Patrick Lee, American painter, b. 1972.
Patrick Lee takes a unique creative approach to making paintings in the studio and en plein air. He draws heavily on intuition and imagination to develop an image, often altering the drawing, color, and spatial relationships to create a mood and express a feeling about the subject. This often leads to strong elements of abstraction and suggestion in his work, rather than explicit detail. This gives the viewer an opportunity to connect with each piece in their own way, inviting them to let their own imaginations make personal associations and connections.
Bachelor of Fine Arts | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Exhibitions & Competitions
2024
Solo Exhibition: No Expectations | Mark Rengers Gallery March 22 – April 30
2023
Plein Air Easton | Easton, MD
2022
Solo Exhibition: Day Dreaming | Christine Frechard Gallery
Inner Impulses | Desta Gallery
2021
Solo Exhibition: Inside Voices | Stanek Gallery
Solo Exhibition | Gallery222 Malvern
THE LAND Exhibition | Y:ART Gallery
Solo Exhibition: Inventions and Observations | StopWatch Gallery
Solo Exhibition: Interiors | Church Street Gallery
Afterglow | The Centerpiece
Olmsted Plein Air Invitational | Atlanta, GA Best in Show Award
2020
Still: A Survey of Contemporary Still Life Paintings | Sugarlift
Olmsted Plein Air Invitational | Atlanta, GA
2019
Solo Exhibition: Interior Light | Church Street Gallery
Plein Air Easton | Easton, MD
Wayne Plein Air Festival | Wayne, PA Best Urban Scene Award
2018
Trust the Process Exhibition | Gallery222 Malvern
Life Drawing Exhibition | Panza Gallery
Cape Ann Plein Air Festival | Gloucester, MA Third Place Award
Bath County Plein Air Festival | Hot Springs, VA Best in Show Award
Plein Air Easton | Easton, MD Best Figurative Painting in a Landscape Award
Wayne Plein Air Festival | Wayne, PA MAPAPA Award
2017
Solo Exhibition: Excursions | Wayne Art Center
2 x 2: Works in Different Mediums | South Street Art Gallery
Painter’s Paintings | Crystal Moll Gallery
Bath County Plein Air Festival | Hot Springs, VA Best Architectural Award
Solomons Plein Air Festival | Solomons, MD Second Place Award
Plein Air Easton | Easton, MD Artists’ Choice Award – Paint Oxford Day
Wayne Plein Air Festival | Wayne, PA Best in Show Award
2016
Being: The State of Existing | Jask Gallery
Life Drawing Exhibit | Panza Gallery
Satellite Exhibition | Stanek Gallery
En Plein Air | Jask Gallery
Cape Ann Plein Air | Cape Ann, MA
Solomons Plein Air Festival | Solomons, MD Third Place Award
Door County Plein Air Festival | Fish Creek, WI
Plein Air Easton | Easton, MD
Easels in Frederick | Frederick, MD Winner of Best Architectual Painting, Quick Draw Competition,
and Artists’ Choice Award (shared)
Finger Lakes Plein Air | Canandaigua, NY
Wayne Plein Air Festival | Wayne, PA Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association (MAPAPA) Award
2015
Solomons Plein Air Festival | Solomons, MD Grand Prize Award, and First Place – Sunset Quick Draw
Wayne Plein Air Festival | Wayne, PA Honorable Mention
2014
Artist-In-Residence | Ross Mountain Club, Ligonier, PA
2013
Plein Air Easton | Easton, MD
Plein Air Mt. Lebanon | Mt Lebanon, PA Grand Prize Award
2012
Art of the State | The State Museum of Pennsylvania
Plein Air Mt. Lebanon | Mt Lebanon, PA Second Place Award
2011
2 X 20 Invitational Exhibition | St. Vincent Archabbey and College
Solo Exhibition: In the Landscape | The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts
Solo Exhibition: Into the Light | Panza Gallery
2010
Art of the State | The State Museum of Pennsylvania
The Westmoreland Juried Biennial | Westmoreland Museum of American Art
2009
Solo Exhibition & Guest Artist Lecture | Community College of Allegheny County
Hoyt Mid-Atlantic Juried Art Exhibition | The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts Best in Show Award
Annual National Juried Show: 73rd National Midyear Exhibition | The Butler Institute of American Art
Original Works by Pittsburgh Artists | Gallery in the Square
Three Point Perspective: Paintings by Patrick Lee, Mark McLaughlin, and Gloria Dufresne | Panza Gallery
Size Matters | The Framery
2008
Solo Exhibition: The Art of Patrick Lee | Matthews Arts
The Catholic Arts Competition and Exhibition | St. Vincent Gallery Honorable Mention
Artists and Models of 2008 | Panza Gallery
Versatile Visions, Paintings by Patrick Lee & Bill Pfahl | Panza Gallery
2007
Annual Spring Salon | ModernFormations Gallery
2006
The Westmoreland Juried Biennial | Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Annual Juried Art Competition | Breckenridge Fine Arts Center
Press
In the Flow – Southwest Art Magazine, August 2020
Toward Abstraction – PleinAir Magazine, February 2020
How Abstract Art Can Help Your Landscapes – PleinAir Magazine, October 2018
Fine Art Connoisseur Featured Artist, May 2018
Fine Art Connoisseur Featured Artist, June 2018
Photo by Jill Frechie