SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (*Solo shows)

2010

Drawing On Nature
New Mexico Museum Of Natural History
Albuquerque, New Mexico

2010

Creative Capitol
Denver International Airport And Colorado State Capitol
Denver, Colorado

2008

Occam's Razor
Santa Fe Complex
Santa Fe, New Mexico

2007

Grand Canyon Artists-in-Residence
Kolb Studio
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

2005

Ancient Memories
Sedona Spirit Fine Art
Sedona, AZ

2002

Word, Text, and Story
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center
Pueblo, CO

2000

Artesia: an invitational show of 50 of the region’s most influential artists
Business of Art Center
Manitou Springs, CO

1998

Something New: 3 contemporary regional artists
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Colorado Springs, CO

1995

Great Expectations: 5^th Enamelist Society Juried Exhibition
D’Art Gallery
Norfolk, VA, and
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1994

*Landscapes of the Heart
The Downtown Studio Gallery
Colorado Springs, CO

1992

*The Matter of Spirit
Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV

1991

Rhino Rock Wildlife
Bonham's
London, England

1988-2007

Group exhibitions in 10 galleries & museums
Pikes Peak Region, CO

1985

Sixty Alphabets (traveling exhibition)
Exeter, England;  Reykjavik, Iceland;
New York City, Chicago, Denver, USA

1983

Chicago Calligraphy 83
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest IL

1982

Lettering in Enamel
Central School of Art and Design
London, England

SELECTED COMMISSIONS

Colorado Council on the Arts/Art in Public Places program

2003

Enameled copper and steel murals
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Pueblo, CO

2001

Enameled murals, pierced- steel fences
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO

1998

Enameled mural and courtyard design
Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO
In collaboration with Gernot Heinrichsdorff, landscape architect

Selected other commissions

2009

Enameled copper entrance sign
Benet Hill Monastery
Colorado Springs, Colorado

2003

Enameled copper donors' mural
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Colorado Springs, CO

1998

Enameled copper donors’ mural
Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, CO
Concrete animal-sculpture bench
Starsmore Discovery Center
Colorado Springs, CO

1995-1996

Enameled copper signs; concrete animal-sculpture benches
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Colorado Springs, CO

1995

Enameled steel interpretive signs
Great Sand Dunes National Monument, CO
In collaboration with The Porcelain Company, Seattle, WA

1992

Enameled copper and steel murals
Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV

1983

Tabernacle panel and cross in enameled copper and carved oak
De La Salle Novitiate, Dublin, Ireland

1982

Enameled steel illustrated herb garden signs
Michelham Priory
East Sussex, England

RESIDENCIES

2007

Artist-in-Residence
Rocky Mountain Land Library
Salida, CO

2006

Artist-in-Residence (click here for details)
North Rim
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

1992

Artist-in-Residence
Fairmont State College
Fairmont WV

EDUCATION

1980

M. Phil.
Central School of Art & Design
London, England

1973

B. A.
Reed College
Portland, Oregon

Advanced Studies:

Enameling
Patrick Furse
Central School of Art & Design

Calligraphy/Letterforms
Berthold Wolpe
City & Guilds of London School of Art
Lloyd J. Reynolds
Portland Art Museum School

Palaeography
Dr. T. Julian Brown
University of London

TEACHING

Since 2007

Adjunct Faculty
Visual Dynamics
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Pueblo, CO

Since 1992

Adjunct Faculty
Arts/Humanities
Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, CO

2009

Mentor
"Form And Pattern In Nature"
Prescott College Distance Learning B. A. Program

2006-2007

Adjunct Faculty
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

1986-1990

Art Teacher
The Colorado Springs School
Colorado Springs, CO

1983-1985

Instructor
Bemis Art School
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Colorado Springs, CO

1980-1983

Visiting Lecturer
Central School of Art & Design
London, England

Since 1983

Workshop presentations in design, enameling, & calligraphy
Illinois and Colorado

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2001-2002

Artist member, Design Team
West Meadow Drive Streetscape Project
Vail, CO

Since 2001

Co-founder and Board Member, 
A New Deal for the New Deal Association
New Deal mural conservation project supported in part by grants from
El Pomar Foundation and Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado

1999-2004

Member, Steering Committee
America the Beautiful Millennium Legacy Trail Art Bench Project:   Project supported in part by grants from
The National Endowment for the Arts and
The Colorado Council on the Arts

1999

Participant, Enamelist Society Delegation to People’s Republic of China
Participation  supported in part by a grant from
The Colorado Council on the Arts

1998-2001

Art Commission of the Pikes Peak Region
Chair, 1999—2001

1980

Curator, “From Penstroke to Print”
Irish lettering exhibition, in conjunction with A Sense of Ireland
City-wide festival, London, England
Sponsored by the Irish American Cultural Institute

SELECTED LECTURES / PUBLIC SPEAKING

2011

“Calligraphy as Trail in Manuscript and Land” Illuminating the Word lecture series, New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe, NM (forthcoming)

2008-2010

“Artist's Letters From The Great Depression”
Colorado College, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, And 8 Other Venues
Colorado

2007

"Triangulations"
Rocky Mountain Land Library
Salida, Colorado

2007

“The Manitou Post Office Mural”
Denver Westerners
Colorado Springs, CO

2005

“Bringing 'Em Back From The Dead”
Southwest Art History Conference
Taos, NM

2002

“Text and Image”
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center
Pueblo, CO

2000

“A Sense of Place: The Voice of the Land in Southwest Art”
Southwest Community Colleges Humanities Association
Santa Fe, NM

1999

“Public Art at Pikes Peak”
Southwest Art History Conference
Taos, NM

1994

“Celtic Art"
SW Community Colleges Humanities Association
Colorado Springs, CO

1992

“The Matter of Spirit”
Fairmont State College/City of Fairmont, WV

1988

“Illustration & Storytelling”
National Council of Teachers of English Conference
St. Louis, MO

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2010

“Worlds Within The Waters"
Camas, Winter 2010-2011

2010

“Troglodytes"
Whole Terrain

2005

“American Beauty”
Orion,  March-April

2001

“Chaos, Creation, Collaboration and Cactus”
Writing Nature

1999-2000

“Making Something Light Up”
Orion Afield, Winter

1999-2000

“You Are Here”
Monthly art / heritage column
The Colorado Springs Independent

1998

“The View from Above”
The Colorado Springs Independent, November

1998

“Infinite Nature: Architectural Enameling with Landscape Architecture”
Glass on Metal, April

1991

“The Battle to Save the Burren”
Irish America, September

1981

“Celtic Calligraphy” (co-author, Liam Miller)
The Celtic Consciousness, ed. R. O’Driscoll, Dublin

PUBLISHED REFERENCES

2009

500 Enameled Objects
Lark Books, New York/London

1986

Sixty Alphabets
GSE Briem
Thames & Hudson, London

1985

A Practical Guide to Lettering
Rosemary Sassoon
Thames & Hudson, London

1984

The Irish Hand
Tim O’Neill
Dolmen Press,  Dublin

GALLERIES REPRESENTING PAT MUSICK

To see a six-minute video interview with Pat Musick,
click the link below.

 Since 2006

The Great Southwest
76 South Sierra Madre Street
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
(719) 471-7772
www.greatsouthwestart.com