INTERVIEWS
& FEATURES
2024 | 69 NEWS WFMZ-TV
“The vibrancy down here is just starting to blow up’: Mural project brightening up Allentown, empowering artists” // Allentown, Pa. – Lunchtime at Delicioso Pizza in Allentown means everyone grabbing a slice has a front row seat to something colorful.NA scaffolding splattered with paint sits across the street. Delicioso staff and patron watch as a mural is being created. “I think she’s making great progress,” said Delicioso’s Vivian Nunez. Click here for more
2022 I WANT WHAT SHE HAS PODCAST
#245 – THE ART OF PAU // Pau Quintanajornet doesn‘t paint pictures. Pau creates worlds – open invitations to a journey into the beauty of Latin American influences and into the spheres of an artist, who with brushes, paint, ink, paper and wood, playfully turns her world inside out. The cleavage between cultures loosens up. Click here for more
2022 | DEUTSCHE WELLE
“Muralistas latinoamericanas conquistan las calles alemanas” // Para regocijo de los paseantes, las artistas urbanas comparten su obra en la vía pública, y dejan su impronta de color y grandes dimensiones. Ellas son artistas latinoamericanas, lo suyo son los colores, las pinturas y, por sobre todo, las grandes dimensiones. Eligen expresarse a gran escala, y lo hacen en la vía pública, para todo aquel que pase por allí: son talentosas mujeres muralistas, y las calles de Alemania festejan su obra. Click here for more
2022 | RADIO KINGSTON
O+ RADIO HOUR // TO+NIGHT on the O+ Radio Hour at 8pm on Radio Kingston: host Lindsey Wolkowicz spends time with Pau Quintanajornet. Pau is an international public artist and the co-founder of an ambitious multifaceted ongoing production called Project Wallflowers – an exercise in self-empowerment through artmaking for community members to encourage them to “bloom from the inside out” Click here for more
2022 | MEDIUM COLLECTIVE
“HEARTools Publication of NGO’s local actions related to human rights & art” – The Mural of Peace // Learn how NGOs & social workers can support human rights promotion by art related actions — the results of HEARTools project and couple strong examples of social actions that took place (and will take place) in Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, Armenia, Ukraine and other countries. Click here for more
2021 | LIEBESBIER STREET ART HOTEL
“ART ROOM” // Artivista und Neo Muralista Pau erschafft Welten, die zu einer Reise einladen, die durch die Schönheit lateinamerikanischer Einflüsse in die Sphären einer Künstlerin führt, die spielerisch ihre Welt von innen nach außen kehrt. Ihre Absicht ist es, „Alimento para el Alma“ – Nahrung für die Seele – zu schaffen, indem sie an jedem Ort, an dem sie malt, Teile ihrer Kosmovision einfließen lässt. Click here for more
2019 | MORTAR MAGAZINE
“Issue 1 – An interview with Pau” // Though it was nearly 10pm at her (current) home in Germany, Pau was alive with energy and enthusiasm throughout our conversation. I had been looking forward to speaking with the Chilean-German street artist and social justice advocate, or “artivist” as she says, after spending three months living in Pau’s (original) home country of Chile. During our conversation, Pau described her past and current art projects, the commitment to social justice work that has driven her organization “Wallflowers,” and her deep belief in the healing power of art. – by Cecilia Nowell Click her for more
2019 | PBS 39
“Bethelehem Mural CALMA” // Bethlehem, PA – It’s the best way artist Pau Quintanajornet says to grab the attention of passersby and inspire them to open up about an issue hidden in plain sight. “We don’t have to feel shame or anything,” says Quintanajorney, “I think it is such an important issue and for everyone who suffers with it or has this situation, it’s really important to have a society that speaks up and supports.” Click here for more
2019 | RHD – CAFE THE LODGE
“RHD’s Cafe the Lodge chosen as site for mural bringing awareness about mental health” // The Allentown Morning Call featured RHD’s Cafe the Lodge and its mural project for the 2019 SouthSide Arts & Music Festival by renowned mural artist Pau Quintanajornet that will highlight mental health recovery in a story titled “Mural artist to bring ‘colorful mindness’ to South Bethlehem” Click here for more
