paul endres jr.
Fascinated by the fictional nature of history and how it is perpetuated, Paul Endres Jr.’s work commemorates the history of The American Burden, an epic dystopian narrative of his own creation. Replete with satirical characters and absurd situations, the paintings celebrate contradiction, synthesizing visual and conceptual polarities, such as a mythic quest for doughnuts or an assassination flanked with hot pink smoke. Canonical (and morally dubious) history painters like Jacques Louis David, James Joyce’s Ulysses, and 90’s era superhero comic books are a few of Endres’ many diverse inspirations and references.
Paul’s work can be found in many private collections as well as the Grand Rapids Museum of Art in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In July of 2020 Paul’s latest Show, The 20/20 Shell Games will be displayed at Childs Gallery, Boston. In 2019 a self portrait of Paul was featured prominently in the Academy Award Nominated Film Knives Out. Previously Paul has received an Emerging Artist Award from the St. Botolph Club Foundation, as well as a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Award (2012) and the Springborn Fellowship (2010). The Boston Globe featured Paul and his work in 2011 article, "High Five: Five Young Artists to Watch".
Paul also has an extensive history of commission work that puts clients into the world of Burden America, including a massive 109 subject piece completed in 2019.
Paul has taught 2-D Visual Design at Providence College as an Adjunct Faculty Member, figure painting as a Graduate Teaching Fellow at the S.M.F.A., Boston, and various painting and drawing courses at the Essex Art Center in Lawrence, MA. Paul and the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset, MA.
Also Look for Paul’s design work at Beer on Earth Brewery in Providence, Rhode Island, where he is the resident artist for all things.
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Paul Endres Jr.
Education
2011 M.F.A. in Fine Art, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2009 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2008 B.A. in Studio Art Providence College, Providence, RI
2008 B.A. in English, Providence College, Providence, RI
Exhibitions (* denotes solo)
2020 *Upcoming exhibition in June 2020, “The 20/20 Shell Games”, at Childs Gallery, Boston MA
Upcoming group exhibition ‘Street Stories’ at Brassworks Gallery, Portland Oregon
2019 “Arthur Deadalus” oil painting is featured in Lionsgate’s feature film Knives Out
“The Botolphian Adventure” commission piece is revealed and displayed for a limited time. Childs Gallery, Boston, MA
2017 The Boston Accent: 140 Years of The Museum School, Childs Gallery, Boston, MA
AD2021 - Art and Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries, The Cyclorama, Boston, MA
2016 *The L#st B#ys, Paul Endres Jr.’s Children of the Burden, Childs Gallery, Boston, MA
Works on Exhibit at South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
First Annual Juried Show, Milton Art Center, Milton, MA
2015 Self Reflections, Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia.
AD2021 - Art and Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries, The Cyclorama, Boston, MA
2014 Out of Bounds, Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA
*THEATER OF WAR: Paul Endres Jr.'s Tales of the American Burden, Childs Gallery, Boston, MA
Out of Bounds, Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA
AD 20/21 Art and Design in the 20th&21stCenturies, The Cyclorama, Boston, MA
2013 Emerging Artist Award Winners Exhibition, St. Botolph Club, Boston
Lincoln Hello, Again Boston Artist Showcase, Curated by RAW: natural-born artistsBoston, MA
*Cephalophoric Smugglers” at Beland Gallery, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
2012 Exhibition at New England BioLabs, Ipswich, MA
TEDx Somerville, Selected Participating Artist, Somerville, MA
Four Young Boston Artists, La Montagne Gallery, South Boston, MA
2011 Work on display, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
Boston Young Contemporaries Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, "Paintings From the American Burden” Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA
2010 Utopalypse, Yes.Oui.Si Gallery, Boston, MA
Boston Young Contemporaries Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
Violence Transformed, Children’s Hospital and Resnikoff Gallery, Roxbury Community College, Boston
Auctions and Benefits
2016 New Paint, Lawrence MA (Juried Silent Auction)
2014 Juror, South Shore Art Center Summer Festival,
2013 M.F.A. Boston Summer Party (Juried Silent Auction)
2013 New Paint, Lawrence MA (Juried Silent Auction)
2012 The Museum School Art Sale, SMFA, Boston, MA
2012 “Proof of Purchase”, Samson, Boston, MA
2011 The Museum School Art Sale, SMFA, Boston, MA
2011 Providence College Alumni Silent Auction, Reilly Gallery, Providence, RI
2011 Medici Medal Award Dinner and Auction, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2011 Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Silent Action, Burlington, MA
Awards
2013 St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award, Nellie Taft Award Recipient
2012 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Award
2011-13 SMFA Medici, Boston, MA
2010 Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Figure Painting, SMFA, Boston, MA
2010 Springborn Fellowship, SMFA, Boston, MA
2010 John K. & Thirza F. Davenport Scholarship, Yarmouth, MA
2009 John K. & Thirza F. Davenport Scholarship, Yarmouth, MA
2008-11 Merit Scholarships, SMFA, Boston, MA.
