Biography

Paolo Arao is a Brooklyn-based, Filipino-American artist working with textiles He received his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Arao has shown his work widely and has presented solo exhibitions at David B. Smith Gallery in Denver, Glass Box in Seattle, Western Exhibitions in Chicago, Franklin Artworks in Minneapolis, Jeff Bailey Gallery and Barney Savage Gallery, both in NYC. Residencies include: Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Millay Colony, Studios at MASS MoCA, LES Printshop Keyholder Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Wassaic Artist Residency, NARS Foundation, BRIC Workspace and the Fire Island Artist Residency.  He is a recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and his work has been featured in New American Paintings, Maake Magazine, ArtMaze and Esopus.
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