- Paul Middendorf
Artist and curator Paul Middendorf was born on
June 13th ,1978 inNeuenbürg ,Germany to parents Mary and Robert Middendorf.Paul spent his earlier years growing up in
Lake of the Ozarks Missouri and continued to live there until 1996. In 1996 he moved toChicago ,Illinois to study at TheSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago . In 2000 Paul received his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and launched his career as a painter. After working at several galleries in Chicago he started curating, his first effort beingAndy Warhol andthe Factory Friends show, featuring such artists asRonnie Cutrone ,Keith Haring ,Mark Kostabi , and more.In 2002 Paul moved to
Portland, Oregon to begin working directly with the thriving art scene as an artist and curator. He was assistant curator for PCAC and The Modern Zoo, where he curated a variety of shows and creatively led as one of their key engineers. In 2003 he became a co-founder and curator forDisjecta Interdisciplinary Art Center, and continued on as Creative Director until 2005. Paul Middendorf is currently living and working inPortland, Oregon as an artist and curator.While still maintaining his role as an artist, Paul has curated over 65 shows.
He is currently Director and Founder of
Gallery Homeland .Related projects
*Guerrilla Consumption
* [http://www.manifestartistry.com Manifest Artistry]
*Lifeboat-Miami
* [http://www.lifeboathamptons.blogspot.com/ Lifeboat-Hamptons Micro-Scope]ee also
*
List of artists and art institutions in Portland, Oregon
*Gallery Homeland External links
* [http://galleryhomeland.org Gallery Homeland website]
* [http://manifestartistry.com Manifest Artistry website]
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