Patrick Duffy

The concept of space is the most important role in my process of painting. Paradoxes form on the surface of the canvas, connecting colorful networks of objects and shapes. I enjoy the dialogue between multiple layers, not just as an exploration of time but really seeing space as a guide for the imagination. Fundamentals can be crucial in learning but it's also a way of reaching for creative thinking and removing limiting barriers. It helps me understand notions of vast distances or different dimensions. For me it's a fun way to perceive new discoveries. On canvas and paper, with the use of mediums such as ink, flat and glossy acrylic and oil paint, I reconstruct imagery created through multiple sketches and configurations to become textured, thought provoking paintings and drawings.


Artist Patrick W Duffy (b. 1984) grew up in the coastal town of Blue Hill, Maine and started creating artwork at a very early age. Primarily an abstract artist, he explores themes of time, space, theoreticals, science fiction, describing his works as visions of the past. Patrick received his BFA from Pratt Institute in 2006, living and working in Brooklyn, NY for 17 years being part of a multitude of shows in New York, New England and Houston, TX. Pu...

• BFA Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 2006 for Studio Fine Arts/Painting. Minored in Photography & Art History.

• Pratt Intensive Program at the University of Florence Studying Painting, Modern Photography and Art History. Lucca/Florence, Italy. June – September 2005.

• Pratt Institute Advanced Program at Munson‐ Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, NY 2002‐2004.