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Pati Beachley

Pati Beachley
Professor of Art and Chair of Art & Design Dept.
Art (B.A. and B.F.A.), Art Education, Graphic Design and Interactive Design

Education

  • MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Sculpture, 1996.

  • BA, University of Maryland-College Park, Studio Art, Cum Laude, 1992.

  • Lacoste School of Art, Lacoste, France, 1991.

Publications

  • Bibliography(*review) *Vittorio Colaizzi, “Remarks on a Sculpture by Pat Beachley,” Fan-ta-si-a, V.1 No.4, May 1997. Nancy Princenthal, Washington Review, Mar/Apr 1997. Exhibition Catalogue. Jenny Gough, Washington Review, Mar/Apr 1997. Exhibition Catalogue. Tex Andrews, "Artifice and Nature", Artscape '94. Baltimore Festival of the Arts, Inc., 1994. Exhibition Catalogue. *Mary McCoy, "Sculptors Incorporated,” The Washington Post, March 26, 1994.

  • Bibliography(*review) *Alice Winn. "In Association: Associated Artists exhibition crosses wide territory," Pulp, June 26, 2003. *Kurt Shaw. "Small Gallery Limits Annual Associated Artists Exhibit," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 20, 2003. Laura Hoptman and Elizabeth Thomas, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 93rd Annual Exhibition, June 2003. Exhibition Catalogue. *Terry Young, "Art Reviews: Society of Sculptors," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 20, 2003. *Mary Thomas, "Art Reviews: Pediatrics ICU," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 8, 2003. *Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller, “Seton Hill exhibit gives students a chance to see faculty’s work,” Greensburg Tribune-Review, February 15, 2002. *Deborah McLeod, “Anxious Assemblages,” Style Weekly, V.XVII, No.31/August 3, 1999.

  • Bibliography(*review) *Mary Thomas. “Sculpture Exhibition Showcases Faculty, Students,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 15, 2005. *Kurt Shaw. “Society of Sculptors Exhibition Includes Students Artworks,” Pittsburgh Tribune –Review, June 12, 2005. *Kurt Shaw. “Center for Arts Exhibits Range from Crude to Creative,” Pittsburgh Tribune –Review, Feb. 20, 2005. *Karen Z. Petley, “Moving Forward from Center,” Shady Ave, Spring 2005. *Kurt Shaw. “Associated Artists exhibit does Pittsburgh proud,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 11, 2004. Renee Stout. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 94th Annual Exhibition. July 2004. Exhibition Catalogue.

  • Bibliography(*review) *Mary Thomas, “Schenley grad’s work in Arts Festival lineup,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 12, 2008. “Punishing the Dummies,” Richmond Magazine, December2007. Barbara Klein, the Popular Salon of the People: Then and now,”Carnegie Magazine,Winter 2007. *Kurt Shaw, “ Touch of Glass,” Pittsburgh Tribune –Review, March 8, 2007. *Mary Thomas, “Project Weaves Industry and Art,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 28, 2007. *Mary Thomas, “Concurrent Shows Offer Variety of Artistic Expression,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 14, 2007. Inside + Outside \ Big & Small. Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2006. Exhibition Catalogue. *Jennie Klein, Art Papers, January, 2005. *Mary Thomas. “Creative ‘Gestures’ Exhibit Drawing National Attention,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 28, 2005. *Kurt Shaw. “Beyond Small ‘Gestures’,” Pittsburgh Tribune –Review, December 29, 2005.

  • Bibliography (*Review) *Guz, Savannah, “Three Rivers Arts Festival gets the most out of its Shipping Containers-cum- Galleries,” Pittsburgh City Paper, June 19, 2008. *Kurt Shaw, “Some ‘Contained’ Exhibitors make the most of the Space,” Pittsburgh Tribune –Review, June 12, 2008. *Kurt Shaw, “‘Contained’ Galleries roll into Market Square,” Pittsburgh Tribune –Review, June 5, 2008. *Bill O’Driscoll, “Three Rivers Arts Festival tries something new: single-artist galleries in curbside shipping containers,” Pittsburgh City Paper , June 5, 2008. *Mary Thomas, “Inside the Box,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 1, 2008.