2019 | DISCOVER LEHIGH VALLEY
“Southside Bethlehem’s Urban Arts Trail” // Explore the Urban Arts Trail of SouthSide Bethlehem, a 2.75-mile trek along a variety of creative public art pieces. Click here for more
2019 | ARTS QUEST
“Public Art at the Banana Factory” // In partnership with Café the Lodge, Pau Quintanajornet completed Calma as part of the 2019 SouthSide Arts & Music Festival. The mural was a continuation of her “artivist” project “Project Wallflowers,” which she began in 2013. Click here for more
2019 | SPROCKET MURAL WORKS
“Luna Nueva Mural “ // To Pau, the new-moon represents a fresh start—a call to honor the cycles of life, through triumph and heartbreak alike. In the words of the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi who inspires Pau’s work, “You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens—In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.” Click here for more
2019 | LEEDS.GOV.UK
“Play your cards light as arts extravaganza stacks the deck for Leeds” // Leeds city centre will be decked out with a giant display of illuminated playing cards when Light Night returns next month. The spectacular structure entitled House of Cards will be in place at Victoria Leeds, one of an incredible array of illuminated artworks coming to the city for the two-night arts extravaganza on October 13 and 14. Click here for more
2018 | MENSCH, FRAU NORA! PODCAST
“Ich möchte die Frau sein dürfen, die in mir schlummert“ // Ein Gespräch mit der Künstlerin Pau Quintanajornet über Reisen, Kunst und Feminismus. Nicht nur in Deutschland, sondern auch in Lateinamerika. Eine blaugrüne Wand in Ehrenfeld hat dafür gesorgt, dass sich unsere Wege kreuzen. Denn Pau ist Street-Artist und hat die Wand gemalt, die ihr auf meinem Foto hier auf der Website seht. Und ich hoffe, dass ich nie so alt werde, dass ich mal neue Fotos machen muss. Denn ich liebe die Kunst von Pau sehr. Click here for more
2018 | BRIEF ME PODCAST #33
“#33 – Jeder kann die Welt retten – Interview mit Pau Quintanajornet” // Heute habe ich ein inspirierendes Interview mit Pau Quintanajornet für dich: Pau ist eine Künstlerin, Aktivistin und Naturverbundene. Im ersten Teil des Interviews sprechen wir über Paus Motivation, die Gesellschaft positiv zu beeinflussen, mit ihrer Kunst auf Missstände aufmerksam zu machen und ihr Antrieb, anderen Menschen zu helfen, ein besseres Leben zu führen. Click here for more
2018 | BRIEF ME PODCAST #34
“#34 – Der Weg des Wachstums – Interview mit Pau Quintanajornet” // Die Deutsch-Chilenin ist überall auf der Welt für ihre Kunstprojekte unterwegs und unterstützt Hilfsorganisationen dabei, gesellschaftliche, soziale und kulturelle Projekte umzusetzen. In diesem zweiten Teil sprechen wir über Persönlichkeitsentwicklung und den Sinn des Lebens. habe ich ein inspirierendes Interview mit Pau Quintanajornet für dich: Pau ist eine Künstlerin, Aktivistin und Naturverbundene. Im ersten Teil des Interviews sprechen wir über Paus Motivation, die Gesellschaft positiv zu beeinflussen, mit ihrer Kunst auf Missstände aufmerksam zu machen und ihr Antrieb, anderen Menschen zu helfen, ein besseres Leben zu führen. Click here for more
2018 | INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE
“Un œil ouvert sur le monde arabe” // Une année durant, pour offrir leur vision du monde arabe, 240 artistes créent chacun une œuvre sur le principe du cadavre exquis. Cet Œil ouvert sur le monde arabe, œuvre évolutive, a été dévoilé en trois « actes » au fil de son avancement, les 15 mai, 6 octobre et 28 novembre 2018. L’œuvre est désormais complète! Click here for more
2018 | TBD*
“The Art of Activism – The beauty of art that addresses social and environmental challenges” // French author André Maurois once said that: “Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more human world .” Art gives people the opportunity to express their true self. It’s also a powerful platform to raise awareness and address complex social issues. So what happens when you combine the inner artist with the inner activist? Beautiful things with a big impact. Click here for more
