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Pat Gerkin's abstract paintings
and assemblage have been exhibited in numerous solo and group
shows throughout the Washington, D.C. area, including at Pierce
School on Capitol Hill, Hyatt Regency, Glenview Mansion Gallery,
Studio Gallery, District West Fine Arts, Washington Theological
Union, Capital One, Cox Communications, eklektikos Gallery,
Touchstone Gallery, and The Art League. Galleries and venues
outside the area include RedSky Gallery in Charlotte, NC;
Ashley Gallery in Philadelphia; Sharon Arts Center in Peterborough,
New Hampshire; Northwood University Gallery in Midland, Michigan.
Ms. Gerkin has participated in several public installation
projects, including the "Hopscotch Bridge Project,"
and "Arts on Foot." Her work is in public and private
collections in the U. S., South America, and Europe.
Ms. Gerkin received her B.A. from Fairmont
State College, and she has studied art independently and through
the Corcoran School of Art, Arlington Arts Center, NOVA, and
The Art League for the last 25 years. She is an Associate
Member of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia.
Ms. Gerkin's works explore both the exterior
and the interior landscape. She is interested in surface tension
and the place between 2-D and 3-D, and she works primarily
on canvas and/or wood. Many of her assemblages make use of
crushed metal, tiles, roofing, and other discarded materials.
Her most recent works investigate the complexity/simplicity
of the patterns and textures found in nature. Ms. Gerkin was
awarded a painting fellowship for a month-long residency at
Vermont Studio Center in April 2001.
Her work ranges in size from 6"
x 6" to 54" x 84"; her prices range from $250
to $6000.
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