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Paul Cosquieri was born in Gibraltar in 1963, and from a very early age showed a keen interest in drawing and painting winning numerous design and painting competitions during his school years. In 1982 Paul was awarded a scholarship from the Government of Gibraltar to study at the prestigious Chelsea School of Art in London, where he undertook a one-year foundation course in Art and Design. Following this foundation year, he decided to concentrate his studies on Graphic Design, which had always been one of his key interests in the varied spectrum of the arts field. Paul's work is characterised by his many influences and by his innate desire to push the boundaries of whatever he is doing by constantly experimenting with new materials, media and styles ranging from painting to photography and sculpture. If what you are after is a pretty painting, then forget about Cosqui. His work has more to do with experimenting than with reproduction. His painting has undergone umpteen transformations from his early Neo-Expressionistic style type of Rock paintings to his abstract series which he coined as Abstract Popism. In painting, Paul is currently engrossed with texture and moulding, using a wide range of media. His Between the Rock and a Hard Place series, which uses the Rock of Gibraltar as the major theme and starting point, is a clear example of what Paul is trying to achieve. He uses the structure of the Rock as a foundation from which to embark on one of his many different quests into texture, form, shape, colour, line, or a combination of all of these, nearly always resulting in a representational, yet abstract painting. Paul's paintings are abstract paintings in their purest form that somehow manage to maintain an umbilical cord to their original subject. Paul is a committed artist, constantly involved in multiple creative projects such as organizing the popular weekly Life Drawing and Portrait Sessions at the Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar. In 2014 Paul became the President of the Fine Arts Association and is instrumental in organising regular annual art exhibitions such as the FAA Summer Show, the Affordable Art Show or the National Celebrations Exhibition.

EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions 2008 - Fine Arts Gallery Gibraltar - Between the Rock and a Hard Place 2010 - Fine Arts Gallery Gibraltar - Abstract Popism “21st Century Schizoid Man” 2011 - Andalucia & Gibraltar – Exhibition organised by Agnes b Ltd in Hong Kong 2013 - La Teteria La Linea Spain - Abstract Popism “21st Century Schizoid Man” 2017 - TPOP (La Teteria) La Linea - Between the Rock and a Hard Place - 2 November - 7 December 2017 Group Exhibitions 2006 - Painting with a Camera - Joint exhibition with Willa Vasquez - Fine Arts Gallery Gibraltar 2008 - The Body - Fine Arts Gallery Gibraltar 2010 - Lloyds Bank Collection, Lloyds Bank Gibraltar 2011 - Gustavo Bacarisa Tribute Art Exhibition - Gibraltar Art Gallery, Canon Lane, Gibraltar 2012 - Lloyds Bank Collection, Lloyds Bank Gibraltar 2012 - Clarendon Fine Art Gallery, Mayfair, London 2013 - Vejer Art Project - Vejer, Cadiz, Spain 2014 - Estepona Art Project - Palacio de Congresos Estepona 2014 - The Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Park, London – The Art Movement Gallery, London 2016 - La Teteria La Linea Spain - David Bowie Tribute 2017 - Castillo de Guzman el Bueno, Tarifa Spain - Straits Talking 2017 - Art Malaga 2017 2017 - Gibraltar as seen by five artists - Art Bermondsey Project Space 17th to 28 October 2018 2018 - Milan Affordable Art Exhibition (February 2018) 2018 - Galeria Gaudi Madrid Exhibition (February 2018) 2018 - Drawn to London - Art Bermondsey Project Space - October 15th to 3rd November 2018 2018 - From The Rock to The City - EC3 Legal - November 2018 2018 - Edinburgh Art Fair - 23rd to the 25th November 2018 2018 - Massa Art Gallery UK - Three Gibraltarian Artists December 2018 2018 - Golden Mile Art Marbella Exhibition - December 8 - January 6 2019 Awards 2004 - 31st Gibraltar International Art Exhibition – “The Smoker" - Highly Commended 2004 - Gibraltar Spring Art Festival - "Rock Formations 5" - Second Prize 2005 - Gibraltar Spring Art Festival - “Rock Formations 7” - 1st Prize Best Gibraltar Theme 2005 - 32nd Gibraltar International Art Exhibition. "Rock Formations 3" - First Prize 2008 - MH Bland Competition - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow - 1st Prize 2014 - 41st International Art Exhibition - The Gibraltar Museum Prize 2014 - 1st National Week Fine Arts Competition - Highly Commended 2015 Gibraltar Spring Art Festival - A Journey - Step 4 - Ist Prize Best Gibraltar Theme 2016 Fine Arts Association Summer Show 2016 - Highly Commended 2016 - Gibraltar Celebrations Exhibition - “Our Identity is in our Anthems” - First Prize 2016 - Gibraltar Arts Gallery Exhibition - “Caramel Rock” - Third Prize 2017 - The Alwani Summer Exhibition 2017 - Highly Commended 2018 - The Spring Visual Arts Festival 2018 - The Alwani Gibraltar Theme Prize 2018 - The Spring Visual Arts Festival 2018 - Painting & Digital Category Second Prize

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