PAULA READE

Originally from France, Paula is a partly self-taught visual artist with 30 years of experience,

now living and practicing in Naarm (Melbourne). Her work navigates the space between

representational art and instinctual abstraction, primarily using acrylics. As a keen observer of

human behavior, Paula deconstructs everyday social situations within her practice to translate

them into symbolic outcomes. This conceptual focus is balanced by a deeply intuitive abstract

approach, characterized by bold, sweeping brushstrokes and vibrant hues.

Represented by PG Gallery

Brunswick Street Fitzroy

EXHIBITIONS

2004 Manningham Gallery Doncaster - Group Exhibition

2005 Latrobe St Gallery Melbourne - Group show

2005 Artholes gallery Fitzroy - ‘Self portrait show’

2006 Brunswick street Gallery Fitzroy - ’The body show’

2006 Latrobe Street Gallery Melbourne - Installation

2007 Salon des arts contemporains/

2008 Galerie d’art André Malraux Vias, France

2007 Salle Molière Gallery Agde France - Group show

2011 Contemporary Art Society of Victoria - The collectors exhibition

Linden postcard “ over the years"

Whitehorse art show 

Camberwell art show 

Bayside art show 

Mooney vallee art show 

2023 Sol Gallery - Bare

2023/ 2024 BSG - Group show fifty squares

2023 Red Gallery Fitzroy north - Group show

2025 Red Gallery Fitzroy north - Group show

2025 - 45 Downstairs Gallery Melbourne - Group show

2025-Sol Gallery Fitzroy - ‘’Abstract artists never sleep’’

2026 -Sol Gallery Fitzroy - “Abstract artists still awake”

2026-Represented by PG Gallery Fitzroy

Private Collections:

Cap D’Agde France

Marseille France

Dublin Ireland

Melbourne

Music performance / Carib vic steel band

2014 Caribbean cultural festival

2015 PanzFest Festival Brisbane

2015 Sydney Myer Bowl

2016 Hammer Hall

2017 Queen vic Market

Summer night market 2017 Panzfest

Cairns