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While teaching as an adjunct professor at WestConn,
Francis Patnaude also is the department chair and art teacher at Rumsey
Hall School in Washington, CT. He Patnaude can be reached at 203-266-5807 or by email at fran45@aol.com. |
Francis had his sculpture on display
at Washington Depot during the summer of 2002. |
| Francis was given a WCSU grant to do environmental/art studies in the Adirondacks.  West Hen Island 7/10/02 |
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continues his training at the Zen Mountain Monastery in the Eight Gates
Training Method and has studied the Japanese brush method, worked with
Anthony Caro in the "Water Street Series" at Syracuse
University, studied with Huston Smith and attended Studio 70 taught by
Michael Skop.
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 Outlet Bay, Raquette Bay 8/16/02 |
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 Oak Bluff, Martha's Vineyard 8/27/02 |
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commissioned weathervane is made of copper and took almost a year to
complete.
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Artists worked with or on pieces include: Scoff Burton Clement Meadmore Frank Stella Ronald Bladen John Newman George Sugarman Michael Heizer Beverly Pepper William Tucker Nancy Holt John Portman David Von Schlegell Roy Litchenstein James Rosati James Wolfe Selected Shows: 1998 Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, University Gallery. Collages; month of November. 1998 Forman School, Litchfield, CT. Joyce and Seward Johnson Art Center. Collages, drawings, small sculpture; month of April. 1997 Washington Art Association, Washington, CT. Members show; month of December 1997 Welding Arts Studio, Bethlehem, CT. Paintings, collages, sculpture; month of December; also, June, 1996. 1997 Renova Gallery, Warren, CT. Group sculpture show; June through September; also 1996, 1995. 1997 Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, NY. Group show, Spring Ango project, based on Master Dogen's Shobogenzo. 1997 Western CT State University Art Gallery, Danbury, CT .Faculty Show, February. 1994 Washington Art Association, Washington, CT. Faculty show; fall. 1993 Artspace, New Haven, CT. Invitational show, December. 1992 Wiloughby Sharp Gallery, NYC, NY. Group Show 1989 Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury CT, Connecticut Visions Show |