Patricia Patterson

Following a successful career as a restaurateur, Patricia L. Patterson studied art at Chatham College and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, receiving a BA in visual arts. In 2005 she earned her Master of Fine Arts degree at the Art Institute of Boston through Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In the course of her studies, the art of the Italian Renaissance, especially the opulent and dramatic works of Caravaggio and Bernini, greatly influenced Patricia, yet she enthusiastically experiments with contemporary materials and techniques.

Patricia has also studied art history in Rome, Florence, Venice, and Mexico and painting in the medieval city of Lucca, Italy.

Patricia 's current focus is nature: spectacularly outsized, stylized fruits, and florals dominate her vision. Dramatic contrasts, sensual details, and brilliant coloration of the subject are hallmarks of her work.

As she works to merge her classic painting techniques with contemporary composition and materials, Patricia has developed unique methods of incorporating polyurethane with oils to increase the intensity of her paintings, a process that is now the foundation for her practice.

Patricia has completed several commissio...

MA (summa cum laude) - Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA
MFA - AIB at Lesley University, Boston, MA