Patricia Roshaven

I am a painter with a background in photography, which I've studied since 1998. As a travel companion, the camera notices light and shadow, stories in the surroundings and intriguing compositions. Since 2018 I have been focusing on painting, loving the possibilities of mixing color and shapes, with no specific scene in mind.

I've taken photography classes at Palm Beach Community College and the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. Since moving to North Carolina, instruction has come from local photographers. I have also taken painting classes from local painters, but I am largely self-taught. Understanding composition, light and color from a photographer's point of view has delightfully informed my painting. My paintings are very abstract and colorful.

My photographs have been shown at Chapman Cultural Center, Asheville Airport Gallery, Tryon Fine Arts Center, Upstairs Artspace and Tryon Painters and Sculptors. My paintings have been shown in my own private gallery. I am very proud to say that one of my paintings was shown digitally at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, Jan. 5-22, 2018.