Paul Shapiro (b.1939)
"Across the Arroyo"
oil on panel
24" x 30"
"Three Peaks, Full Moon"
oil on canvas
34" x 26"
"Ashurbanipal"
oil on linen
42" x 36"
"Peaks and Clouds #2"
oil on panel
24" x 30" (SOLD)
"Red Peaks with Cloud"
oil on linen
34" x 26" (SOLD)
About the Artist
Paul Shapiro enrolled in night classes at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston at the beginning of 1959, in order to study drawing. A year later he entered the Museum's day school which he attended until 1962.
In the early 1970's and 80's, Shapiro made three summer visits to New Mexico. In 1982, he permanently relocated to Santa Fe because of his involvement with landscape painting. The paintings he produced during this period have been described as "volatile dramas whose colors and outlines are compressed energy held in check by the edges of the paintings." — Mary Carroll Nelson, American Artist Magazine
Shapiro's landscapes still remain a major influence on the look of landscape paintings in the Southwest. In 2010, he received the prestigious Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in the Arts from New Mexico Governor, Bill Richardson. The award honors those who have made significant lifetime contributions to the Arts.
