M.P. WIGGINS BIO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 “New Paintings by M.P. Wiggins,” B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition2018 “Taos Art Insurgency,” Greg Moon Gallery, Taos, NM
2017 “Art Comes Alive,” Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH
2016 “Art Comes Alive,” Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH
2015 “Perceptions; Painting Between the Lines,” Venue 222, Cincinnati, OH
“Last Splash of Color,” YWCA Women’s Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2014 “Contemporary Narrative,” Clifton Cultural Arts, Cincinnati, OH
2013 “Holiday Show,” Phyllis Weston Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
“Fiftieth Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement,” YWCA Women’s Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
“Art Comes Alive,” Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH
2012 “Random Pleasures- Paintings by M. P. Wiggins,” B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
“International Painting NYC,” Jeffrey Leder Gallery, Long Island City, NY
“Art Comes Alive,” Mixed Media Artist of the Year, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH
“Golden Ticket,” Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
2011 “Cincinnati Dreams Italy,” Various Venues, Cincinnati, OH
“Images 2011,” Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Pennsylvania State University
2010 “Recent Works,” B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
“Destination Artists,” Front Street Café, New Richmond, OH
“New Work,” City Cellars Wine Shop, Cincinnati, OH
“New Work,” Carnegie Arts Center, Covington, KY
“Reaching Around Us,” Group Show, Magdalena Gallery of Art, Carmel, IN
2009 “Hidden Pictures,” 5th Street Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Solo Exhibition
2008 B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
2006 “Daily Obsessions,” B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
2005 Carnegie Arts Center, Covington, KY Solo Exhibition
Anam Art Gallery, Naperville, IL Two-person Exhibition
2003 Anam Art Gallery, Naperville, IL Two-person Exhibition
2002 Plaza Arts Fair, Kansas City, MO Featured Artist
KZF Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Group Exhibition
2000 Heim und Handwerk, Munich, Germany Group Exhibition
1999 “In the Kitchen,” The Carnegie Arts Center, Covington, KY Group Exhibition
1998 Cinergy Collection Regional Art Exhibition, Traveling Exhibition, various venues
Blue Wolf Café and Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Three-person Exhibition
1997 “The Natural World,” Masterpiece Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Solo Exhibition
1996 “Art on the Square,” Cincinnati, OH
1995 “Fish, Fruit, and Other Assorted Flavors,” Wellage and Buxton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Solo Exhibition
“Art on the Square,” Cincinnati, OH
1994 “Art on the Square,” Cincinnati, OH
1993 “Plays of Passion,” KZF Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Group Exhibition
1993 “Summerfair,” Cincinnati, OH
1992 “Cincinnati Through Their Eyes,” Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati, OH Group Exhibition
Liberties Restaurant and Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Solo Exhibition
1990 “Pastels ‘90,” West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts, West Bend, WI
“Pastels ‘90,” The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
AWARDS
2017 Art Comes Alive, Purchase Award, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH
2015 Artist in Residence, Nativity School, Cincinnati, OH
2007 Art Comes Alive, 2 Purchase Awards, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH
2000 Art Directors Club of Cincinnati, Four Merit Awards
1997 Art Directors Club of Cincinnati, Merit Award
1996 Art Directors Club of Cincinnati, Bronze Award
1994 Art Academy of Cincinnati Alumni Show, First Prize in Illustration
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Goldberg & Simpson, Louisville, Kentucky
Stites & Harbison, Louisville, Kentucky
Victory Warehouse Distributors
LaRosa’s Corporate Offices
Proctor & Gamble Family Care Center
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
EDUCATION
2010 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2004 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2000 Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
1989 Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH
1981 B. F. A., Cincinnati, OH
Born in Long Beach, California, Paula Wiggins grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and graduated from DAAP, University of Cincinnati in 1981. She later attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati to study graphic design and illustration. Wiggins’ paintings and drawings have been shown in exhibitions and galleries around the world, from the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago to Heim und Handwerk in Munich, Germany. In addition to private collectors around the country, her work is included in the corporate collections of Proctor and Gamble, La Rosa’s and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Illustration projects include a calendar for the Louisville Symphony Orchestra, a poster for the Underground Railroad Freedom Center, books and magazines. Wiggins’ studio is on a top floor of an old warehouse where she overlooks the historic Over-the-Rhine district of Cincinnati and is surrounded by many artist friends.
Artist's Statement 2019
Art is a drop of happiness in our lives. It's a window of insight into a purely imaginary realm that touches our experience of reality. I try to open this window by creating surfaces that allow color to emerge from layers of paint and paper. I sometimes allow objects from the physical world to make their appearance: houses, animals, spoons, chairs. I am always striving to conjure a world in which beauty is paramount.
