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, Laives Civic Gallery, curated by lasecondaluna
• 2017 Porphyry Museum, Albiano (Trento)
• Passaggi – Painting and Sculpture 2007–2017, Commenda di Longomoso (Bolzano)
• 2016 Laion Town Hall (Bolzano), Assoc. Kunst im Gange – Laion (Bolzano)
• 2012 Kunstforum Unterland, Egna (Bolzano)
• 2011 Library of the Free University of Bolzano
• 2008 Galleria Casa dell’Arte al Teatro, Piacenza
• 2007 Italian Cultural Institute, Cologne
• Galleria Neo Art, Rome
• 2006 Galleria Il Cenacolo, Trento
• 2004 Galerie 12, Innsbruck
• Galleria Sindoni, Asiago (Vicenza)
• Miniaci Gallery, Venice
• Miniaci Gallery, Milan
• 2002 Craffonara Gallery, Riva del Garda (Trento)
• 2000 Civic Gallery, Chiusa (Bolzano)

Group exhibitions

• 2025 – Lanserhaus Gallery, Appiano (Bolzano)
• 2024 Il mare dentro (The Sea Within), SATURA – Palazzo Stella, Genoa
• 2022 Rocky, Lächler Gallery, Castelrotto, Assoc. Kubatur
• Sotto il tiglio, Laion Town Hall (Bolzano), Assoc. Kunst im Gange
• 2021 Open Catalogue, Trevi Centre, Bolzano
• 2019 Spectrum, Projektraum Galerie M, Marzah, Berlin
• 2017 Selfportrait, Kunstforum Unterland, Egna (Bolzano)
• 2016 Con temporary art gallery, Galleria Sernesi, Bolzano
• 2015 Green Call, Kränzelhof, Cermes (Bolzano)
• Waterproof Festival, Creative Centre, Abano (Padua)
• 2012 Artist 2012, Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul
• 2011 Artist 2011, Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul
• 2010 Quintessenze, Scuderie Aldobrandini, Frascati (Rome) (Catalogue)
• Artbosphorus, Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul
• Syntesi, Atatürk University, Erzrum
• Syntesi, Pinacoteca, Mersin
• 2009 Saudade, Portuguese Institute of St. Anthony, Rome (Catalogue)
• Atatürk University, Erzurum
• 2008 Moduli – Manifesta 2008, Civic Gallery, Bolzano
• Effetto Notte bianca, Neo Art Gallery, Rome
• Syntesi, Caddebostan Cultural Centre, Istanbul
• 2007 Outside/Inside, Cloister of San Francesco, Teggiano (Salerno) (Catalogue)
• 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
• Artist 2006, Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul
• 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
• Galleria Borromeo, Padua; Arte Fiera, Contemporary Art Fair, Padua
• Vineart, Contemporary Art Fair, Bolzano

Awards

• 2022 Catalogo Aperto, Autonomous Province of Bolzano – Italian Culture Department, Purchase Award
• 2021 Award exhibition curated by 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