Paula Prentice is a self taught pencil portrait artist based in Brisbane, Australia. She has been drawing almost daily since rediscovering her love of portraiture in 2018. 

 

Socially isolated by choice, Paula focuses mostly on self portraits, exploring the effects of light and shadow in

creating mood and narrative. Paula takes and edits her own photos to find the exact look, feel, and story she wants to portray in each drawing.

 

Online, Paula goes by the pseudonym of Paradoxis.

 

Exhibitions to date:

 

February 2023 "Harold and Agnes Richardson Drawing Prize" RQAS finalist.
February 2023 "Artist Showcase" LightSpaceTime Online Gallery.

April 2021 "Light and Dark" RQAS finalist.

March 2021 "Harold and Agnes Richardson Drawing Prize" RQAS finalist.

November 2020 "Foot Square" Aspire Gallery finalist.

October 2020 "Salon des Refusés" Brisbane Portrait Prize & Royal QLD Art Society finalist.

June 2020 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award finalist.

April 2020 Cover of King Street Community News - Edition 1, Lendlease.

May 2020 "Created In Isolation" LightSpaceTime Online Art Exhibition finalist.
Special Merit award "Hand of the Artist"
Special Recognition "Isolation and Introspection"

July 2019 "Foot Square" Exhibition, Aspire Gallery finalist. Honourable Mention.

June 2019 "In Focus" Exhibition, Aspire Gallery finalist.

June 2019  20000 Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award finalist.