Paul Matthew Cunningham Feb 5, 1952-

Paul was born an artist, creating art from any material at hand since he was a child. He was born in Oceanside NY but raised in Lindenhurst. Awarded Bachelor of Fine Arts at The School of Visual Arts Manhattan.

Paul became a part of the Hermitage Des Artistes in the early 1990s where he learned how to create Tramp Art. He designed and produced Tramp Art reproductions, both small and large for a number of years. His art was documented in Tramp Art: One Notch at a Time by Clifford A Wallach, a collector who did much to publicize both Tramp Art as an art form and local artists.

Paul has never stopped creating art works in many different disciplines, including Tramp Art. He currently lives with Beth Morena Cunningham, a stained glass artist, owner and operator of Artifacts Glass Studio at Melrose N.Y.