Education

Master of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1992.

Bachelor of Arts, Winona State University, Winona, MN, 1989.

Awards/Fellowships/Scholarships

Al Smith Fellowship, Kentucky Arts Council, 2000. Funds used to travel to Provence, France for study. Provided the basis for current body of work.

Al Smith Fellowship/Professional Assistance Award, Kentucky Arts Council, 1998.

Teaching assistantship/full-scholarship, University of Kentucky Art Department, 1990-92.

Mausycki Art Scholarship, Winona State University, Winona, MN, 1988-89.

Recent Solo Exhibitions

2007     Patrick Adams, The Harcum Art Gallery, Wilmington College,
              Wilmington, OH.

              Evidence, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, KY.

2006     Of Light and Dust, Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL.

2005     A Delicate Balance, Gallery One, Nashville, TN.

2004     Real Presence, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, KY.

              An Uncreated Light, Chapman Friedman Gallery, Louisville, KY.

2003     Idylls (catalogue available), Lydon Fine Art, Chicago, IL.

2002     Field of Vision, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, KY.

2001     The Journey from Bonnieux, Lydon Fine Art, Chicago, IL.

               New Work, Chapman Friedman Gallery, Louisville, KY.

2000     Layers of Time, Tower Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, KY.

1998     New Works on Paper, Chapman Gallery at Science Hill,
              Shelbyville, KY.

Two-Person Exhibitions

2008     Intimate Spaces: Patrick Adams and Susan Hall. Gallery One,
              Nashville, TN.

              Together Again for the First Time: New Paintings by Robert
              Tharsing and Patrick Adams. Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, KY.

Recent Group Exhibitions

2007     Uncommon Wealth; A retrospective of past recipients of the
               prestigious Al Smith Fellowship Award (traveling exhibition,
              2007-08), Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY.

2006     Angles on Abstract, Gallery One, Nashville, TN.

2006    Uncommon Wealth: Legacy of the Kentucky Arts Council Visual Arts                    Fellowships, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY.

2005     Group Exhibition, Mary Bell Galleries, Chicago, IL.

2005     The Ever-changing Landscape (invitational), Kentucky Museum of
              Art and Design, Louisville, KY.

              Grand Opening Exhibition, Gallery One, Nashville, TN.

2003    Exhibition 280/Parameters (catalogue available; Peter Plagens,                              Newsweek art critic, juror), Huntington Museum of Art,
              Huntington, WV.

              Between a Thought and a Thing, Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, KY.

              Art Bound, Chapman Friedman Gallery, Louisville, KY.

2002    Gallery 5017, Fort Worth, TX.

2001    Small Stuff, Annex Gallery, Charleston, WV.

1999    The Peripheral as Preoccupation, Studio San Guiseppe Art Gallery,                   Cincinnati, OH.

Recent Media/Reviews

Alexa Hinton, Artists Create Work with an Abstract Eye, Nashville City Paper, August 31, 2006.

Laura Meyers, A Hint of Nature Characterizes Today’s Abstract Landscapes: Works Subtly Evoke a Sense of Time and Place, Art Business News, Feb.,2005.

Brittany Griffin, A Delicate Balance, Jessamine Journal, June 16, 2005.

Heather Castro, Abstract Landscapes include Touches of Humanity: Painter’s Layered Technique Hints at Effects of Time, Lexington Herald-Leader,
Dec. 12, 2004.

Looking at Painting, a three-part KET/PBS series featuring 14 Kentucky artists. Aired Dec. 5, 2001.

Patrick Adams at Lydon Fine Art, Chicago. Gallery Guide (featured preview), Chicago/Midwest edition, Oct., 2001.

David Minton, Landscape, Abstraction Mingle Nicely in ‘Time’. Lexington Herald-Leader, Nov. 5, 2000.

Tim Staley, Landscape Painting at its Best, Kentucky Kernal, Oct., 25, 2000.

Ann McCarty, The Peripheral as Preoccupation, Dialogue Magazine, Nov./Dec., 1998.

Owen Findsen, Landscapes Show Power of Imagination, Cincinnati Enquirer, Sept., 1998.

Representation

Ann Tower Gallery, Lexington, KY. www.anntowergallery.com
Chapman Friedman Gallery, Louisville, KY. www.chapmanfriedmangallery.com
Gallery One, Nashville, TN. www.galleryone.biz
Gallery 2824, Lexington, KY. www.twentyeight24.com

Recent Corporate Acquisitions

Gaylord International Convention Center, Washington, DC.
Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC, Nashville, TN.
Earl Swensson Associates, Inc., Nashville, TN.
Seminole Group, Tulsa, OK.
Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL.
Lodge at Rancho Mirage, Lobby Lounge, Rancho Mirage, CA.
TI (Treasure Island), High Rollers Lounge, Las Vegas, NV.
Hilton, Presidential Suite, Virginia Beach, VA.
Riverview Condominiums, Chicago, IL.
Villa Medici, Overland Park, KS.
Pegasus Solutions, Scottsdale, AZ.
Austin Mehr Law Offices, Lexington, KY.
Portofino Restaurant, Lexington, KY.
Stored Value Systems, Louisville, KY.
Dollar General Corporate Offices, Nashville, TN.
Lexington Clinic, Lexington, KY.