Paul Rog is a painter working in a traditional oil painting technique, developing the ideas of the classical school within a contemporary context. In his works, architecture, figures, and nature coexist in a timeless space. Through his paintings, the artist captures traces of human and technological interaction that reference different historical periods, inviting reflection on time, memory, and cultural continuity.
The artist lives and works in France.
Gallery Representation
Belgian Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Candy Snake Gallery, Milan, Italy
Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
Solo exhibitions
2026 — Che cosa muove i mulini a vento, Candy Snake Gallery, Milano, Italy
2025 — Between Air and Stone, Annarumma Gallery, Napoli, Italy
Art Fairs
2025 — Art Antwerp, (with Belgian Gallery), Antwerp, Belgium
2025 — Luxembourg art week, (with Belgian Gallery), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
2025 — ArtVerona, (with Candy Snake Gallery), Verona, Italy
Group Exhibitions
2025 — Da Gonzalo Borondo a He Wei. Nuove prospettive della pittura contemporanea, Fondazione THE BANK ETS, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
2025 — Nos histoires, Galerie Henriette Deloras, Grenoble, France
2025 — Five and Under, Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
2023 — Un site du double regarde, Château de Sassenage, Grenoble, France
2022 — E2E2, Whaler’s House Exhibition Center, Kaliningrad, Russia
Awards
2025 — Winner (ex-aequo), Premio Fondazione The Bank per la pittura contemporanea, ArtVerona, Verona, Italy
Publications
2025 — Artuu, “ArtVerona: la pittura resiste e rilancia”, Verona, Italy (online, featuring Paul Rog)
2025 — Il Giornale dell’Arte, “ArtVerona 2025: l’«Effetto sauna” accende il ricambio generazionale”, Verona, Italy (online, mention of Starry Sky by Paul Rog)
2025 — Artribune, “ArtVerona 2025: i migliori stand”, Verona, Italy (online, includes mention of Paul Rog)
Education
2023–2024 — ESAD, Grenoble, France
2020–2021 — Rodchenko School of Photography and Multimedia, Moscow, Russia
2015–2021 — Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Moscow, Russia
2010–2014 — Higher School of Folk Arts, Moscow, Russia