2008 Magna Cum Laude in Studio Art, Providence College, Providence, RI. with the Providence College Studio Art Award, (Highest Award in Program)
2008 Magna Cum Laude in English, Providence College, Providence, RI
Teaching Experience
2019. Adjunct Professor, Providence College, Providence, R.I., 2-D Visual Design
2016 Everything Acrylic, How to Stop Worrying and Paint, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
2012-2015 Design and execution of multiple adult and children courses and workshops at Essex Art Center including: Rethinking Drawing, The Painted Figure, Intro to Acrylic Painting, Intermediate Acrylic, Designing an Artist Website, Many Portraits, Dissecting Contemporary Art, Literature and the Arts, The Figure in Motion, Drawing Dreams, Fun with Watercolor, Lawrence, MA
2011-12 Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Figure Painting, Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students, SMFA, Boston, MA
2010-11 Teaching Assistant and Lecturer for Post-Baccalaureate Program, SMFA Boston, MA
Other Related Teaching Experience
2015 Artist Talk, Apple Store, Boylston St. Boston, MA
2014 Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Providence College, Providence, RI
2013 Visiting Artist, Lecturer, and Critic for Post Baccalaureate program, SMFA Boston
2012 Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Figure Painting, SMFA, Boston MA
2012 Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
2010-12 Volunteer and mentor, Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Activates In Motion Teen and Young Adult group, Burlington, MA
2011 Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Advanced Figuration, SMFA, Boston MA
2010 Visiting Artist, Painting Space, SMFA, Boston, MA
2007-08 Volunteer, San Miguel Charter School after school art program, Providence, RI
Select Collections
Grand Rapids Museum of Art
Memorial Hall Library, Andover, MA
Select Publications
Mullen, Peggy, “What’s Happening”, The Patriot Ledger, March 31, 2016
Hagan, Debbie, "Childs Gallery: Something Old, Something New", Art New England, September 2014
Fucillo, Rita A., "Breaking New Ground", Art New England, July 2014
Sutton, Tina, "Childs Gallery Collections Volume 12: THEATER OF WAR: Paul Endres Jr.'s Tales of the American Burden" June 2014
James, Todd, "Tuesday's Gallery Picks", www.patternpulp.com, May 20, 2014
McQuaid, Cate, "The Week Ahead, Performing and Visual Arts", The Boston Globe, May, 14, 2014
"Painter Absurda", Where Magazine, Boston, May 1, 2014
Carlson, Jeffrey, "AD20/21 Preview", Fine Art Today, March 2014
Barclay, Shelly, "Boston's Best Up-And-Coming Visual Artists", CBS Boston Digital Article, April 14, 2014
The Annual Vol. 1, A Kaleidoscope in Time, Childs Gallery Publication, January 2014
Ferri, Alex, “The American Burden”, Tarnished Magazine by Polished Magazine, (8-page article) Lasell College Magazine, April 2013
ArtSake, “How Do You Choose Your Titles”, MCC Art Blog, May 3, 2012
McQuaid, Cate, "Deft, detailed, apocalyptic", The Boston Globe, February 8, 2012
Folly, Digital Magazine, June 2011
McQuaid, Cate, "High Five: Five Young Artists to Watch", The Boston Globe, April 29, 2011
McQuaid, Cate, "The Greatest of Ease [Boston Young Contemporaries Article]", The Boston Globe, July 27, 2010