About Pat Culler
After graduation from the University of Texas at Austin, Ms. Culler was granted a Meadows Artistic Achievement Award and Graduate Assistanceship from Southern Methodist University. She received a Master of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in painting.
Additional studies include a New York School of Visual Arts painting program in Tangiers, Morocco, with Brice Marden; a Philadelphia College of Art painting program in Johnson, Vermont; a Fellowship/Residency Award from the Vermont Studio Center; and a marble carving program in Pietrasanta, Italy, studying with Rino Giannini of the Belle Arts Academy, in Carrara, Italy.
Ms. Culler’s work has been represented in exhibitions in Dallas, Irving, Boulder, Laredo, Austin,
East Hampton, and New York City.
She currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with two beautiful cats who have unique personalities,
and who occasionally make appearances in her art.
From Pat:
In all my endeavors, I adhere to a statement from Matisse: “What I dream of is an art of balance, purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter… a soothing, calming influence
on the mind…”
Whether a figurative painting, a geometric abstraction, or a design for a tapestry or mural, my work follows a trusted, intuitive passion for color, pattern, and order. I paint what inspires me and hope that others receive a benefit from encountering my work..
After receiving a Masters Degree in Fine Art from Southern Methodist University, I was commissioned to design interior domes, tapestries, murals, mosaic floors, and ceiling patterns for a magnificent resort hotel in Bophuthatswana, South Africa: The Palace of the Lost City. The imagery of my works related to the African landscape - animals, vegetation, patterns from textiles, and
found, painted surfaces.
This extraordinary experience inspired many years of further commissions for designs and paintings for hotels and private clients in South Africa, The Bahamas, Mexico, Costa Rica, South Korea, Dubai, and the United States.
My work today is a continuing influence from these experiences.
Exhibitions
2014
Kirk Hopper Fine Art: “A Transfer of Spirit” - selection of artists who studied with Roger Winter, art professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas
2004
Solo exhibition at East End Books/Gallery in East Hampton, New York
1992-2010
Concept, design, and paintings for architectural domes, tapestries, mosaics, and murals for international clients on projects in South Africa, the Bahamas, Mexico, Costa Rica, South Korea, Dubai, and the United States
1997
Group Show: Robert Bellamy Annual Art Exhibition in Dallas, Texas
1996
Two-person Show: Goodman Gallery, Laredo Cultural Arts Center in Laredo, Texas
1993, 1994
Group Show: MLM Designs curated show in Dallas, Texas
1991-1992
Commission project in South Africa inclusive of paintings for murals, tapestries, and mosaics. Two months on-site participation in the dome painting. Project: The Palace at the Lost City in Sun City, Bophuthatswana, South Africa
1989
Three-Woman Show: Hickory Street Annex in Dallas, Texas
Group Show: Gallery 44 in Boulder, Colorado
1988
Texas Visual Arts Association juried show in Dallas, Texas
Annual Open Show: 500X Gallery in Dallas, Texas
Vermont Studio School Alumni juried show in New York, New York
1987
Annual Open Show: 500X Gallery in Dallas, Texas
1986
Two-Woman Show: The Connection Gallery in Dallas, Texas
Texas and Neighbors juried show in Irving, Texas
Qualifying Exhibition for Master of Fine Arts Degree, Southern Methodist University, Meadows Museum, Dallas, Texas