Paula Siwek
Artist Bio
Paula Siwek is an artist-educator originally from New York City. After graduating from
Goddard College with a BA in Photography in 1981. She moved from Manhattan
to Brooklyn to attend Pratt Institute where she earned an MFA in Photography in
1990. In 1992 she began her teaching career at North Carolina State University,
Meredith College and Elon University respectively, as an adjunct professor.
She taught photography and art for Durham Public Schools from 2005-2020. Currently,
she teaches photography for Wake County Public Schools, tutors privately, hosts
workshops, and continues to exhibit her personal works.
Her work has been exhibited extensively in the United States as well as internationally in Vienna
(Bilder) and Munich (Amerikahaus), and upcoming in Damyang, South Korea in 2023.
Paula's street photography, including a documentary series of inmates at Arthur Kill Correctional
Facility in Staten Island were projected for several spoken word performances at multiple venues
Manhattan in collaboration with the writer. She exhibited her work in a solo show made possible
by an Emerging Artist Grant from Durham Arts Council. She organized and curated several
exhibits at the Durham Arts Council for visual arts educators in Durham County as well as student
exhibitions in Durham and Wake County schools.
Currently she is working on mixed media with encaustic, collage, and photography.
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Paula Siwek
Artist Bio
Paula Siwek is an artist-educator originally from New York City. After graduating from
Goddard College with a BA in Photography in 1981. She moved from Manhattan
to Brooklyn to attend Pratt Institute where she earned an MFA in Photography in
1990. In 1992 she began her teaching career at North Carolina State University,
Meredith College and Elon University respectively, as an adjunct professor.
She taught photography and art for Durham Public Schools from 2005-2020. Currently,
she teaches photography for Wake County Public Schools, tutors privately, hosts
workshops, and continues to exhibit her personal works.
Her work has been exhibited extensively in the United States as well as internationally in Vienna
(Bilder) and Munich (Amerikahaus), and upcoming in Damyang, South Korea in 2023.
Paula's street photography, including a documentary series of inmates at Arthur Kill Correctional
Facility in Staten Island were projected for several spoken word performances at multiple venues
Manhattan in collaboration with the writer. She exhibited her work in a solo show made possible
by an Emerging Artist Grant from Durham Arts Council. She organized and curated several
exhibits at the Durham Arts Council for visual arts educators in Durham County as well as student
exhibitions in Durham and Wake County schools.
Currently she is working on mixed media with encaustic, collage, and photography.
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