Michael Pauker Paintings
Inspired by Abstract Expressionism and driven by deep curiosity, artist Michael Pauker has created an expansive oeuvre that is inclusive of abstract and figurative paintings, landscapes, sculptures, prints and collages constructed with scraps of aging historical documents, watercolor paints and found objects.
“As an artist, I am not a one-trick pony,” he has said. “Some artists find success doing one thing and stick just with it. But my curiosity is omnivorous. I’m driven by images I’ve never seen before, both abstract and figurative.”
Born in 1957 in New York, Pauker knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned his BFA from the State University of New York (SUNY), then in 1989, completed his MFA at Mills College (now Mills College at Northeastern University) in Oakland where he was awarded the City of Oakland Fellowship in Painting.
Since 1988, Pauker has lived and worked in the Bay Area, teaching art in various venues such as schools, colleges and institutions including the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, the state’s prison hospital, for several years. When he isn’t teaching, Pauker focuses on creating art — the mediums of which can change by the moment.
While he works in oil on canvas for most of his paintings, Pauker is also known for his “Miniature Collage” series. He has worked on this series for more than a decade. Other works include abstract drawings and figurative watercolors blended with collages of vintage paper, stamps and found objects — his Oesterreich II is an example of the latter.
Pauker has exhibited widely across the United States, Japan and Costa Rica, and his works are held in the public collections of many institutions including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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Early 2000s Post-War Michael Pauker Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Pauker Paintings
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Modern Michael Pauker Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Michael Pauker Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael Pauker Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Paintings
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Michael Pauker Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Pauker Paintings
Paper, Ink
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Michael Pauker Paintings
Wood, Oil
