Paul-Sebastian Japaz (b.1992)

paulsebastianjapaz@gmail.com


Education

Fashion Institute of Technology, BFA, 2017


Residencies and Honors 

Palazzo Monti Artist Residency, July, 2024 

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 2022


Selected Group Exhibitions 

Vertigini, Sesto Al Reghena Torre Campanaria, Piazza Castello, IT, 2024

OBSESSED, Zepster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2024

Dog Days of Summer, Timothy Taylor, New York, NY, 2024

Hot Breath, The Reef, Los Angeles, CA, 2023 

The Midnight Hour, The Hole, New York, NY, 2023

The Atavistic Homeschooling of Espalier, Below Grand, New York, NY, 2022

Concert, Vermont Lab, Madison ME, 2022

Vanitas, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York, NY, 2021


Press and Public Talks 

Peripheries Journals, Harvard Divinity School, Issue 7, May 2025 (upcoming)

Artist lecturer, Yale School of Art, Fall 2023

Artist lecturer, Parsons School of Design, The New School, Spring/Fall 2023

Artist lecturer, Fashion Institute of Technology, Fall, 2022

Take Care! Mag, January, 2023

Pineapple Magazine, Issue 7, June, 2022

Friend of The Artist,Volume 14 November, 2021

Artmazemag, Issue 23, October, 2021

Vast Magazine, n03, September, 2021

Booooooom Magazine, August, 2021

Pineapple magazine, April, 2021

Oxford Review (Poltern), issue 003, April, 2021


Teaching Experience 

Visiting Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute, Fall 2023-Present

Alumni Curriculum Advisor Fashion Institute of Technology, 2024-2025

Painting Critic, Fashion Institute of Technology, Spring, 2023