Paulette Dove works to develop paintings that tell a story and make people question their purpose.  An image is not only captured, but challenges the viewer to seek out an understanding of the painting. Dove uses rabbit heads on human bodies with red balls (in striped paints) as a metaphor placed indiscreetly in the paintings. This is her way of presenting stories about people and their decisions. The red balls represent “opportunities.“

An educator, artist, and a native of Biloxi, Dove has been painting and exhibiting on the gulf coast for many years. She is a member of the Ocean Springs Art Association, President of the South Mississippi Art League and board member of the Mississippi Art Colony. Her work has been displayed throughout the South.

Paulette received her B.F.A. and M.Ed. from The Mississippi University for Women and William Carey College.  Her education includes Louisiana Tech University, Savanna School of Art, Bascom Center for the Visual Arts.  She has taught for 30 years in Mississippi and West Virginia. Paulette has also served as an educator at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, as well as the Walter Anderson Museum of Art. Paulette prefers to work in oils, mixed media and clay. She currently works from her Side Door Studio in Biloxi, Mississippi.