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Paul Anthony Battams (Born in Bedfordshire, UK 13th December 1953) - Artist

Paul Battams lives and works in Sydney Australia. He studied advanced level art at Mander College UK 1969-1971. 1972 Attended Eastbourne School of Arts, Uk, was awarded a place at Camberwell School of Arts, London where he graduated with B.A. Hons (1973-1976). 1976 Taught ceramics for Inner London Education Authority. Worked as technical advisor and potter in Cambridgeshire pottery workshop (1976-1979). Moved to Australia in 1979 and resumed studies. Began working professionally as an artist in 1980. Study tour - UK and Europe 1989. In 1991 visited craft workers and artists in Korea, China, India, Malaysia and hill tribes in Thailand. 1992 Studied the art of paper-making in France with Carol Farrow. Married and divorced Lesley Boffinger. 1998 met Isabel de Oliveira and had two children together, Dylan Claude and Bradley Royce. They continue living in Sydney's inner-west close to the waterways where Paul gets so much inspiration for his work.

Awards, Prizes & Commendations 1963 Won National Caligraphy competition regional section, UK. 1971 Won design award for local society, Bedfordshire, UK. 1987 Commended and Highly Commended, open section - Southern Cross Art Awards, NSW, Australia. 1987 Highly Commended, contemporary section - Drummoyne Art Exhibition, NSW, Australia. 1996 Highly Commended, North Sydney Art Prize, NSW, Australia. Over 17 Solo Exhibitions and in excess of 25 Group Exhibitions. 1984 Selected Exhibitions and installations at Marion St Theatre, Killara, NSW, Australia. 1987 Two works selected - Bathurst Art Prize, NSW, Australia. 1987 Two works selected - Gold Coast City Art Prize, Qld, Australia. 1987 Two works selected - Southern Cross Art Award, NSW, Australia. 1987 Contemporary section - Drummoyne Art Exhibition, NSW, Australia. Selected four times (1989, 1990, 1994, 2005) - Mosman Art Prize, NSW, Australia. Selected twice (2003, 2004) - Blacktown City Council Art Prize, NSW, Australia. 2004 Selected - North Sydney Art Prize, NSW, Australia. 2006 Selected - Stanthorpe Art Festival, Australia.

Represented Represented and works available by several Galleries and Consultants - ArtBeat Sydney, NSW, http://www.artbeatsydney.com.au/htmlpages/p_battams.html, ArtDuo, Sydney NSW, http://www.artduo.com.au, Soho Galleries Sydney, NSW, http://www.sohogalleries.net, Perl Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW, http://www.perlcontemporaryart.com, Graphis Art & Framing, Sydney, NSW, http://www.graphis.net.au, Australian Art Link, Sydney, NSW, http://www.austartlink.com.au/frames.html, Wentworth Galleries, Sydney, NSW, http://www.wentworthgalleries.com.au/artists-galleries/paul-battams/

Paul's work is collected by numerous corporate and private collectors in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and USA.

Some of his work including exhibition information can be seen on http://www.paulbattams.com