St Ives seascape painter. Living and working in the west of Cornwall
About Paul
Paul started his formal art training at Warrington School of Art in 1972 where he was awarded
the John Middleton travel bursary.
He gained a BA (Hons) in Fine Art (Painting) from Stoke on Trent School of Art ,
(North Staffordshire Polytechnic) and is a postgraduate of Goldsmiths College,
University of London.
For 10 years Paul taught art in several inner London comprehensive schools before moving
to Shrewsbury to continue teaching in Shropshire. Since 1997 Paul has been living and
working in Cornwall, where he has had a studio overlooking Porthmeor Beach.
He has exhibited work in many group shows including exhibitions at;
Goldsmiths Gallery , South London
Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
Horniman Museum
Burslem Town Hall
Chase Art Gallery
St David’s Hall, Cardiff
Mariner’s Gallery, St Ives
Falmouth Municipal Art Gallery
Ratthaus, Stuttgart
Penwith Art Gallery
Cube 3, University of Plymouth
La Figura, Windsor
Ludlow Art Gallery
Obsidian Gallery, Buckinghamshire
Pannett Art Gallery, Whitby
Exeter Castle, Exeter
Paul’s one-man exhibitions have included;
Postcards from St Ives (The Gateway, Shrewsbury),
Sea and Sky (St Ives Town Library)
Time and Tide (St Ives Town Library) and
Sea Changes (The Waterside Gallery, St Ives)
Paul has exhibited many times with N.A.P.A., including at the Williamson Gallery, Birkenhead.
Awards;
The Adrian Henri Memorial Award (2003,2004 and 2005).
The President’s Award, NAPA 20th National Exhibition, Mariner’s Gallery, St Ives 2004
Fine Art Trade Guild, 2005
Daler Rowney “Best Painting Award”, 2006
“The Artist” painting award, 2007
Daler Rowney “Best British Painting”, Obsidian, Bucks 2008
The Adrian Henri Memorial Award. NAPA 25th Anniversary Exhibition, View Two Gallery
Matthew Street, Liverpool 2009
“Pro Arte” Award. The Crypt Gallery, St Ives. 2010
Global Art Supplies Award. (Best contemporary painting).Pannett Art Gallery, Whitby 2013
The Adrian Henri Memorial Award. The Crypt Gallery, St Ives 2014
Pro Arte Award. Crypt Gallery, St Ives 2018.
Examples of Paul’s work can be viewed at The Little Picture Gallery (Mousehole).
Several of Paul’s paintings have been included in
Lexi Sundell’s book:
“The Acrylic Artist’s Guide to Exceptional Colour”,
published by Quarto Publishing 2012
Paul’s paintings can be found in collections in England, Scotland, Italy, France, Switzerland
and USA
© All pictures are the copyright of Paul Geraghty the artist ©
Paul Geraghty is a member of the National Acrylic Painters Association, holding the post of
Director from 2013 to 2016 and continues as an active committee member.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Paul Geraghty
