Paul Ritter is a London-born, Paris-raised artist living in New York City. His paintings largely revolve around conflicted boys and their fragile egos, all living on the end of a moment with no sense of what’s next. Remixing art historical and pop cultural references from Fragonard to Dix to Jarmusch to Radiohead, the work questions beauty tropes, the unhealthy fantasy of nostalgia, popping the hyper-masculinity balloon, and the messy legacy of Generation X.

Education

1990 Parsons School of Design, Paris France, BFA

Solo Exhibitions

2000  Colette, ‘Whatever Live’, Paris France

2001  Tiphaine Deguelle, ‘Whatever Pop Song’, Paris France

Group Exhibitions 

2025 PYMK, ‘Cold Snap’, New York

2024 IRL, ‘Fritto Misto’, New York

2024 Harpers, ‘Crescent Heights’, Los Angeles

2010 Gavin Brown Enterprise, “CRONE Benefit Auction”, New York

Contact: paulritterstudio@mac.com