2017 | 30 WORKS GALLERY
“Dirty Works Extended @ 30works- Group Show” // Midsummer-Session bei 30works: Im Rahmen der K 1 Galerienacht zeigen wir die Top-Acts deutscher und internationaler Urban Art. Click here for more
2017 | ANABEL ROQUE RODRIGUEZ -BLOG
2017 | CULTURA.GOB.CL
“Se inaugura mural en casco interior y exterior de iglesia de Balmaceda” // Este domingo en la localidad de Balmaceda se bendijo la obra del “Proyecto C.A.L.L.E, Muralismo en Balmaceda”, una iniciativa financiada por el Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cultural y las Artes, Línea Circulación Regional (Ventanilla Abierta), Convocatoria 2016, y ejecutada por la artista visual Paulina Quintana Jornet, mural que se encuentra en el casco interno y externo de la Capilla Santa Teresita de los Andes. Click here for more
2017 | DEUTSCHLANDFUNK NOVA PODCAST
“Meine Kunst ist Futter für die Seele” // Pau kommt gerade aus Patagonien zurück. Dort hat sie eine katholische Kirche bemalt. So bunt wie nur irgend möglich. Eine klare Botschaft. Sie ist eben Artivista. Click her for more
2017 | MINISTERIO DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE
“Finalizan primer mural que invita a cuidar el aire de Coyhaique” // El miércoles recién pasado finalizó la realización del primer Mural del Programa de Difusión para mejorar la calidad del aire en Coyhaique, iniciativa desarrollada por el Gobierno a través de la Seremi del Medio Ambiente y financiada por el Gobierno Regional de Aysén, que busca provocar conciencia en la población sobre la importancia de disminuir la contaminación atmosférica. Click here for more
2016 | DEUTSCHE WELLE
“De Alemania a la Patagonia: color y diálogo intercultural” // El proyecto Wallflowers quiere llenar los muros de colores con un sentido artístico y social. En la remota localidad de Balmaceda, en plena Patagonia chilena, unos 1700 kilómetros al sur de Santiago, la artista Pau Quintanajornet trabaja en el último proyecto de Wallflowers: un inmenso mural que cambiará la cara de este pueblo. Click here for more
2016 | T13 – CULTURA
“De Alemania a la Patagonia: artista chilena colorea lugares del mundo” // El proyecto Wallflowers, impulsado por Pau Quintanajornet, quiere llenar los muros de colores con un sentido artístico y social. Click here for more
2016 | MONTANA CANS
“Recap METROPOLINK FESTIVAL 2016: Art, Expression and Community” // Over the next few days, female artists will be making their mark on street art culture in Ecuador. At the first-of-its-kind event in Ecuador, women of all ages will be participating in Warmi Paint, an all-female street art festival thought up by Maria Castillo, aka Toofly, and hosted in conjuction with Fundación Museos de la Ciudad. Click here for more
2016 | RHEIN-NECKAR-ZEITUNG
“Metropolink-Festival Heidelberg: Kunst mit chilenischen Wurzeln in Kirchheim” // Die Street-Art-Künstlerin Pau Quintanajornet wurde in Chile geboren und wuchs in der DDR auf – Bei dem Graffiti-Festival widmete sie sich einer Wand in Kirchheim und zeigt dort, wie eine bezaubernde Welt von Pflanzen aus nur drei Farben entstehen kann. Click here for more
2016 | SUNY NEW PALTZ
“WITHOUT LIMITS “ // This spring, the wall between the Sojourner Truth Library and the Fine Arts Building is about to get a lot brighter. Beginning April 25, artist Pau Quintanajornet will be painting a mural on a wooden canvas attached to the wall, the first time that the high-traffic area will be used for public art. Quintanajornet’s mural is part of the college’s “Without Limits” programming, an event series launched in fall 2015 that spotlights the breadth and dynamism of the ideas, research, and creative projects ongoing in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and makes clear the college’s connections to the broader New Paltz community and everyday life. This year’s theme, “Screens and Scenes,” investigates the transformative role of the screen – whether mural, phone, film, computer, television or tablet – in 21st-century life. Click here for more
