Paige Wells was born and raised in Santa Maria, California, and currently lives in Portland, Oregon. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in Sculpture, from the University of Oregon in 2023. Paige currently works in mixed-media drawing and painting, influenced by her foundational education in assemblage and photo sculpture.
Much of her work is inspired by the passage of time, dreams, familiar landscapes, relationships with animals, and image archives. She aims to capture devotion and familiarity through repetition, informality, and ubiquitous ephemera.
Paige’s work seeks to hold the ‘whole world’ within its parallel spaces, using abstraction as a tool to be connected to spiritual influences, the supernatural, and the presence of belief in everyday moments.
Education
2023 BFA Sculpture, The University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2022 Studio Arts, The Athens Centre, Athens, Greece
Exhibitions
2023 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Tinseltown, Laverne Krause Gallery, Eugene, OR
2022 Group Exhibition, Venus & Vegas, Laverne Krause Gallery, Eugene, OR
2022 Group Exhibition, Jumbo Shrimp, Laverne Krause Gallery, OR
2022 Solo Exhibition, Hot Mess, Washburn Gallery, Eugene, OR
2021 Group Exhibition, Entangled Fragments, Laverne Krause Gallery, Eugene, OR
2021 Group Exhibition, to keep an eye on, Laverne Krause Gallery, Eugene, OR
Scholarships
2023 Jan Zach Memorial Award in Sculpture, Eugene, OR
2022 Robert C. and Jane A. Gehring Scholarship, Eugene, OR
Bibliography
Oregon Voice Magazine, The Sandwich Issue, April 20, 2023. 2, 17
Oregon Voice Magazine, The Processed Issue, April 7, 2022. 31-34
Oregon Voice Magazine, The Fermented Issue, June 10, 2021. 17-18
Relevant Experience
2026-Present Gallery Intern, One Grand Gallery, Portland, OR
2023-2024 Gallery Assistant, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
2021-2023 Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Oregon Voice Magazine, Eugene, OR
2022-2023 Sculpture Studio Monitor, The University of Oregon, Eugene, OR