Painter
Paula Henderson
42 Artworks
Paula Henderson
United States
Credentials
- Major permanent collection
- Established Artist
- Prizewinner
« My interest is in making works that convey formal beauty, and additionally, resonate with social ideas to provoke reflection on, and engagement in, the world we share. »
Paula Henderson is an established, prizewinning painter from the United States. Her diverse body of work is interest in current social issues and art history. Her work utilizes a range of techniques and styles including, wax, oil, and acrylic paints and varying from abstraction to figuration. Henderson is particularly interested in the representation of women in fashion media and its effect upon their self-esteem.
Award National Watercolor Association, Springfield Art Museum- Second Prize- Springfield, MO, United States
Commission for Chicago White Sox Transit Station - Public Art Commission- Chicago, IL, United States
3 Arts Club - Nominated- Chicago, IL, United States
Illinois Arts Council- Artist's Project Grant- Chicago, IL, United States
Univ. of Chicago- Post MFA Fellowship- Visiting Lecturrer Fellowship- Chicago, IL, United States
Arts Midwest National Endowment for rhe Arts- Fellowship in Painting- Washington DC, United States
Illinois Arts Council- Special Assistance grant- Chicago, IL, United States
Recent Works (2 person show) / Ukranian Institute of Modern Art - Chicago, IL, United States
Social Regard / Northwestern University, Dittmar Gallery - Evanston IL, United States
Social Fabrics / Waubonsee College - Waubonsee, IL, United States
Groundworks and Regard (two bodies of work) / Linda Warren Projects - Chicago, IL, United States
Groundwork(s) / Riverside Art Center - Riverside, IL, United States
Groundwork(s) / 621 Gallery, Florida State University - Tallahasee, FL, United States
Looking For You in the Mirror / Linda Warren Projects - Chicago, IL, United States
Rockford Midwestern / Rockford Art Museum - Rockford, IL, United States
Social Fabrics / Union League Club - Chicago, IL, United States
Paint / Climate Gallery - Queens, New York, United States
12 x 12 New Artists New Art / Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago - Chicago, IL, United States
Artist's Response / Northeastern Illnois University - Chicago, IL, United States
Gritty in Pink / Bailey Contemporary Art - Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Go Figure / Linda Warren Projects - Chicago, IL, United States
Art From the Heartland / Indianapolis Art Center - Indianapolis, IN, United States
Annual Watercolor Exhibition / Springfield Museum of Art - Springfield, MI, United States
Annual / LA Art Core, Brewery Annex - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Selections From the Museum of Contemporary Art Collection / Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago - Chicago, IL, United States
Mapping the Self / Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago - Chicago, IL, United States
Voyager Chicago- Meet Paula Henderson
Ruth Lopez- Elevated: Art and Architecture of the Chicago Transit Authority
Chris Miller, NEW CITY- Review: Figuring It Out
Linda Warren Projects (exhibition catalogue)- Paula Henderson
Jim Yood- Paula Henderson "Looking for You in the Mirror"
David Zarley, NEW CITY- Review: Paula Henderson at Linda Warren Projects
Art Slant- Power Source
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago- Selected Works From the MCA Collection
New American Paintings- Paula Henderson
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago- 12 x 12: New Artists New Work
The Chicago Reader, Fred Camper- Mapping Race Relations
Chicago Tribune, Jenn Goddu- Using Vivid Creative License to Batter Social Barriers
Mayer of Munich, design fabrication public art Chicago - Munich, Germany
Catwalk Artists's Residency - Hudson, NY, United States
The University of Massachusetts, United States
Clark College, Atlanta, GA, United States
King and Spaulding LLP, Atlanta ,GA, United States
American Telephone and Telegraph, Atlanta, GA, United States
Kirkland and Ellis LLP (collections San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago), United States
Deloitte and Touche, Chicago, United States
Sam Houston State University, Texas, United States
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, United States
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