| Education | Selected Bibliography | Lectures/Presentations | Solo Exhibitions |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | Grants/Awards/Honors | Selected Collections|
| Professional Experience | Press and Notices |
1975 MFA, Painting Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD
1973 BFA, Painting and Drawing, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1968 Fine Arts, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2001 Carnegie Prize for Painting, National Academy of Design, New York, NY
1998 and 1980 Individual Arts Grant, Indiana Arts Commission, Indianapolis, IN
1997 Best in Show Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN
1996 Directors Choice, Indiana University, SOFA Gallery, Bloomington, IN
1979 Best in Show Regional Unicorn Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2011 Patricia Cole Artist & Activist - Bloom Magazine
2006 Sarah Aubrey, “Patricia Cole” Publication, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN
2006 Nicole Kauffman, “Off the Wall,” Herald Times, Bloomington, IN
2005 Kathlyn Von Rohr, “Downtown art gallery opens summer show” IDS, IN
2005 “Art on Paper”, Nagoya University Gallery Bulletin, Nagoya, Japan
2004 Julie Pratt McQuiston, “Clips” Nuvo Arts and Culture, Indianapolis, IN
2004 “Artist showing political art in Louisville” Herald Times, IN
2004 Laura Lane, “Time for Memories” Sunday Herald Times, IN
2004 Maggie Malone, ed. “Awon Artist Receives Grant” AWON Star
2000 Office of the Dean of Faculties, “Arts Week 2000” IU Publications
2000 Lydia Finkelstein, “Art: Female Hoosier Artists” Herald Times
2000 Ken Johnson, “175th Annual Exhibition” NAD, New York Times, NY
2000, Lydia Finkelstein, “Art: Cole wins prize” Herald Times
1999 Kathleen Mills, “Art Guild Looking for New Home,” Herald Times, IN
1999 Tom Rhea, “Hard and Fast” Bloomington Independent, IN
1999 Lydia Finkelstein, “Art: Patricia Cole’s Paintings at SOFA” Herald Times
1999 Sara Bucheri, “Artist Returns to SOFA Gallery, IDS, IN
1998 Shawa Brynildssen, “Economic Impact of the Arts, Business Network, IN
1998 Howard Wills, “Council Sets Guidelines for Public Arts”, Business Network, IN
1997 Office of the Dean of Faculties, “Arts Week 97” IU Publications
1996 “Unveiling at Showers,” Bloomington Voice, IN
1996 “First Fall Opening” Bloomington Voice, IN
1996 Jim Poyser, “1%” Arts Indiana Magazine, Indianapolis, IN
1996 Colleen Chambers, “Grants to Promote Visual Art,” Indiana Daily Student, IN
1995 Jackie Sheckler, “Letters Tell Story”, Herald Times, IN
1994 Steve Hohenboken, “Beth Blake - Patricia Cole” New Art Examiner, Chicago, IL
1993 Jackie Sheckler, “Arts Gets Financial Boost” Herald Times, IN
1992 Lydia Finkelstein, Art, Sunday Herald Times, Bloomington, IN
1991 Lydia Finkelstein, “Public Support Sought” Sunday Herald Times, IN
1991 Jayne Kemp, “310 Gallery’s Opening Show” Bloomington Independent, IN
1991 Laura Lane, “Young Artists at Work” Herald Times, IN
1981 “Two Arts that Beat as One” Herald Times, IN
1979 “Winning Artists” Herald Times, IN
2006 “Public Art” Lecture, Artist’s Forum, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
2010 University of Witswatersrand, Faculty of Fine Arts, Critique Painting, Johannesburg, South Africa
2010 University of Johannesburg, FADA, Seminar Series Lecture, South Africa
2009 University of Johannesburg, FADA, Seminar Series Lecture, South Africa
2008 University of Johannesburg, FADA, Seminar Series Lecture, South Africa
2006 Ft, Wayne Museum of Art, Lecture, Ft. Wayne, IN
2003-2009 Ivy Tech Community College, Instructor Life and Object Drawing, Bloomington, Indiana
2003 - present Ivy Tech Community College, Instructor Online Art History Survey of Art and Culture
2001-2003 Herron School of Art, Instructor Drawing, Indiana University/Purdue University,
Indianapolis, IN
2001 Herron School of Art, Drawing Critique, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
2000 Arts Week 2000, Opening Speaker, Indiana University
1998 “Bloomington Waters” Dedication Speaker, Showers Plaza, Bloomington City Hall
1997 Arts Week 97, Opening Speaker, John Waldron Arts Center
1996 Visions of Place, “A Visual Artist Looks at Place: The Role of Public Art”
1995 “Eye on Bloomington” Artist talk, Monroe Co. Public Library
1995 - 1996 Bloomington City Hall, project manager, water sculpture
1999 Indiana University / City of Bloomington, Exhibition Curator
1994 City of Bloomington, Indiana’s first Percent for Public Art ordinance
1975-1976 Maryland Institute College of Art, Instructor Drawing, Baltimore, MD
1975-1977 Maryland Institute College of Art, Interim Director, Decker Gallery, Baltimore MD
1987-1991 John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN, Instructor Painting and Drawing
1987-1991 John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN, Instructor Children’s Painting
1989 The Indianapolis Children’s Museum, Bookmaking Workshops, IN
1975-present Cole Studio, Private Instruction in Painting and drawing
1979 “Giotto” Forum, Trinity Episcopal Church, Bloomington, IN
1978 Artists Exhibition to Benefit The Old Library, New Images Gallery
2010 Fresh, Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Open Studio, Gateway Arts, Brentwood, MD
Patricia Cole, Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Waldron Art Center, IN
2009 Artist in Residence exhibition, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture,
University of Johannesburg South Africa
2008 Fragments, FADA Bldg, University of Johannesburg, South Afrika,
2004 New Drawings, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN,
2002 In Pleasant Places, Rapp Gallery, Louisville,
1999 My Quiet Summer Rapp Gallery, Louisville, KY
1999 Recent Paintings, School of Fine Arts Gallery, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN
