About the Wittner Museum
Paula Wittner’s works in oils and gouache range from the real to the fantastical. She draws on her own family and life to portray the intensely personal in a manner that is universal by documenting her journey in ways that we recognize as our own.
At times we see generations of a family with increasingly divergent and diverse experiences but shared cultural and spiritual anchors, at other times the people and landscapes of the American southwest, the carnival, commedia dell’arte and other traditions are her proximal subjects.
Wittner’s work is deeply informed by her upbringing but equally influenced by her insights into human nature. She takes the time to observe deeply, with great empathy and wit. As a result she portrays and thus reminds us of our experience of human emotions in the noble, the quotidian, and at times the less admirable, aspects of our existence.
These are works committed to truth and beauty; it is these qualities that allow us to enter her sphere easily, that draw us to these paintings, where we discover the familiar as well as the profound and recognize our memories and history in a manner that inspires us to create a shared, more humane future together.
– Daniela Soleri
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In painting I strive to achieve a fluency that speaks for the heart and the soul. Painting builds on itself and is naturally fueled by one’s life. My work ranges from memories to fantasies to homages. Some paintings spring from the canvas spontaneously while others have deliberate beginnings. I move through a painting like a traveler into the unknown, hoping for a benevolent experience. When the results of my wanderings truly touch another person it is the greatest joy.
~ Paula Wittner
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Constructed in 1898, the Wittner Museum is located in the historic Las Dos Naciones Cigar Co. building in downtown Nogales, Arizona. The museum on Morley Avenue exhibits the imaginative paintings of artist Paula Wittner. Operated by La Linea Art Studio, a 501c3 non-profit organization, the Wittner Museum is a versatile space that presents concerts and performing arts events in a setting that is one of a kind.
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Constructed in 1898, the Wittner Museum is located in the historic Las Dos Naciones Cigar Co. building in downtown Nogales, Arizona. The museum on Morley Avenue exhibits the imaginative paintings of artist Paula Wittner. Operated by La Linea Art Studio, a 501c3 non-profit organization, the Wittner Museum is a versatile space that presents concerts and performing arts events in a setting that is one of a kind.