Paul Desborough

Scottish artist Paul Desborough practices an audacious and innovative kind of painting. In fact, paint as a material is at once his work and the ground of his work. On a formal level, the painting is usually made on the thin surface of a plastic bag from which it is subsequently removed by a technique one might call “scaling.” As for the subject matter of his painting, it explores the historic genres of still life, portrait and landscape.

Paul Desborough holds a MFA from Glasgow School of Art. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows, including at the Metro Gallery in Williamsburg, NY and the Neon Gallery, London, UK.

The artist has benefited from the Clark’s residency programme.