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
2023 — Semailles, Xavier Jouvin Gallery, Grenoble, France
2021 — Dot, NIISREDA Space, Moscow, Russia
Art Fairs
2025 — ArtVerona, (with Candy Snake Gallery), Verona, Italy
Group Exhibitions
2025 — Five and Under, Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA
2024 — Sans titre, Ancien Musée de Peinture, Grenoble, France
2023 — Un site du double regarde, Château de Sassenage, Grenoble, France
2022 — E2E2, Whaler’s House Exhibition Center, Kaliningrad, Russia
2022 — Aquarius, Center for Contemporary Art Miracle, Kursk, Russia
2022 — Red, Self-organized Space, Moscow, Russia
2022 — It Is Impossible to Speak in Silence, Self-organized Space, Moscow, Russia
2022 — Don’t Tell Anyone That I Live Like This, Multimedia Art Museum (MAMM), Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia
2021 — Glad to Everything, Self-organized Space, Moscow, Russia
2021 — Dedication, Multimedia Art Museum (MAMM), Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia
2021 — 12, One’s Mind Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2021 — Read, Scroll, Know!, GROUND Solyanka, Moscow, Russia
2021 — Twice Two, Kunsthalle Nummer Sieben Space, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2021 — Hauntology of Post-Soviet Spaces, HSE Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2021 — Aesthetics of Hybrid Surfaces, 22 Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2020 — TemperatYRA, Elektrozavod Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2020 — Alternative Reality, Self-organized Space, Moscow, Russia
2020 — Microbiennial of Horizontal Initiatives, Self-organized Space, Moscow, Russia
2020 — Young Expo XL, Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists of Russia, Moscow, Russia
2019 — Young Expo 19, Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, Moscow, 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
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