Paul Woodruffe is a visual artist and multi-disciplinary designer who is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries at Unitec (Te Pukenga). He's represented by Föenander Galleries in Mt Eden, Auckland, and has work in private and public collections in NZ, Europe, Australia, and the USA. He has contributed to collaborative public artworks commissioned by the European Union (Culburb Project, Vienna), as well as Auckland Council, Artweek Auckland, Whau Local Board, Eden-Albert Local Board and Henderson Local Board (with Kākano Youth Arts Collective).

He's also a board member of Awhina Mai Tatou Katoa Trust, a Toi Māori organisation working with people who have experienced homelessness and incarceration in the Auckland CBD.