I am a writer and curator of the visual arts. Over the past thirty years or so I have also been lucky enough to be Director of various wonderful museums, colleges and foundations, and now am happy to be able to think and act as an independent thinker, and as a consultant for organisations that have that need.

I’ve been around for a while. I think it finally dawned on me that I’m getting older. Or is it that everyone else is getting younger? The realisation comes to us all at some point. Time to focus on the things I love. I’m writing, and my next book is on its way, on the magnificent legacy of Art Nouveau architecture; I’m involved with organisations I care about, and those who ask for help; I am somewhat obsessed with ceramic; and I’m making art again. I originally trained as a painter, and practiced seriously for some years before determining that I needed to focus on my other activities, if I was ever to amount to anything. Over the years, hardly a day went by in which I didn’t yearn to get back to practice: I suppose at some level curating exhibitions has been a surrogate activity, replacing the loss of physical engagement. The joy of curating exhibitions will never leave me, but once again I’m revelling in the impossible difficulty of trying to paint and print images worth looking at.

Hopefully my website will be useful to those who bump into it. It is my way of keeping in touch with the world. The unpublished papers and pictures (more to come of both) might be helpful, my views and encounters with people might be of interest, and I am contactable with regard to consultancy. See the site for what I can offer. Please get in touch if you feel inclined.

Email paul@paulgreenhalgh.net.