PIPPA DYRLAGA
Paper Artist
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Unfinished untitled work. Paper Cut on synthetic, archival paper. 50x70cm.jpg

About

My name is Pippa Dyrlaga and I am a paper cutting artist.

My work is inspired by animals, nature and pattern. My paper cut works are all hand cut, and can take hours to complete. The process is just as important to me as the finished product. 

I also illustrate, where designs are drawn by hand and then manipulated digitally. For these, I work under the name Bear Follows Cat and they can be seen at www.bearfollowscat.com

My Story

I completed my Degree in Contemporary Art Practice at Leeds Metropolitan University in 2006. After going out into the real world for a couple of years, the need to continue my art and my art education led me back to the same university to complete my MA in Art and Design and Curation which I completed in 2011. 

During the time completing my Masters, I found my love of paper cutting and have continued down this path ever since. 

After several years working in Leeds and fitting my art around unrelated jobs, I moved to Hebden Bridge to work on my art in a creative community. I now work in the wonderful Heart Gallery, alongside sitting in my home studio creating what you see on this site. I also create Greetings Cards and bespoke Wedding Stationery. 

About

I am a paper artist based in Yorkshire, England. I use traditional techniques to create contemporary artworks.

My work is inspired by the natural world, and the things I encounter around me.

The simplicity of a blank sheet of paper appeals to me. Paper is used in so many aspects of our lives and used to communicate with each other, and I want to do this through my work. There is nothing as ordinary as a blank sheet of paper, but it has so many possibilities and can be turned into something beautiful or meaningful, without adding anything to it. 

I started paper cutting in 2010. My paper cut works are hand cut from a single sheet of paper. They are first drawn out by hand on the reverse of the paper, and then cut using a scalpel. They can take hours to complete, and I find the process is as important to me as the finished pieces.

Instagram is where I also document my work in progress and here you can visit my Facebook page, which is updated regularly.

I am represented by M+A Group and commercial enquiries can be made to louisa@maworldgroup.com

I am a member of the Paper Artist Collective, IAPMA and the AOI

My Story

I am originally from Mirfield in West Yorkshire, where I lived on a canal boat for much of my childhood. Living in a rural place near the waterways, surrounded by the best of British wildlife, has inspired much of my work. 

I completed my Degree in Contemporary Art Practice at Leeds Metropolitan University in 2006 and my MA in Art and Design, completed in 2011.

Upcoming Exhibitions:

TBC

Recent Exhibitions:

PULP, Make Southwest, Bovey Tracey UK, Jan 20th -13th April 2024

Salon Des Beaux Arts, Paris, September 2023

Biophilia (Solo show), Heron Arts, San Francisco, June 22nd - July 22nd 2023

Anime in LA, Spoke art, LA, June 22 - June 25th 2023

Financial Times: Make Sense of it All Gallery, Frieze Gallery, London 14th - 16th October 2022

Salon Des Beaux Arts, Paris, 22nd - 27th September 2022

Paper Duets, Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi, India, August 23rd - September 30th 2022

Paper Show, Heron Arts, San Francisco July 9th - August 6th 2022

Matisse and Contemporary Paper Artists, Rheged Centre, Penrith UK, 28 May - 4 September 2022

Salon Art Geo 200 Exhibition, Paris , December 2021

Salon Des Beaux Arts 2020, Espace Froissart, Paris, 27th - 30th May 2021

Draw Me Like one of Your Final Girls, Recess Gallery, San Fancisco, 29th - 31st October 2020

Paper Art Triennial, Musee Charmey, Switzerland April 2020 - Feb 2021

Miyazaki in NYC, (New York - due to lockdown, exhibition went online) April 2020

Salon des Beaux Arts, Paris, 12-15th Dec 2019

Paper Trail, ABV Gallery, Atlanta, Sept 7th - 5th October 2019

Okiagari Koboshi Project, Roppongi, Tokyo, 15th -16th September 2019

The Green Show (SCIP), South Hill Barn, Seaford August 15th - 18th & 22-25th August 2019

Cultural exchange through NICE Gallery, Beijing, China, May 2019 (Beijing - Hangzhou - Jinan - Beijing)

Winter is Here, group show, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco April 2019

My Neighbour Hayao group show 2019, Pow! Wow! Hawaii

Salon des Beaux Arts 2018, Paris. (Awarded the Medaille de Bronze and the Prix du Jury Invite Medaille ‘Argent)

Isle of Dogs Group Art Show 2018, New York

Miyazaki group show 2018, LA

12x12 Group show 2018, Chicago

All images and artwork designs on this site are Copyright to Pippa Dyrlaga. Please ask permission before use.