More About Paul

Paul’s first one-man-show was in 1965 at the DeCordova Museum of Fine Arts in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It was at this showing that 18 pieces of Paul’s work were purchased by Walter P. Chrysler for inclusion in the permanent collection of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia. This success was quickly followed by shows at the Philadelphia Art Alliance, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the George Walter Vincent Smith Museum, and the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts.

Paul opened his open ceramics studio – shop – and gallery in Provincetown, Mass. Paul’s major claim to fame, however, was for a record-breaking 35 years as owner of a landmark gallery of contemporary arts and crafts in New York City’s West Village.

Unfortunately, Bellardo Ltd. was closed permanently when Paul decided it was time to retire. That was indeed a sad day for an entire generation of New Yorker’s who knew and loved Paul and his neighborhood gallery. For Paul, relaxing in the warm California sun lasted only so long. In short order, Paul was back at creating his art; the thing he loved so passionately and had always been so very good at! Paul continued to work with clay well into his early 90s!

Today, Paul’s creations are in private collections worldwide; as well as in several prestigious museums. Most recently, several pieces of Paul’s work were acquired by the New Orleans Museum of Art, as a part of their permanent collection.