Paul Connor

Paul’s practice is inspired by the landscape and landscape painting… ‘a profession of faith in landscape painting – a conviction that even the most familiar scenes can be rewarding’ (extract from John McDonald catalogue essay 2022) . He has been exhibiting for thirty years, and is represented in public and private collections in Australia, Hong Kong and England, with work currently hanging in the Australian Embassy in Beijing.

He was the founding director of the NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize which helped reposition en plein air painting to the fore of contemporary Australian art practice.

Paul’s passion for the environment has seen him become a Trustee of The Australian Museum and of the Lizard Island Reef Research Station. He is a member of the International Confederation of Museums (ICOM) His undergraduate degrees were in architecture, after which he gained admission to the masters program at the Columbia University in New York. He instead opted for a a masters of fine art at the College of Fine Art, University of New South Wales. Having graduated with honours he first exhibited with Robin Gibson Galleries, and is now represented by Art Atrium & Art Atrium 48..