Paul Beumer b. 1982

Over the past decade, Paul Beumer has cultivated a distinct practice centered on the cultural, material, and symbolic dimensions of fabric and fiber. Beumer’s work is deeply informed by his experiences living and working in diverse regions—including China, Nigeria, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and India—where he engages with local textile traditions and techniques. His approach reflects a conscious move away from the brush and canvas toward a more process-based, intuitive form of image-making rooted in dyeing, staining, weaving and assembling cloth.

Paul Beumer (1982, The Netherlands) holds a BFA from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and is a former resident of the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. Recent solo and duo exhibitions include Recovering a Talisman at CAN Cristina Androulidaki Gallery in Athens, Greece; Play becomes joy, joy becomes work, work becomes play at Artisans' in Mumbai, India; Pilgrim discovering another world at Dürst Britt & Mayhew; As long as you know I am waiting, take your time flowers of the spring at Galeria de Arte Mexicano (GAM) in Mexico City; CONDO Mexico City at Proyecto Paralelo in Mexico City; Paul Beumer & Willem Hussem at Museum Jan Cunen in Oss. He participated in major group exhibitions at the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden, Museum Het Valkhof in Nijmegen, Museum Kranenburgh in Bergen, Museum De Paviljoens in Almere, and the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands.