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| "Grace", mixed media collage on canvas, 24"x 30" |
Artist's Statement
I work in several different mediums: watercolor, collage, clay, and mixed-media sculpture. I love to travel, primarily to South-East Asia, where I am inspired by the people I meet, and the natural beauty of the environment.
Each piece of art I produce provides me with a learning experience. Both paintings and sculptures take on a life of their own, teaching me and taking me in directions I’d never consciously thought of before. The journey is exciting, and never ends
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| "Kat", mixed media on canvas, 24"x20" |
Biography
I was born in what is now Zimbabwe and have lived in England, Australia, and the Middle East, but have spent most of my life in the United States. I now reside in Asheville, North Carolina.
I attended art school in Australia, and hold a degree in Theatre Arts from Cal State Chico. Since University, I have worked in the fields of archaeological illustration, education, and curriculum-material writing and illustration. I have shown and sold my art in Australia, the U.S., Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia .
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| "Dawn" watercolor gauche, on paper 30"x 22" |
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| "Papillon" (Butterfly Plaster Cloth Hand-made Paper and Mixed-Medi 29" x 22" |
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| "Bourbon Street" Watercolor on Canvas 24"x36" |
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| "Himalayan Morning" Watercolor on paper 24" x 20" |
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| "Charlotte Watercolor and Gouache 15"x20" |
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| "The Chase" Watercolor and Gouache on Canvas 16" x 20" |
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| “Contempla Mixed-medi 18“x24” |
Exhibitions
The Gallery Fine Arts Show 1997 – 2000
Wild 4 Art 2000 “Mini-Me”,
Wild 4 Art 2001 “Transitions”,
Wild 4 Art Annual Show 2002,
Wild 4 Art Annual Show 2003,
Dhahran Art Group 1998, “Women of Iran ”
Dhahran Art Group 2002 Annual Juried Show
Dhahran Art Group 2003 Annual Juried Show
Dhahran Art Group 2004 Annual Juried Show
Woolworth Walk Front Gallery 2007
New French Café April 2009 (solo show)
Asheville Gallery of Art 2012, “New Beginnings”
Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League 2012
Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League 2012 Annual Juried Show
Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League "The Figure in Art"
Awards
First Place Watercolor Dhahran Art Group 2004
Second Place Watercolor Dhahran Art Group 2004
Bibliography
“Travel Stories” Ceramics Monthly November, 2003
“Wild 4 Art” Dimensions Magazine Winter, 2004
“A Life With Art” The Arabian Sun January, 2004
WNC Magazine website May, 2009
The Laurel of Asheville January 2012
PAT PERKERSON
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