Paul Petard at the Holly Blue On line Gallery

Paul Petard, originally from Reading in Berkshire, U.K., now lives in "exile" in east London. He is a cartoonist, painter, illustrator, social commentator, self publisher, utopian, xmas postman and holder of the klinker award for wobbly genius.

Influenced by everything from surrealism to the Beano comic, his distinctive enigmatic images have turned up in a diverse range of places, including multi-artist underground comic strip "jams", punk 'zines, political journals, poetry books and Ape Magazine.

He is currently studying printmaking part-time at the London College of Printing. As well as his usual stream of self published books of drawings, cartoons and rants, Paul is soon to publish his first (and last!) illustrated book of poems.

Some of Paul's material can be found at
www.theklinker.freeserve.co.uk

Solo Exhibitions

1990

"The Nothing Stuff"

Reading Central Library

1992
"Brainstorm"

Reading Central Library

1993
"Everything Must Go"

Rising Sun Arts Centre, Silver Street, Reading

1995
"Whatever"

Reading Central Library

2000
"Paul's Sunday Exhibition"

Alternative Art Market, Spitalfields

Selected Group Shows

1994

Co-hosted "Paint It Blue" mail art show

Rising Sun Arts Centre, Silver Street, Reading

1998
Café Gallery Xmas Open

Southwark Park, Bermondsey

1999
Creative Media Programme Summer Exhibition

London College of Printing

1999
Klinker Millenium Expo

The Sussex Pub, London, N1

Some Recent Publications

1998

"The Paul Petard Pocket Coffee Table Book" compiled by Geoff Sawers

Available: Two Rivers Press, 35 London Street, RG1
ISBN 1 901677 06 0

1999
"Hospitals and Schools" words by Mr Social Control, pictures by Paul Petard

Available from Paul Petard