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"I have one longing only: to grasp what is hidden behind appearances. What is my work? To let the mind fall silent that I may hear the invisible calling." - Niko Kazantzakis Artist’s Statement I am motivated to paint by a love of the process; dancing with pigment and line to unheard rhythms…..the invisible life brought to the surface as I work intuitively with line, paint, and scribbles; from order to chaos and back again. Bio Born in the mountains of West Virginia, the formative years were spent in Daytona Beach, Florida, developing a strong connection to the world of sea, sand, and all of nature. After attending Florida State University, receiving a B.A. degree in fine art and commercial art, studied painting and drawing at Instituto de Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, later coming under the influence of Abstract Expressionism, launching a challenging journey of discovery. During the years 2006-2008 the shores of the Tyhrrenean Sea in Southern Italy became home, soaking up the culture, sea and sky; returning in 2008 to Tryon, NC. continuing to explore the mysteries of painting, and teaching classes in water media at The Tryon Fine Arts Center and at Isothermal Community College. Paintings and drawings have won top awards in national and international competitions, and others are in private and public collections in The United States and Italy; in the permanent collection of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida City Hall, and The Tryon Fine Arts Center in Tryon, North Carolina. Feature article in The Artist's Magazine “Ruled By Intuition” in 1999. Represented by The Silver Fox Gallery in Hendersonville, North Carolina and The MYST Gallery in Spartanburg, South Carolina SELECTED EXHIBITIONS [ top ] 2009 Opening exhibition “Messages & Metaphors” with Carol Beth Icard celebrating the new MYST Gallery Spartanburg, SC 2008 One man exhibit entitled "Sacred Geometry" at The Silver Fox Gallery Hendersonville, NC Juried into 35th Annual Juried Exhibition Artists Guild of Spartanburg 2007 One Man Exhibit entitled “Small Works From Italy” at The Silver Fox Gallery Hendersonville, NC 2006 Invitational exhibition at Spartanburg Museum of Art, “Leaves of Grass”: Area artists in national publication. Invitational exhibition at Spartanburg Museum of Art, “Up the Hill” group exhibit 2004 Western Carolina Juried Exhibition at the Tryon Fine Arts Center, North Carolina, First Place Award International Society of Experimental Artists Juried Exhibition, Fort Myers, Florida, Merit Award 2002 Franklin Square Gallery 22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Southport, North Carolina, First Place Award The Many Faces of Eve, my personal interpretation of the human figure at Essence Gallery, Lynn, North Carolina Hendersonville Art League Invitational Joint Exhibition with Dom Ferullo, Hendersonville, North Carolina Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Museum, South Carolina 2001 Art Escape Invitational Juried Exhibition, Tryon, North Carolina, Third Place Award Going On Line Group exhibition at The Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, North Carolina Everything is Relative, joint exhibition with Dom Ferullo, Gallery I, Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon, North Carolina The Human Figure, Juried Exhibition, The Arts Center, Hendersonville, North Carolina International Society of Experimental Artists Annual Juried Exhibition, Dennos Museum, Traverse City, Michigan Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Museum of Art, South Carolina Plano 2001 National Juried Exhibition, Plano, Texas, Award of Excellence The Board Goes Bananas, Board of Directors’ Exhibition, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, North Carolina Women’s History Month invitational exhibition, Lees McRae College, Banner Elk, North Carolina Celebrating Women In The Arts invitational exhibition, Blue Ridge Community College, Hendersonville, North Carolina 2000 International Society of Experimental Artists juried exhibition, Western Colorado Arts Center, Grand Junction, Colorado; juror, Virginia Cobb; Merit Award Taos Watercolor Society juried exhibition, Van Vechten Lineberry Taos Art Museum, Taos, New Mexico 20th Annual 4th of July juried exhibition, Southport, North Carolina Best In Show Featured Artist of the Month of April at Wickwire Gallery, Hendersonville, North Carolina Society of Layerists in Multimedia juried Birth of Wisdom exhibition, St. Johns College, Santa Fe, New Mexico The Upstairs Gallery invitational, The Human Figure exhibition, Tryon, North Carolina Watercolor Society of South Carolina juried exhibition, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, South Carolina; juror, Serge Hollerbach 1999 The Upstairs Gallery invitational Art for the Millennium exhibition, Tryon Painters & Sculptors regional juried exhibition, Tryon, North Carolina Transylvania County Arts Council juried exhibition, Brevard, North Carolina9th Annual 4th of July juried exhibition, Southport, North Carolina; juror, Marilyn Hughey Phillis - Merit Award Arizona Watercolor Society juried exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona; juror, Virginia Cobb 1998 Transylvania County Arts Council juried exhibition, Brevard, North Carolina 18th Annual 4th of July juried exhibition, Southport, North Carolina; juror, Louise Cadillac - Holbein Award Tryon Fine Arts Center invitational exhibition, North Carolina Hand In Hand Gallery invitational exhibition, Flat Rock, North Carolina 1997 Artists Guild of Spartanburg, juried exhibition, Merit Award International Society of Experimental Artists juried exhibition, Longboat Key, Florida Hand In Hand Gallery invitational exhibition, Flat Rock, North Carolina Tryon Painters & Sculptors Regional juried exhibition, Tryon, North Carolina The Upstairs Gallery invitational exhibition, Tryon, North Carolina PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS AND COMMISSIONS [ top ] Taught classes in drawing and painting and children’s classes at The Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art and painting for the Adult Education program in Fort Lauderdale 1962-65. Taught classes and workshops in her studio in Fort Lauderdale, Florida1962-70. Conducted workshops in experimental water media at Tryon Painters & Sculptors in Tryon, NC and Isothermal Community College in Columbus NC off and on from 1988 to the present. Held group workshops in Tryon home studio, 2002 - 2005. Mid 1960 to 1970 Introduced “Supergraphics“, large abstract wall murals covering continuous walls in private homes and commercial establishments. 1980s Commissioned to do pen and ink drawings of local churches in Tryon NC. area for publication. 1998 Commissioned to do pen and ink rendering of the Polk County Courthouse for the renovation campaign. 1980s Commissioned to do pen and ink drawings for a book on the history of New York City. 13 May 2006. Moved to a small fishing village on the Tyhrrenean Sea in Italy. While there kept a journal in words and sketches to be turned into a book. Taught drawing and painting to private students. Commissioned to do a painting based on the ancient casket paintings at the historic site of Paestum, Italy. Returned to Tryon NC in December 2007. Resumed teaching classes in experimental water media at the Tryon Fine Arts Center for Tryon Painters and Sculptors at The Tryon Fine Arts Center, and in her private studio 2009 - Teaching Abstract Expressionist Painting, and Introduction to Watercolor at Isothermal Community College in Columbus NC. . PUBLICATIONS [ top ] March 1999 Feature article; “Ruled by Intuition,” The Artist’s Magazine, April 1999 Interview on the subject of Abstract Art published in The Artist’s Sketchbook magazine REPRESENTATION [ top ] Pat is Represented by The Silver Fox Gallery Hendersonville, NC and MYST Gallery Spartanburg, SC