Patrice Dworkin

Patrice Dworkin is a self-taught artist, working primarily in mixed media on paper. In her process, washes of tone or color are elevated by intricate line drawing. Compositions that begin in two dimensions often rise to three, and translucency and layering are key. Though frequently abstract, her “imaginary maps” take on the appearance of topography, reflecting a narrative quality that echoes the artist’s interest
in storytelling, printmaking, and handmade books.
She is strongly influenced by her environment and an acute sense of place, as well as her abiding curiosity about new methods and materials. The memory of a single
statement by the artist Franklyn Liegel has endured for decades: “Sometimes you have to draw what you see with your eyes closed.”

Patrice was born in Boston, MA. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University, and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. A career in advertising in New York City led to the full-time pursuit of art making. She has lived in California for three decades, currently living and working in Los Angeles.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
THE BLUFFS, Garis & Hahn, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
TREASURE, Culver City, CA, 2016
​TRANSLUCENCE, G825/Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA, 2005
THE INNER ATLAS, G825/Digital Symphony, Burbank, CA, 2002
FLYING WOMEN, California Federal Bank, Pacific Palisades, CA, 1999
SELECTED GROUP AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS
THREE WAYS TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY, Co- curator, Art Share LA at Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, CA, 2017
CUT IT OUT, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA, 2017
THE BLUES, The Saguaro, Palm Springs, CA, 2017
THE FOURTH ARTIST, 3619 Eastham Drive, Culver City, CA, 2015
BOOK STRUCTURES, Curator: Rebecca Chamlee, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA, 2014
AURORA, G825, Los Angeles, CA, 2008
OPEN SHOW 2007, Juror: Howard N. Fox, G825, Los Angeles, CA, 2007
MAKING MEANING, Juror: Louis Stern, G825, Los Angeles, CA, 2006
TURF, Juror: Gregorio Luke, G825, Los Angeles, CA, 2006
BIANNUAL, Juror: Jeremy Strick, LAAASouth/The Mike Napoliello Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA, 2006
2005 PETITE WORKS, G825/Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA, 2005
TWISTED CHRISTMAS, Juror: Joella March, BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2005
HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS, G825/Music Box@Fonda, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
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