Growing up in Lake Erie, PA, Patricia wasn’t surrounded by art or artists so much as by nature and its many beauties.  It wasn’t until the 5th or 6th grade when an art appreciation project in school landed a card of Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” in her hands that her artistic aspirations exploded to the forefront.  From that time forward she didn’t have much choice but to live her life as an artist, as she explains – “I didn’t choose art, it chose me.”

After graduating from Mercyhurst College, she pursued the practical path of working as an art teacher.  She then married and began a family. As she pursued a teaching career, Patricia entered the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. She studied with several well known artists, including Will Barnet, Arthur DeCosta and Liz Osborne.

Patricia Gray has worked in oils and pastels for over 30 years.  Her style has evolved from a focus on traditional subject matter to a more contemporary translation of the timeless beauty she finds in the New England landscape.  The breadth of her work ranges from natural landscapes which might be found near the North River to the cityscapes of

Boston.

• South Shore Arts Center, 1999 - Present
• Duxbury Art Association, 2001 - 2002
• North River Arts Society, 1991 - 1996

• Pastel Society of America (PSA) Signature Member
• Boston Art, Boston, Massachusetts
• Art Advisory / Boston
• Churchill's Gallery, Newburyport, Massachusetts
• Copley Society of Boston - Artist Member
• DeCordova Museum Corporate Program
• South Shore Arts Center, Board of Advisors, Gallery Artist