Artist Statement
I am a professional fine artist with over 20 years of painting experience and 10 years of teaching under my belt.
My work has been showcased at art festivals across the United States, and I’ve had the privilege of leading painting workshops internationally.
As a social media art influencer, I’ve built a community of nearly one million followers on Instagram and Facebook, where I share my creative journey and inspire otherS.
My latest collections focus on whimsical paintings, pet portraits, and figures in landscapes, though my versatility spans all mediums and styles, honed through years of teaching.
I am passionate about sharing the joy of art with children, adults, and offering therapeutic art sessions for individuals with special needs and their caregivers.
Interview and Art Showcase at Fox5
Bio
Paola Luther is an award winning artist with a delicate touch and sense of light and color.
Paola has been painting since childhood. As an adult she became a professional artist in fine arts attending several years of intense ateliers training in the Washington DC area and Los Angeles. Paola has participated in multiple workshops with talented artists around the world. She has produced whimsical paintings, pet portraits, colorful plein-air pieces, commissioned paintings and portraits. Paola’s original works can be found in private collections in the United States and Europe.
Paola is usually painting in her studio in Los Angeles, CA.
PREVIOUS ART SHOWS
Kings Mountain 60th Art Fair 2024
Palo Alto Festival of the Arts 2024
Los Altos Arts and Wine Festival 2024
La Jolla Arts and Wine Festival 2024
Carlsbad Art Show 2024
Paso Robles Art on the Park 2024
Kings Gillete Art Show 2024
Mission Fed Little Italy San Diego 2024
Beverly Hills Art Show Spring 2024
Ojai Art on the Park 2024
Carlsbad Art Show 2024
Kings Mountain 60th Art Fair 2024
La Jolla Arts and Wine Festival 2023 (I am the 2023 featured artist) Come and visit! (www.lajollaartandwinefestival.com)
La Quinta Art on the Street Shows winter 2023
Beverly Hills Art Show 2023
ART EDUCATION
2022 New York Chelsea Galleries Visits and Introductions
2022 Summer Art Residency in France - Atelier Chateau Orquevaux
2022 Jennifer McChristian Plein Air Workshop, Ojai CA
2022 Atelier of Vadim Zanginian, Abstraction and Impressionism, CA
2022 Los Feliz Drawing Workshop, Figure Drawing
2021 Richard Oliver Plein Air Workshops around Los Angeles CA
2021 Atelier of Vadim Zanginian, Abstraction and Impressionism, CA
2021 Mike Hernandez, Color and Light Mentorship, Los Angeles CA
2021 Regina Lyubovnaya, Still Life Mentorship, Los Angeles CA
2021 Brainstorm School of Art, 2 semesters, Los Angeles CA
2021 Los Feliz Drawing Workshop, Figure Drawing
2020 Brainstorm School of Art, 2 semesters, Los Angeles CA
2020 Duane Keiser Premier Coupe 2 Workshop
2019 Alyssa Monks Trascending the Photo Reference Workshop
2019 Tina Garrett Alla Prima Portrait Workshop
2019 Cindy Procious Still Life Workshop
2019 Steven Assael's Figure Painting Workshop
2019 Flemish Classical Atelier, Brugge, Belgium
2019 Duane Keiser’s Premier Coupe Workshop
2019 Pastel painting workshops, 2 semesters
2018 Gavin Glakas, Figure Painting Workshop
2017 Participant at the Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival
2017 - 2020 The Compass Atelier Painting Through the Lens
2016 Participant at the Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival
2005 - 2020 Yellow Barn Studios, Christine Lashley, Gavin Glakas, Gonzalo Ruiz Navarro
AWARDS
2020 Honorable Mention - Rockville Art League Juried Exhibit - Glenview Mansion
2019 Second Place - "People’s Choice Award” The Compass Club
2019 Second Place, Kensington Category - "Paint the Town Art Show 2019”
2019 Third Place, Still Life Category - "Paint the Town Art Show 2019” Kensington
2018 Honorable Mention: The Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase Art Show
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Studio 12 - Artists and Makers One
2019 Thomas Farm Community Center
2019 Studio 32 - Artists and Makers One
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Strathmore Mansion Gallery, Annual Juried Exhibition, Bethesda MD
2019 Historic Armory, Kensington, MD
2019 Artists & Makers Gallery, Rockville, MD
2019 Brookside Gardens Gallery, Silver Spring, MD
2019 Glenview Mansion, Rockville MD
2019 Penn Place Gallery, Kensington MD
2019 Kensington Library, Kensington MD
2019 Tryst Gallery, Leesburg, VA
2019 Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond VA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Paint the Town Art Show 2019 Kensington Armory, MD
2019 Artists & Makers Studios 2019 MAA Gallery Show, Rockville, MD
2019 Brookside Gardens Artists of the Atelier, Wheaton, MD
2019 Bergamot Station, Drawing exhibit, Santa Monica, CA
2019 Bruges Group Exhibition at the Flemish Classical Atelier, Belgium
2019 Priddy Library Rockville Art League, Universities at Shady Grove, MD
2019 Penn Place Gallery Annual Invitational, Kensington MD
2019 The Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, MD
2018 Saint Cecile Le Vignes, Provence France
2017 Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival, Maiori Italy
2016 Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival, Maiori Italy
TEACHING & PUBLICITY
2020 Interview by Telemundo about award and art style
2019 Facebook Interview small business gallery
2017-current Individual Instruction to adults and children
MEMBERSHIPS
Westlake Art Guild
Oil Painters of America