ABOUT THE ARTIST
Pat Gerkin's abstract paintings and encaustics have been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows throughout the Washington, DC area and the Greater Boston and New England area. Her work is in public and private collections in the U.S., South America, and Europe. Memberships include Associate Artist, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA; New England Wax (N.E.W.); Ogunquit Artists' Association, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME. Galleries include Mitchell-Giddings Fine Art, Brattleboro, VT; Powers Gallery, Acton, MA; Art3Gallery, Manchester, NH; L'Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA.
Artist Statement
Although my work is deeply rooted in places and nature, I have chosen to commit to abstraction as my personal expression. I like to work in the crack between 2-D and 3-D, using paint or encaustic and disparate materials on various substrates. Mixed media gives me the opportunity to bring a sense of history and of unearthing a mystery into the current works. My visual vocabulary is rich in pattern and texture and a sense of something beneath the surface, and I am interested in topography--interior and exterior.
RESUME
Education: B.A., Fairmont State College; The Corcoran College of Art and Design, NOVA, The Art League, Pyramid Atlantic, Independent Studies
SPECIAL AWARDS:
American Embassy in Kuwait, Art in Embassies Program, U.S. State Dept., Washington, DC (two paintings), 2016.
Fellowship for month-long residency at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 2001.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
L'Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA
Red Door Gallery, Richmond, VA
Governor's Academy, Remis Lobby, Byfield, MA
Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
Logistics Management Institute, McLean, VA
EDS, Herndon, VA
Cox Communications, Herndon, VA
Capital One, McLean, VA
MUSEUM/UNIVERSITY EXHIBITIONS:
Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA
Thayer Gallery, Thayer Academy, Braintree, MA
The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA
University of New England, Portland, ME
Saco Museum, Saco, ME
NHIA Biennial Exhibit 2011, Manchester, NH
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
Northwood University Gallery, Midland, MI
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
Mitchell-Giddings Fine Art, Brattleboro, VT
Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Aimee Jewelry and Fine Art, Decatur, GA
Gallery Seven, Maynard, MA
River Tree Arts, Kennebunk, ME
Atrium Gallery, Charleston, SC
McGowan Fine Art, Concord, NH
L'Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA
Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland, ME
Fountain Street Fine Art, Framingham, MA
ArtSpace Gallery, Maynard, MA
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
The Copley Society, Boston, MA
Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME
Art at 12 Gallery, Boston, MA
Art3Gallery, Manchester, NH
The Robert Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Fairfield Arts Center, Fairfield, CT
Saco Museum/Dyer Library, Saco, ME
Whitney Artworks, Portland, ME
Marki Gallery, Portland, OR
Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Daniel Kany Gallery, Portland, ME
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
RedSky Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH
Ashley Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
Art-O-Matic, Washington, DC
eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC
Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Kaiser Permanente
Pew Research
Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew
Boston Childrens' Hospital
Fage Yogurt
Swissotel Chicago
Mandarin Oriental Hotel/DC
Ritz-Carlton, Tysons
Covery's
Innotech
Orr & Reno
Oracle/Acme Packet Technologies
Spiegel & McDiarmid
The Bomstein Agency
The McKinsey Company
International Monetary Fund
D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities
Miravo Communications
Ibus
Education: B.A., Fairmont State College; The Corcoran College of Art and Design, NOVA, The Art League, Pyramid Atlantic, Independent Studies
SPECIAL AWARDS:
American Embassy in Kuwait, Art in Embassies Program, U.S. State Dept., Washington, DC (two paintings), 2016.
Fellowship for month-long residency at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 2001.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
L'Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA
Red Door Gallery, Richmond, VA
Governor's Academy, Remis Lobby, Byfield, MA
Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
Logistics Management Institute, McLean, VA
EDS, Herndon, VA
Cox Communications, Herndon, VA
Capital One, McLean, VA
MUSEUM/UNIVERSITY EXHIBITIONS:
Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA
Thayer Gallery, Thayer Academy, Braintree, MA
The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA
University of New England, Portland, ME
Saco Museum, Saco, ME
NHIA Biennial Exhibit 2011, Manchester, NH
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
Northwood University Gallery, Midland, MI
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
Mitchell-Giddings Fine Art, Brattleboro, VT
Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Aimee Jewelry and Fine Art, Decatur, GA
Gallery Seven, Maynard, MA
River Tree Arts, Kennebunk, ME
Atrium Gallery, Charleston, SC
McGowan Fine Art, Concord, NH
L'Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA
Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland, ME
Fountain Street Fine Art, Framingham, MA
ArtSpace Gallery, Maynard, MA
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
The Copley Society, Boston, MA
Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME
Art at 12 Gallery, Boston, MA
Art3Gallery, Manchester, NH
The Robert Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Fairfield Arts Center, Fairfield, CT
Saco Museum/Dyer Library, Saco, ME
Whitney Artworks, Portland, ME
Marki Gallery, Portland, OR
Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Daniel Kany Gallery, Portland, ME
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
RedSky Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH
Ashley Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
Art-O-Matic, Washington, DC
eklektikos Gallery, Washington, DC
Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Kaiser Permanente
Pew Research
Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew
Boston Childrens' Hospital
Fage Yogurt
Swissotel Chicago
Mandarin Oriental Hotel/DC
Ritz-Carlton, Tysons
Covery's
Innotech
Orr & Reno
Oracle/Acme Packet Technologies
Spiegel & McDiarmid
The Bomstein Agency
The McKinsey Company
International Monetary Fund
D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities
Miravo Communications
Ibus