, Fine Art Connoisseur (Oct. 9, 2014)

 

Carlson, Jeffrey, How Artists and Galleries are Paying It Foward, Fine Art Today, Fine Art Connoisseur (Sept. 11, 2014)

 

Vine, Richard, The Nerdrum School, The Master and his Students, Orfeus Publishers, Oslo (Nov 2013)

 

Harp, Grady, Circles, Loops, and Links, POETSartists, www.poetsandartists.com (Spring 2013)

 

Compton, Kelly, Classic and Classy in Charleston, Fine Art Connoiseur, p.65 (Jan/Feb 2012)

 

Owen, Mitchell, Fancy Free, Architectural Digest, pp. 104, 105 (July 2011)

 

Pool, Olivia, Fresh Palatte, Charleston Scene, cover and p. 20 (March 3, 2011)

 

Smith, Nick, Ann Long's Artists Pay Homage to the Fairer Sex, Charleston City Paper (April 14, 2010)

 

Bauer, Marilyn, Juried Show Fantastic, The Stuart News (Oct. 16, 2009)

 

New Work by Paula Rubino, Post and Courier (Feb. 5, 2009)

 

Compton, Kelly, Classic and Classy:  Art in Charleston, Fine Art Connoisseur (Jan/Feb 2009)

 

Stokes, Laura, A Classic Twist, Charleston City Paper (Feb. 4, 2009)

 

Stacy, Greg, The Girls in Paula Rubino's "Cerulean" Look Like They'd Rather Be Reading, The OC Weekly (Oct. 9, 2008)

   

Landes, Jennifer, Naturalist Painting at Grenning Gallery, The East Hampton Star (March 26, 2008)

 

Pool, Olivia, Artwalk, Post and Courier, Charleston, SC (March 1, 2007)

 

Laitilassa, Gloria magazine, Helsinki, Finland (November 2006)

 

Italian Realism catalogue, Solomon Gallery, Dublin, Ireland (June 2006)

 

Sankkila, Heikki, Kunantekijöillä on vanhassa koulussa vapaus käyttää tilaa, Turun Sanomat, Turku, Finland (May 11, 2006)

 

The Florence Academy of Art Second Annunal Alumni Exhibition catalogue, Florence, Italy (February 2006)

 

Florence Academy Exhibiton in Corsini Palace, The Journal of the Art Renewal Center (December 13, 2005)

 

Hedberg, Gregory, A New Direction in Art Education:  The Florence Academy of Art, Andy Warhol, and a New Aesthetic Movement ,The Journal of the Art Renewal Center (2004)

 

Realism Revisted, The Tretyakow Gallery Magazine, The State Tretyakow Museum, The National Museum of Russian Fine Art, Moscow, Russia (1st Quarter, 2004)

 

New Portrait Gallery Brings International Flavor to Santa Fe, Business Wire (November 20, 2003) 

 

Johnson, Ken, ‘Realism Revisited:’ – ‘The Florence Academy of Art’, The New York Times, Art in Review (September 13, 2003)

 

Ross, Sherry, Realism Revisited:  The Florence Academy of Art, Hirschl & Adler Galleries Exhibition Review, The Journal of the Art Renewal Center (2003)

 

Mendenhall, Lauri, SCAPE Opens a New Window, Coast Magazine, Newport Beach, CA (September 2003)

 

Realism Revisted, Hirschl & Adler Galleries catalogue, New York, New York, USA (July 2003)

 

Spike, John, Realism Revisited, Art and Antiques (March 2003)

 

Realism Revisted, Panorama Museum catalogue, Bad Frankenhausen, Germany (February 2003)

 

Young, Beth, Capturing the Old World Light, The Sag Harbor Express, The Arts (April 4, 2002)

 

Dunhill, Priscilla, An Island Sheltered, Bright Sky Press (2002)

 

Landscapes and Figures, The Sag Harbor Express (August 12, 1999)

 

Massetani, Giacomo and Rubino, Paula, I Figli del Papa, Editori Furetto, Florence, Italy