Patricia grew up in a small village on Eastern Long Island (New York) and never wanted to be anything other than an artist. She was writing stories and illustrating them at 6 years old. The Gould home was always filled with fine art on the walls, especially Chinese art inherited from her grandfather, a lawyer who was also an artist/writer. Her great grandmother was a portrait painter who left the family stunning hand painted porcelain. Beautiful art books filled the shelves and the family enjoyed trips to New York City often to visit the Metropolitan, the Guggenheim, and MOMA.
Although there were no quilters in Patricia’s family, her mother and grandmother both taught her hand and machine sewing at the age of 8. She was already designing her own outfits by high school since she wanted to wear “art” and something unique. Patricia earned a BA in Art History while also taking every studio class offered; from welding steel sculpture to photography and ceramics. While still a passionate photographer, the more tactile media are what make Patricia tick.
Patricia’s art quilts and wearable art creations have won both national and international awards and are in private collections worldwide. In addition to winning a Niche Award in 2008, Patricia was “Artist of the Month” in March 2003 in The Artist’s Magazine, and was chosen as an Artist in Residence in Hungary in 2005. The State of New Mexico recently purchased “Earthly Stories”, “Ancient Owachomo”, and “Four Strong Winds” as part of the Art in Public Places Program. For several years, Patricia has presented lectures about her inspiration and development of techniques to quilt guilds and gallery audiences in addition to teaching workshops on creating landscapes in fiber. In 2009, Patricia was honored to exhibit her work at the Florence Biennale.
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