About the Artist
Paula Borsetti creates abstract paintings that are a story of her life, reflecting her love of family, friends, and the natural environment of New England. Working primarily in acrylic, she borrows colors, patterns, textures, forms, and movement to create layered paintings that evoke memories, moments, and joy.
Her training began at a young age, working from the landscape. She fell in love with painting then, and that love of painting has continued through her formal education and life. While being an art educator for 26 years fueled her desire to nurture and learn, in 2020, she left teaching for a full-time studio practice.. Paula works from her studios in Beverly, MA.. and Sebago, Maine.
Borsetti is represented by Gallery TAG, Boston, The Salted Cod Arthouse Gallery at Rocky Neck, and Anderson Contemporary on Artsy. She maintains membership in several art communities, such as Rocky Neck Art Colony, North Shore Arts, Newburyport Arts, Women United Art Movement, Manhattan Arts International, ArtQueens, Visionary Art Community, and See/Me. She is a signature member of NAWA and NAWA_MA.. Paula’s work has been in numerous publications, interviews, and podcasts. Her work is currently in several exhibits around the North Shore of Massachusetts, Boston, and New York.
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Artist Statement
It only takes one person to change your life—and for me, that person was Sister. Vincent de Paul.
As a teen, I didn’t know I had a voice. But through art lessons with Sister, I discovered that art could speak when words felt too difficult. She taught me to trust my intuition, embrace mistakes, and find meaning in layers.
Today, I create intuitive, abstract paintings that begin with written words—often ones I can’t easily say. Guided by memory, nature, and personal experience, my process unfolds through emotion and instinct. Formal elements emerge and dissolve, dancing in and out until the painting feels complete.
My work is deeply personal, but it’s also an invitation—to connect, to pause, to reflect. Each painting is a layered story, a moment in time, and a quiet conversation between the seen and the felt.
Copyright and Reproduction. The Artist reserves all reproduction rights, including the right to claim statutory copyright in the Work. The Work may not be photographed, sketched, painted, or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express written consent of the Artist.