Paolo Profaizer was born in Bolzano (South Tyrol) in 1961. He spent his childhood immersed in nature and among his father’s landscapes, from whom he inherited his passion for painting. Growing up in a traditional family, during adolescence he faced a search for his own identity, going through a whirlwind of experiences that led him to a path of inner renewal.
He became passionate about psychology, ethics and spirituality, which are recurring themes in his work. His first painting cycles, with their intimate, collected quality, were inspired by Carrà’s metaphysical landscape, reinterpreted in alienating urban scenarios and monochromatic tones. An interest in social and environmental themes grew in him over time, always with an eye on his surroundings. His language opened up towards a more vibrant painting, formally anchored in reality but always conscious of interiority and transcendence.
His works have been exhibited in prestigious venues and exhibitions, including the Porphyry Museum in Albiano, the Kunstforum Unterland in Egna, the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne, the Palazzo Stella in Genoa, the Scuderie Aldobrandini in Rome, the University of Erzurum and the Mersin Art Gallery: they also feature in public collections such as that of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano and the Museo Casa di Dante in Abruzzo. He has received awards including the Open Catalogue Purchase Prize of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano (2022) and first prize for “Kunst im Gange” in Laion (2021).
Since 2021 he has combined his artistic activity with hosting workshops, involving the public in an immersive journey towards the discovery of nature through his personal artistic vision.

Training

• 1986   Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Music and Entertainment (D.A.M.S), University of Bologna

Solo exhibitions

• 2022  Campi Elisi, Exhibition Hall, Vadena (Bolzano)
• 2021  Colloqui in Giardino – Il periodo della fiducia, Raffaele Virgadaula Studio, Merano (Bolzano)
•           Il Transito Gallery, Arco (Trento)
• 2020  Floema, Exhibition Hall, Laives (Bolzano)
• 2017  Porphyry Museum, Albiano (Trento)
•           Passaggi – Painting and Sculpture 2007–2017, Commenda di Longomoso (Bolzano)
• 2016  Exhibition Hall, Laion (Bolzano)
• 2012  Kunstforum Unterland, Egna (Bolzano)
• 2011  Library of the Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano
• 2008  Casa dell’Arte al Teatro Gallery, Piacenza
• 2007  Italian Cultural Institute, Cologne
•           Neo Art Gallery, Rome
• 2006  Il Cenacolo Gallery, Trento
• 2004  Galerie 12, Innsbruck
•           Sindoni Gallery, Asiago (Vicenza)
• 2002  Craffonara Gallery, Riva del Garda (Trento)
• 2000  Exhibition Hall, Chiusa (Bolzano)

Group exhibitions

• 2026  The safest place, Paratissima, Torino
• 2025  Lanserhaus Gallery, Appiano (Bolzano)
• 2024  Il mare dentro, SATURA – Palazzo Stella, Genova
• 2022  Rocky, Lächler Gallery, Castelrotto (Bolzano)
•           Sotto il tiglio, Exhibition Hall, Laion (Bolzano)
• 2021  Open Catalogue, Trevi Centre, Bolzano
• 2019  Spectrum, Projektraum Galerie M, Marzah, Berlin
• 2017  Selfportrait, Kunstforum Unterland, Egna (Bolzano)
• 2015  Green Call, Kränzelhof, Cermes (Bolzano)
•           Waterproof Festival, Creative Centre, Abano (Padova)
• 2012  Artist 2012, Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul
• 2010  Quintessenze, Scuderie Aldobrandini, Frascati (Rome)
•           Artbosphorus, Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul
•           Syntesi, Atatürk University, Erzrum
•           Syntesi, Art Museum, Mersin
• 2009  Saudade, Portuguese Institute of St. Anthony, Rome
•           Atatürk University, Erzurum
• 2008  Moduli – Manifesta 2008, Exhibition Hall, Bolzano
•           Effetto Notte bianca, Neo Art Gallery, Rome
•           Syntesi, Caddebostan Cultural Centre, Istanbul
• 2007  Outside/Inside, Cloister of San Francesco, Teggiano (Salerno)
•           Dante and Purgatory, Fondazione Casa di Dante in Abruzzo, Torre de’ Passeri (Pescara)
•           Artist 2007, Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul
• 2006  Immagina, Contemporary Art Fair, Reggio Emilia
•           Metamorphoseon, Neo Art Gallery, Rome
•           Italian artists, The Rotunda at Exchange Square, Hong Kong
•           Artists & Studios, Civic Museum, Brunico (Bolzano)
• 2005  Grant Gallery, New York
• 2004  Contemporary Art Fair, Innsbruck
•           Congress Centre, Innsbruck
•           Borromeo Gallery, Padova;
•           Contemporary Art Fair, Padova
•           Vineart, Contemporary Art Fair, Bolzano

Awards

• 2022  Catalogo Aperto, Autonomous Province of Bolzano – Italian Culture Department, Purchase Award
• 2021  Kunst im Gange, Laion Town Hall (Bolzano), 1st Prize

Public collections

• Autonomous Province of Bolzano – Italian Culture Department
• Museum Casa di Dante in Abruzzo, Torre dei Passeri, Pescara