1986 Patricia Cole, Campus Community Art Center, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN
2011 5th Annual Art on Paper, Toyota Municipal Art Museum, Japan
2010 4th Annual Art on Paper, Toyota Municipal Art Museum, Japan
2009 3rd Annual Art on Paper, Toyota Municipal Art Museum
2009 Works on Paper, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City IN
2008 15 X 15 MICA Alumni Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
2008 Prima Gallery Artists Shows, From the Archives, Bloomington, IN
2008 Here /There/Artists with International Ties, Prima Gallery,
Bloomington, IN
2007 2nd Annual Art on Paper, Nagoya University, Japan
2007 2nd Annual Art on Paper, Toyota Municipal Art Museum Japan
2006 Winter Show, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2006 Summer Show, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2005 Art on Paper, Toyota Municipal Art Museum, Aichi, Japan
2004 Peace and Justice, Spalding University, Louisville, KY
2002 51st Mid States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Art,
Evansville, IN
2002 Herron 100, Herron Gallery, Herron School of Art, IUPUI,
Indianapolis, IN
2002 78TH Annual Hoosier Salon, Indiana State Museum,
Indianapolis, IN
2001 Alumni Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore,MD
2000 Print Invitational, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art,
New Harmony, IN
2000 175th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, NY, NY
1999 55th Annual, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
1998 54th Annual, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
1994 Two Person Show, Miller Gallery, Waldron Art Center,
Bloomington, IN
1994 New Work, Alliance Gallery, Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN
1993 49th Annual, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
1977 Exhibition, L’Ecole des Beaux Artes, Aix en Provence, France
1976 Two Person Show, Phoenix Chase Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1975 Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, MD
1974 Maryland Biennial, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
1973 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Pine Hall Gallery, Indiana University,
Bloomington IN
1972 Drawing Exhibition, School of Fine Arts Gallery, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN
Kinsey Institute for Sex Research, Bloomington, IN
Indiana University Fine Art Museum, Bloomington, IN
Women for Women in Bosnia, Washington, DC
Indiana University School of Education, Bloomington, IN
Yvonne Rapp Collection, Louisville, KY
Elaine Bosworth Collection, Seattle WA
Mallor, Clendening, Grodner and Bohrer Law Firm, Bloomington, IN
Eric Stolberg Collection, Bloomington, IN
Irv Grief, Pikesville, MD
Ciezadlo Collection, Chicago, IL
Gordon Froud, Gordart Gallery, Johannesburg South Africa
Louis Grundlingh, Johannesburg South Africa
Artist Proof Studio, Johannesburg, South Afrika
Kinsey Institute for Sex Research, Bloomington, IN
Ryozo and Yoko Morishito, Nagoya, Japan
Professional Experience
Instructor, Art History and Drawing, Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, Indiana; teach Art History Survey I and II, including online, Design Fundamentals and Life and Object Drawing,(2003-present)
Instructor, Drawing, Herron School of Art, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN teach Drawing to art school students (2001-2003)
Instructor of Drawing, Maryland Institute College of Art, (Baltimore, MD), John Waldron Arts Center (Bloomington, IN) the Children’s Museum, (Indianapolis, IN) Teach painting and drawing through private and public institutions. (1975-present)
Managed installation of Bloomington’s Percent for Public Art project: Bloomington Waters, site-specific limestone water sculpture in City Hall, Showers Plaza. (1995 to 1996) Sculpture Magazine, September 1996.
Curator of numerous exhibitions including City of Bloomington/Indiana University School of Music (1999) Director, Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland. (1975 to 1977)
Bloomington Area Cultural Tourism Steering Committee. (2001 to 2002) Arts Advisory Executive Committee convened by President of Indiana University and Bloomington Mayor to market region as “a destination for the arts.” (1997)
Co-founder Alliance of Visual Artists, coalition of artists coordinated the premier Fall Opening, gallery tours. Secured Department of Commerce funding to produce Guide to Galleries. (1996)
Proposed and spearheaded passage of Indiana’s only Percent for Public Art ordinance requiring city capital projects to designate funds for design and installation of Public Art. (1994)
As member of Bloomington Area Arts Council Board of Directors, worked to ensure development and effectiveness of six-county community arts council and facility, raising $1 million for funding of Waldron Arts Center. (1986 to 1993)
Awarded commendation from Bloomington Restorations, Inc. outstanding contribution of a public official. (1996, 2003)
Proposed, wrote, and negotiated $290,000 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act grant to convert vacant Carnegie library into county historical museum, The Old Library. (1979)
Elected member nine-person Bloomington City Council governing City. (1991 to 2003) President 2001
Activist and Artist, Bloom Magazine, Dec 2010
Online Review: http://werkshop-reviewart.blogspot.com/2010/05/patricia-cole-at-waldron-art-center.html 2010
Indy Arts Magazine, 2009
AWON Star, September 2004
FT. Wayne Museum of Art Publication, 2004
New York Times,175th exhib. Review National Academy of Design 2000
Arts Indiana Magazine, May 1996
New Art Examiner, January 1995
Listed Art in America Annual Guide, 1989 - present
Herald Times, Lydia Finkelstein Review,1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
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