{{Short description|American painter (born 1971)}}
'''Patricia Watwood''' (born 1971) is an American figurative painter living in Brooklyn, NY.
== Life == Patricia Watwood was born in 1971 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her father is Dr. Kenneth R. Smith, Jr., who was the founder and Director of the Division of Neurosurgery at St. Louis University Hospital. Watwood earned her BFA in Theatre Design from Trinity University in San Antonio, and her MFA in Painting from New York Academy of Art. She studied with Jacob Collins, and was a founding member of the Water Street Atelier. Her other teachers include Ted Seth Jacobs, Vincent Desiderio, Martha Mayer Erlebacher, Randy Mellick, and Steven Assael.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Caporale|first=Wende|title=A Day in the Life of an Artist: Patricia Watwood|journal=International Artist|date=June–July 2013|issue=91|pages=26–29}}</ref>
== Work ==
Watwood is a leading figure in the contemporary classical movement.<ref>{{cite web|last=Panero|first=James|title=Painting Outside the Box|url=http://www.newcriterion.com/posts.cfm/Painting-Outside-the-Box-6784|publisher=The New Criterion, May 2|date=May 2, 2012}}</ref> She is a classical figurative oil painter who prioritizes aesthetic principles and technical rigor, balancing perception and design.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patricia Watwood - Greening Gallery |url=https://www.grenninggallery.com/artistdetail-81.php |website=Greening Gallery |accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref> Her subject matter is the figure, most commonly the nude, and uses allegory and mythology, often with contemporary urban settings. Her compositions unite a classical aesthetic with a modern sensibility.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Parks|first=John A.|title=Contemporary & Classical|journal=American Artist|date=May 2010|volume=74|issue=809|pages=36–43}}</ref> Arising out of the revived atelier movement,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Duncan|first=James|title=Patricia Watwood: Myths and Individuals|journal=American Artist|date=February 2012|volume=76|issue=826|page=53}}</ref> her compositions combine a modern color palette with academic draftsmanship and traditional painting techniques “with the intention of reinstating the role of beauty in art.” <ref>{{cite web|last=Kralik|first=Brandon|title=Contemporary Classical Painting is Still Growing|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brandon-kralik/contemporary-classical-painting-is-still-growing_b_3370484.html|publisher=Huffington Post|date=June 4, 2013}}</ref>
In 2011-2012 St. Louis University Museum of Art, and The Forbes Galleries hosted Watwood’s solo museum exhibit, ''Patricia Watwood: Myths & Individuals''.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Trippi|first=Peter|title=Patricia Watwood: Making the Timeless Timely|journal=Fine Art Connoisseur|date=December 2011|volume=8|issue=6|pages=36–40}}</ref> Her paintings were exhibited with the exhibit ''Contemporary American Realism'', the first large presentation of American Realist paintings in China,<ref>{{cite web|last=Tao|first=Zuoqi|title=American Contemporary Realist Painting Scale for the First Time in Beijing|url=http://www.qh.xinhuanet.com/2012-09/15/c_113088305.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140430171135/http://www.qh.xinhuanet.com/2012-09/15/c_113088305.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 30, 2014|publisher=Beijing Daily|date=September 15, 2012}}</ref> at the Beijing World Art Museum. The tour traveled to Dalien, Tianjin, Hangzhou, Wuhan, and Shanghai throughout 2012 and 2013. Watwood is the Vice-President of the America China Oil Painting Artist’s League (ACOPAL), which helped organize the exhibit.
=== Public collections === * Harvard University<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Holden|first1=Constance|title=Random Samples|journal=Science|date=February 15, 2002|volume=295|page=1227|doi=10.1126/science.295.5558.1227a |s2cid=220102753 }}</ref> * St. Louis City Hall * The Forbes Collection * Weill-Cornell Medical College<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Russel Patterson and the History of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell|url=https://weill.cornell.edu/news/news/2008/12/dr-russel-patterson-and-the-history-of-neurological-surgery-at-weill-cornell.html|website=weill.cornell.edu}}</ref> * St. Louis University Medical School
== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{official website|http://patriciawatwood.com }}
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