2016 | THE ORACLE – SUNY NEW PALTZ
“Street Art With Spirit “ // World-renowned street artist and activist Pau Quintanajornet, more commonly known as PAU, added her artistic touch to the walls of SUNY New Paltz last week. The street artist visited New Paltz to paint and speak at a panel with professors Dr. Jessica Pabón and Dr. César Barros for the college’s annual “Without Limits” series, which celebrates interdisciplinary liberal arts education. Click here for more
2015 | RYAN STRUCK PHOTOGRAPHY
“Painting With Pau – The Asbury Park Boardwalk“ // The Asbury Park beach front is filled with culture, art and music. Located in Monmouth County, this coastal city is a favorite spot of mine along the eastern seaboard. Recently, the artist Pau was commissioned to paint 2 beautiful murals on the historic Casino located on the border of Asbury and Ocean Grove. Click here for more
2015 | PANTA MAGAZINE
2015 | REMEZCLA – BLOG
“5 Latin American Street Artists You Should Know” // Over the next few days, female artists will be making their mark on street art culture in Ecuador. At the first-of-its-kind event in Ecuador, women of all ages will be participating in Warmi Paint, an all-female street art festival thought up by Maria Castillo, aka Toofly, and hosted in conjuction with Fundación Museos de la Ciudad. Click here for more
2015 | KASSEL.DE
“PROJECT KOSMON” // Graffiti und Streetart waren lange Zeit eher männlich dominiert. Doch Frauen setzen sich in der Szene immer mehr durch. Als eine der wichtigen Künstlerinnen gilt Pau Quintanajornet. Ein Merkmal ihres Stils sind organische Formen. Sie wurde in Chile geboren und wuchs in Deutschland auf. Click here for more
2015 | REVISTA PAULA – LA TERCERA
“Los grafitis de Pau Quintanajornet” // Mitad chilena, mitad alemana, esta artista que pinta murales con pincel y tinta zapatera está sonando cada vez más en la escena del arte callejero a nivel global. Click here for more
2015 | STREET ART NYC
“THE WOODEN WALLS PROJECT “ // In Asbury Park, NJ with Pau, Cope2, Joe Iurato, Indie 184, Pork Chop, Logan Hicks, Hacula and more. Click here for more
2013 | PRETTY PORTAL GALLERY
“Coming Full Circle – Solo Show” // Am 27. September eröffnen wir um 19h die Ausstellung „Coming Full Circle“ der chilenischen Künstlerin Pau Quintanajornet. Die Künstlerin wird bei der Vernissage anwesend sein. Click here for more
2013 | BROOKLYN STREET ART
“Latido Americano” Part II, la Segunda Parte // From “Latido Americano” in Lima, Peru comes Part Two of our photo survey of a Street Art / Graffiti event that blasts vibrant color all over your keyboard and onto your desk. No amount of pollution and traffic congestion in this crowded city can get these Street Artists and their color palettes down, even as the metropolis itself can seem like it’s often enveloped in grey. Entes y Pesimo obviously have a sincere love for their city and the fortitude that it takes to get such a large group of walls and artists and resources organized to make this a success, and our hats are off to them. Click here for more
2013 | VANDALOG
“South America’s wave of street art festivals: Latido Americano” // The world of street art has changed dramatically in the past decade, so much so that there is a rigid culture of how to do street art, where to do it, and how it is organized. Some tradition remains of clandestine artistry and evasive messages found plastered in urban centers all throughout the world, but we have culminated a new practice of presenting street art in a more organized, institutionalized form: the street art festival. Click here for more
2013 | ARTE INFORMADO – ART BLOG
“Chile en 100 Pailas – Group show” // El Martes 24 de Septiembre se inauguró en el Museo de la Chilenidad, en la comuna de las Condes, la exposición ‘Chile en 100 Pailas’, una muestra que conjunta de manera excepcional la artesanía en greda de Pomaire con el arte contemporáneo. Para esta ocasión, la agencia de arte urbano GKo Chile congregó a 100 artistas para que intervinieran 100 pailas de greda, cada uno desde su propia mirada estética y técnica particular. Click here for more