Based in Portugal since 1979, he has developed notable work in the field of plastic arts, having an increasingly large and appreciative audience. Several art critics wrote about his works: Eurico Gonçalves, Margarida Botelho, Lurdes Ferias, Edgardo Xavier, Rodriguez Vaz and Lina Cruz-Pinto. He held more than 40 solo exhibitions in 2008 - “30 years of anthological painting” at the Lisbon Water Museum.
He received 3 art awards and is currently working on his career. It is represented in many public and private collections as well as in 9 national museums. He has two tapestries of his works executed by the Tapeçaria de Portalegre manufacture and has published a book by himself “Paul Mathieu, Visual Artist, A Choice of Life”.