Painter
Member of Flag since:
2000
FLAG Positions Served:
2001-2002 Publicity for Area VII
Artists Bio:
Patrice Burkhardt was born and raised in the South (Houston; New Orleans and Southern California) obtaining a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. She later received a Master’s Degree in Education at the University of Florida which enabled Miss Burkhardt to teach (another passion) while continuing to complete graduate level painting and drawing coursework online through the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her artistic convictions were so strong, she traveled to France in 1998 where she painted for two weeks in Monet’s Garden in Giverny, France. Upon her return to the States, Miss Burkhardt began seriously exhibiting her work, becoming a member of the Florida Artist Group in 2000. To date, Patrice Burkhardt has exhibited her paintings in more than forty venues, five of which were national juried competitions and in 2014 she self-published an eBook entitled: I Left My Heart in Monet’s Garden: An Artist’s Journey in France (Amazon.com).
This past year, I took online coursework centering around composition. My first set of courses were with Zoey Frank on Multiple Figure Composition. The second set of courses centered around Landscape composition with Ian Roberts. Both kept me active with artists around the world and learning new ideas and concepts during the pandemic.
Artist Statement:
As an American Impressionist I explore color and light, while utilizing traditional techniques. This creates a soft tonal haze of memories being recounted.
My inspiration begins with memories – sometimes mine, sometimes others.
Current Employment:
I teach full-time as an Elementary Art Instructor in the Collier County School District. Working with the little ones is both awakening and hugely rewarding. Peter Kahn, Wolf Kahn’s older brother and past Art Professor of mine, once told me, “work with the little ones…it will keep your work fresh.” I did. It does.
Exhibitions:
2021 Dunedin Fine Arts Center
2020 Foosaner Art Museum, Melbourne, Florida *
2019 Ringling College of Art and Design, Basch & Smith Galleries, Sarasota
2018 The Webber Gallery – College of Central Florida
2017 Coral Springs Museum of Art
2016 Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs
2014 St. Augustine Art Association
2014 Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers
2013 Le Moyne Center for Visual Arts, Tallahassee
2012 Ringling College of Art and Design,
Selby Gallery, Sarasota
2011 Cornell Museum, Del Ray Beach
2011 Maitland Art & History Museum
2010 Big Arts Center, Sanibel Island
2009 Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs
2009 Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach
2007 Daytona Beach Museum of Arts & Sciences
2006 Ridge Art Association Gallery, Winter Haven
2006 Cornell Museum, Del Ray Beach
2005 Boca Raton Museum of Art
2005 Florida Gulf Coast University Art Gallery, Ft. Myers
2004 Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo
2004 ArtServe Fort Lauderdale
2003 St. Augustine Art Association
2002 The Arts Center, St. Petersburg
2001 Broadway Palm Theatre Gallery, Ft. Myers
2001 Venice Art Center, Venice
2001 22nd Floor Gallery, Florida Capitol, Tallahassee
Solo, Two-person, and Juried Group Exhibitions (*Both National and State):
2021 Hera Gallery, Wakefield, Rhode Island*
2020 Women Contemporary Artists, Ringling College of Art and Design, Smith Gallery, Sarasota
2020 Waterworks Art Museum, Miles City, Montana*
2018 Diversitatastic! Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs-
Art in the Chambers, Orlando
2017 A Moment in Time Solo Show,
Venice Art Center, Florida
2015 All Things Considered, Art Center Manatee, Bradenton, Florida
2014 American Women Artists, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, Massachusetts*
2014Women Painters of the Southeast, Magnolia Gallery, Greensboro, Georgia*
2012 Two-Person exhibition, Two Artists, Norris Center Gallery, Naples, Florida
2012 International Society of Acrylic Painters Exhibition, Atrium Gallery,
Paso Robles, CA*
2000 All Florida Spring Juried Exhibition,
The Art Center, St. Petersburg
2000 Teachers Create, Von Liebig Art Center, Naples
2000 Faces of the New Millennium, Alliance of the Arts,
Ft. Myers
2000 Special Places, Von Liebig Art Center, Naples
2000 Illuminated Art, Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers
2000 Good Things Come in Small Packages,
Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers
1999 Art 99, Edison Community College, Rauschenberg Gallery, Ft. Myers
1999 Our Town, Art League, Ft. Myers
1999 Solo Exhibit State Supreme Court Gallery,
Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida*
1999 An Evening at Giverny, Cultural Park Theatre,
Cape Coral
1999 Painting the French Countryside, Caldwell Trust Co., Punta Gorda
1999 Art Encounter ’99, Von Liebig Art Center, Naples
1998 enLIGHTened Art, Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers
1998 The Elements: Earth, Wind, Water & Fire, Alliance of the Arts, Fort Myers
Memberships:
Collier County Art Teachers Association 1999-present (Past President)
International Society of Acrylic Painters, accepted 2012
FLAG, accepted 2000-present
Publications:
Saw Palm Florida Literature and Art, 2012
Gow Collection, CD, Naples Museum of Art, 2001
Education:
Academy of Art University – San Francisco, CA, USA
ArtStudy/Giverny, Giverny, France July 1998
M.Ed: Education, 1985
University of Florida – Gainesville, FL, USA
B.F.A: Drawing and Painting, 1977
Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge, LA, USA