Travis Patterson

Travis Patterson builds physical depth on top
of the two dimensional photographic process by providing other worldly color palettes and
juxtapositions that shatter the straight-
forwardness and truths that have plagued
the medium throughout its history.
The intention is to reconstruct histories and symbols of our United states
culture through social,
historical, and environmental remix.

Travis is an artist with supplemental training in art education, agriculture, and ecology. While his career path is dedicated to the therapeutic and passionate outlets that art and education provide, it is the spiritual connection to and the sublime forces of nature that led him to explore art in the first place. As a child, the landscape of rural Virginia impacted him deeply and attending a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) trek through the Wind River range of Wyoming in high school affirmed his dedication to the idea of wilderness. He has visited 48 states to make photographs and contemplate the role that American culture has played upon the landscape. As Travis has matured as an artist, he has infused more opinion and unpredictability into his growingly complex processes while expanding his oeuvre to include social, cultural...

MFA Photography, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA, 2014.

BA Photography & Art Education, Prescott College, Prescott, AZ, 2009.