
Paola’s triptych, “Impermanence” will be included in an art auction held by charity organization, One in Four.
The Auction will take place on the 27th of November in The Atrium, Office of Public Works on St. Stephen’s Green.

Choreographic Journals by Mary Brady with illustrations by Paola Catizone.
Choreographic Encounters is a series of occasional journals published by the Institute for Choreography and Dance (icd). The book is available from major book distributors, specialist bookshops and directly from icd.

At 6.00p.m. on FRIDAY 10th OCTOBER the Exhibition “ON THE BRINK OF TWO CULTURES” will be opened in the Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
Seven artists, three Italian and four Irish, invite you to see their recent works. The provocation consists in inviting the visitors to discover by themselves the links and the cultural differences which characterize [...]

Paola will be contributing to the following exhibitions :
Italian Institute, 10th October 2008
Ranelagh Multi denominational School; fund raising group exhibition, November 2008
One in Four fundraising exhibition at the Office of Public Works, 26-28th November 2008
Solart Gallery , Cavan; fundraising for Association against cruelty to animals, November 2008

After showing in Bewleys cafe last year, this music/poetry and visual art event has been shown in many Roman venues and it is now returning to Dublin.
The show will take place at La Catedral Studios in St Augustine lane , off Thomas St, on the 29th of October 2008.

After applying to the “Focus on…” Community and Education Program at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, I have been taking the art group in WALK to a weekly art session there. This is turning out to be a really satisfying and enriching experience for all of us.

The collaboration with M. Laura Ronzoni is alive and well and the Dante and Beckett performance/ visual project has been showing successfully in Italy both in Universities and Secondary schools and in fringe theater venues.

I am visiting Italy again by proxy, through the presence of five of my paintings in the City’s Summer Art Fair this June. The event is organized by mysterious and sui generis Curator Patrizio Donati, creator of “European Dialogues”, a series of art events aimed at linking different aspects of European Cultures.

Maria Laura and myself presented “Notes from the Underworld” at Bewleys Cafe Theatre last night, the 7th of Nov 2007. The “show” was introduced by writer Ronan Sheehan , who in the manner of a Dublin Virgil, the guide to Dante’s Inferno, spoke of connections and stories linking Ireland and Italy.

CARElocal is a Dublin city centre voluntary organization which looks after the elderly when they are isolated or in need. In Conjunction with Juice, of Georges ST, Care Local will run an exhibition of my paintings entitled: “About dancing and growing old gracefully” The title comes from the film by James Reynolds

I have just completed this large painting which was commissioned off me by Monsignor Mohan, of Lough Derg retreat centre, in Donegal.
This has been a powerful experience for me; from the visit to Station Island, during last Summer pilgrimage, to the building of my back garden studio/shed, where I could work in peace, and mostly [...]

The tree of friendship is an image developed by a group of adults with intellectual disabilities.
I work with this group once a week , sometimes with Yoga and relaxation, mostly with art. This image represent what is, according to themselves, the most important thing in their lives. Friendship and relationships are vital and necessary to [...]

In this exhibition, Paola explores gesture, embodiment and dance. Her work is informed by Eastern body/mind practises, particularly by Zen Buddhism, which sees all actions as having the potential to become meditative arts.

February 2006: Pallas group in the Docklands (10 of February 2006)
April 2006: Paola’s solo exhibition at the basement gallery in Dundalk ( From the 20 of April to the 4 of May of 2006)
April 2006: Brigit Mc Lean’s textile exhibition in Trinity College, Dublin (Paola performed on the opening night on the 25 of April [...]