Paul Kingsley Squire…
…is a London based oil painter & draftsman whose oeuvre includes ethereal, otherworldly abstracted landscapes, surreal figurative works imbued with symbolism, intricate pencil drawings and digital works, inspired by myth and esoterica.
He is fascinated by themes of metamorphosis and transformation, working in series to create a range of different works.
Across each medium, his artistic style retains a consistent ethereal quality, and boasts polish and thoughtfulness that allows ideas of psychology, nature and consciousness to be pondered by each viewer.
His original oil paintings, pencil drawings and prints are collected internationally.
"I am expressing an inner state of being, a yearning for other worlds and realities, driven by an exploratory drive. It is through this innate curiosity that I have developed several methods and techniques for creating artwork in highly individualistic styles.
Themes that intrigue and fascinate me, include metamorphosis, transformation, esotericism and mythology, and how these subjects are relevant to contemporary life.
I've always been drawn to the otherworldly, the fantastical and the magical aspects of existence, and my work uses many of these threads to weave a world of my own making, through escapist abstracted landscapes, and dreamlike figurative works, that symbolise an interest in many mystical and esoteric traditions.”
Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions:
Dark Materials Tell Stories: Group exhibition at J / M Gallery, 230 Portobello rd, London. curated by Artful Dodger London, 3rd to the 9th April 2024
“Branches” ECO Feminism multimedia Group Exhibition, A Festival to Celebrate Nature, Women and Their Empowering Connection
The Art Pavilion, Mile End - London - 13-17 March 2024
FLUX 10th Edition 7th - 10th December, 178 St James Piccadilly, London, W1
On The Brink : Sketch For Survival 2023 organised by Explorers against extinction
Explorers Against Extinction is a UK based conservation charity working with partners worldwide to recover key species and restore ecosystems:
The Crypt Gallery, Norwich 12th –14th October,
Edinburgh Dundas Street Gallery, 26th – 29th October,
gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, South Bank, London exhibition: 8th – 12th November 2023
GAIA Landscape exhibition at the Camden Image Gallery: 12th - 23rd September 2023
Open studio with the EFOA : 2 Open studio weekends as part of the East Finchley Open in June and July 2023
FLUX Exhibtion at the Design District, Greenwich Peninsular, London, May 2023
INTERPLAY with the East Finchley Open Artists at the Hornsey Library, Harnigey Park, Crouch End, London, April 2023
NOT THE London Art Fair at Candid Gallery, Angel, London, January 2023
Muse exhibition at Candid Gallery, Angel, London, July 2022
Sketch for Survival touring exhibition and auction at Olympia, London and The Royal Geographical Society November 2019
Art on a Postcard (AOAP) – November auction and show raising funds for the Hepatitis C trust - Private view and auction preview November 12th 2019
The Dark Arts exhibition at Candid Arts Gallery, 24th Oct – 3rd Nov 2019
Art On A Postcard: Devonshire House, Shoreditch, London 9th - 14th November 2019
Skull Art exhibition at the Nude Tin Can Gallery, St Albans, Herts, October 5th - November 9th 2019
Underdog Gallery Summer Edit, London Bridge August 2019
Summer Salon, Candid Gallery, Angel, Islington, 18th July - August 29th, 2019
Art on a Postcard : Silent auction and exhibition at Old Spitalfields Market, 2nd – 7th July 2019
Trinity Art Gallery Group Winter Show, London. 6th December - 27th January 2019
FOCUS LDN Group Winter Show at the Menier Gallery, London. 11th - 15th December 2018
Underdog Gallery Masters Show, London. 12th - 28th October 2018
Underdog Gallery Summer Exhibition London. 26th July - 30th July 2018
London City Island Summer Exhibition, London. 27th June - 16th September 2018
FOCUS LDN – Winter Exhibition 2017, London 12th - 16th December 2017
TRIBE17 International Art Festival, London 12th - 15th October 2017
Jeannie Avent Gallery Group Show 31st May - 7th June 2017
The Underdog Gallery Spring Group show, London. 4th - 16th April 2017
Art Fairs
Talented Art Fair at The Truman Brewery, Shoreditch, London 6th - 8th March 2020
Sussex Art Fair at Brighton Racecourse, Sussex : 11th - 13th October 2019
New Artist Fair : The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, 13th - 15th September, 2019
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead with Degree Art, 8th – 12th May 2019
The Other Art Fair, Bristol 2018, The Passenger Shed, Bristol. 26th - 29th July 2018
Henley Arts Festival, London. 11th July - 15th July 2018
AAF HAMPSTEAD 2018 - The Affordable Art Hampstead, London. 10th May - 13th May, 2018
Talented Art Fair, London 2nd - 4th March, 2018
The Other Art fair, Arnolfini, Bristol 31st - 3rd September 2017
Solo Exhibitions
”PERFORMA” Candid gallery, Islington, London, 13th December 2023
"TRANSFORMATIONS" Chrom Art Gallery, Kingsland Road, Dalston, London, 24th June - 4th July 2021
"Between Worlds" The Camden Image Gallery, May 2015
Awards
Honourable mention in the Abstract'd Art competition on Kaleido, online platform for artists, collectors and galleries January 2023
Collaborations:
“The Three Graces” - Collaboration with Scottish Ballet digital season. The music track “Faces of Power” from the first Kinetic Alchemy album (music composition pseudonym for PKS) Choreographed by Madeline Squire, from Scottish Ballet for a 3 minute video and accompanying performances, in association with resident artist Zachary Eastwood Bloom.