Paul Villinski was born in York, Maine in 1960, and has lived and worked in New York City since 1982. An educational “scenic route” included stops at Phillips Exeter Academy and the Massachusetts College of Art, and a BFA from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1984. He lives with his partner, the painter Amy Park, and their son, Lark, in their studio in Long Island City, NY.