Biography

Paul Lynch is a designer and maker of original, contemporary furniture. He began his career at the University of California, Davis, studying furniture design. After receiving his degree and following several apprenticeships, Lynch started his own business, designing and building studio furniture. In 1998, he enhanced his classical training by undertaking two years of intensive study with James Krenov at the College of the Redwoods Fine Furniture Program. And in 2002, prompted by an interest in alternative materials, he enrolled in a graduate program for textile arts at the University of California, Davis. Studying with an eclectic group of textile, graphic, and furniture artists, Lynch earned his MFA in textile arts in 2005.

Lynch’s work can be found in a number of private and public collections, including the permanent collection of the University of California, Davis. The recipient of various awards and grants, Lynch has lectured on the studio furniture movement, and has collaborated on the fabrication of public art commissions for public and international institutions. Lynch maintains a studio in Woodland, California, where he builds commissioned pieces as well as furniture for gallery exhibition.