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I am an artist living in the western suburbs of Melbourne in Australia. This exhibition 'On The Line' is an ongoing project I started in 2007, consisting of observational drawings of my train trips from St Albans to the city where I teach painting and drawing at Victoria University. I have been a finalist in the Doug Moran National Portait Prize 4 times. All my subject matter reflects an interest in the suburban landscape and its people.

I can be contacted on paulborg@hotmail.com

You can see more of my work on paulborg.com.au


Born 1962 Melbourne
EDUCATION
1982-84 Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art Painting, Victorian College of the Arts. Melbourne.
1981 T. O. P, Art and Design, Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE. (Footscray Campus)
TEACHING POSITIONS
1986 on going Painting and Drawing, sessional /contract, Victoria University,
1987-92 Painting and Drawing, Hunt Club Community Centre, Deer Park
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES
1993-2000 Original Committee Member, WestSpace Gallery, Melbourne
1985-97 Freelance children’s book Illustrator.
AWARDS
2001 Recipient of Vice Chancellors Award for teaching excellence – Victoria University
1992 Development Grant for Artist in Residence - ICI Deer Park, Australia Council of the Arts.
1984 Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria Folio Award, Final Year.
1983 Alfred and Rachael Levi Drawing Award
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 ‘ On the Line” Showcase Gallery Victoria University ,also on flickr
2007 ‘ Portaits In Retrospect’
1999 ‘G.S.T. Greater Suburban Takeoff,’ St Albans Business Centre
1998 ‘One Tree Hill’, La Trobe Street Gallery Melbourne.
1996 ‘Suburban Fringe’, WestSpace Gallery Footscray.
1994 ‘Fractured, Fragmented Hill’, Installation. Wesley Uniting Church, Melbourne.
1993 ‘In-Site, Paintings and Drawings’, WestSpace Gallery, Footscray.
1991 ‘Recent Works’, Judith Pugh Gallery, Fitzroy.
1989 Paul Borg, Art Control, North Melbourne.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS ( 60 in total) including
Finalist 4 times in Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2008 ‘Road less Travelled’ curated Gallery 17 Vic Uni
2007 Williamstown Festival Contemporay Art Prize
2007 ‘Often Spotted, Rarely Seen’ Celebrating 40 yrs of Collection at La Trobe University
1993-2001 ‘A4 Art Fund Raiser’, WestSpace Gallery, Footscray/West Melbourne
2000 ‘John Lesley Art Prize Exhibition’, Sale regional Gallery, Victoria
1999 ‘We Are Australian’, National touring exhibition
1998 -1996 ‘Royal Overseas League’, Fifteenth Annual Open Exhibition, London and Scotland
(Edinburgh College of Art)
1997 ‘ People and Industry’ - Gabriel Gallery, Footscray Community Art Centre
1997 ‘ Terry Wheelan presents’ ‘Artists Spaces’, Stripp Gallery, Melbourne.
1997 ‘Salon des Refuses’, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney.
1997 ‘13th Spring Festival of Drawing’, Mornington Peninsula Art Centr.
PUBLICATIONS
2009 Podcas SBS Radio with Marlene Galea
2008 ‘ Soul Man’ Connections VU
2007 ‘ Paul Borg: A Portrait’’ Lizard
2004 Anti-Archibald: Doing the Doug Moran by Daniel Thomas
2004 Portrait of an artist ascending: On the spot, The Age by Clare Boyd-Macrae
1998 Monument, ‘Suburban Rhythms by Tim Sowden
1998 ‘Brush with the Landscape’ – Radio National (Julie Copeland)
1998 Cover illustration ‘Writing the Everyday’ Australian Literature and the Limits of Suburbia
1998 ‘Portraits and Pleasure’- Peter Timms, The Age
1998 ‘Brushes with Fame’ – Ronald Millar, Sunday Age
1998 ‘Portrait of a Western Bypass’ Nexus, Victoria University)
1997 ‘Paul Borg’ by Tim Sowden, Art/Text Issue No 56 Feb - April.
1997 ‘Working Class’ by Anita Bragge, Herald- Sun
1997 ‘Arts - talk’, radio interview with Julie Copeland - Radio National
1996 ‘Waltzing Matilda’ - T.V. interview June, Malta, Europe.
1993 ‘Artist’s Industrial Landscape.’ The Western Times, November.
1993 Herald-Sun, November, Simon Plant.
1991 ‘The Studio in Deer Park’, Art Link, Arts in a Multicultural Australia.
1989-90 Art and Australia Winter 1989 Edition. Summer 1990 Edition
1990 ‘Artist in Residence at Deer Park.’, ICI Circle, February.
COMISSIONS
Footscray City Council,Sunshine City Council, Victoria University, Hiberian Pub , Port Melbourne
Private comissions
COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Victoria, Art Bank, Victoria University, Lincoln Institute of Health Science Geelong Gallery, Sunshine Council, Westland Mining, La Trobe Picture Collection - State Library of Victoria, La Trobe University and various private collections.