  • Publications Beachley, Pati. Foreword in Clark, Vicky. The Popular Salon of the People. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Museum of Art, 2007. Beachley, Pati. "The Familiar and the Not so Familiar," Flights from Fancy, Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, 2003. Catalogue Essay. Beachley, Pati. “Take the P from Purrfect,” Emerging Artist Exhibition, Barn Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, 2001. Catalogue Essay.

  • Bibliography (*Review) Brode, Carol. “The Question Marker Project,” Holocaust Education in the 21ST Century: Religious and Cultural Perspectives, 2010. *Lanigan, Chuck. “Variety Keeps the Associated Artists Show Interplay interesting,” Pittsburgh City Paper, August 12, 2010. * Shaw, Kurt. “Associated Artists display works from members, mentored youth,” PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW, Sunday, April 11, 2010. *Reeger, Jennifer, “Space Invaders Speak Squonk at Seton Hill,” Greensburg Tribune-Review, Oct. 10, 2008.

Awards

  • Awards and Honors Tillie S. Speyer Sculpture Memorial Prize, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 93rd Annual Exhibition, 2003. Summer Grant, Seton Hill University, 2003, 2005, 2007. Instructional Development Grant, Middle Tennessee State University, 2001. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Arts Grant, 1994-97. Colonel James P. Wharton Award. University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1992. University Honors Citation, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1992. Arts and Humanities Scholar, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1990.

Organizations

  • Affiliations Sculptors, Inc., Baltimore, MD. (Until 1998) College Art Association (1997-Present) Queer Caucus for Art (2000-Present) Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (2002-Present) Pittsburgh Sculpture Society (2003-Present)

Presentations

  • Casting Workshops Visiting Artist Workshop, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, 2004. Visiting Artist Workshop, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2002. Host, Middle Tennessee State University First Annual Iron Pour Workshop, Murfreesboro, TN, 2001. Visiting Artist, University of Tennessee Christmas Iron Pour, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 2000. Visiting Artist, Fall Iron Pour, University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, 2000. Studio Session, Iron Pour Demonstration, SECAC Richmond 1997 and SECAC Miami 1998. Workshop Assistant, Spring Iron Pour, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 1996. Workshop Assistant, Spring Iron Pour, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, 1995.

  • Panelist Presenter, “The State of Sculpture,” The State of Sculpture Conference, Cleveland Institute of Art, November 6, 2010. Panelist presenter, “The Question Marker Project: Why another Holocaust Memorial: a case study,” National Center for Holocaust Education, Seton Hill University, Oct. 26, 2009. Visiting Artist Lecture, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, 2004. Visiting Artist Lecture, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2002. Visiting Artist Lecture, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 2000. Visiting Artist Lecture, Denison University, Granville, OH, 2000. Artist Lecture, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA, 1999.

Achievements

  • Professional Activities Gallery Committee Member, Brewhouse Artists’ Association, Pittsburgh, PA, Fall 2004-Fall 2005. Moderator, "Women in Art Symposium," Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA, Fall 2003. Coordinator Women’s Studies Program, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA, 2003-2006 Curator, Flights from Fancy, Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA, 2003. Co-curator, Emerging Artists Exhibition, Barn Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 2001. College Art Conference: Boston, 1996; Toronto, 1998; NYC, 2000; Chicago, 2001; Philadelphia, 2002; Atlanta, 2005; New York: 2003, 2007. Southeastern Art Conference: 1995, Washington, DC; 1997, Richmond; and 1998, Miami. International Cast Iron Conference: 1998, Johnson Atelier, NJ.

  • Professional Activities Juror, “Handmade along the Highway,” Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor and the National Road Heritage Corridor Artisan Trail, April 2005. Editor, The Sculptin’ Times, Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors’ Newsletter, 2005-current. Artist –in-Residence, Shaler School District in collaboration with the Mattress Factory, Spring 2005. Contributing Writer, The Front, Pittsburgh. PA, Fall 2004. Board Member, Chair of Public Relations committee, Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors, Fall 2004-current. President, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, 2006-current. Board Member, Chair of Grant writing committee, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Fall 2004-current.