Patte Reider Ormsby received her degree in Studio Art and Art History from Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, continuing her education with Michael Kramer’s Gilder Studio through Smithsonian Institution.

A classically trained fine artist, Ormsby believes one must learn the rules in order to break them, and has done that for over 30 years of continuing independent study. The mother of three grown young men, she lives with her husband in Fredericksburg, VA.

Recent Awards

2013	3rd Place, Regional Juried Show, FCCA, Fredericksburg, VA
2012	HM, Regional Juried Show, FCCA, Fredericksburg, VA
2010	Best in Show, Biennial, Art Guild Show, King George, VA
2010	HM, Conceal & Reveal, FCCA, Fredericksburg, VA
2009	1st Place, Secret Places, FCCA, Fredericksburg, VA
2009	HM Radius250, Artspace Gallery, Richmond VA
2009	HM Layers, FCCA, Fredericksburg, VA

 

Selected Exhibitions

2015	Art at the Mill, The Mill at Carter Hall, Millwood, VA, (Invitational)
2015	Marks, Forms, Layers, Gallery Flux, Ashland, VA, (Featured)
2014	MidAtlantic New Painting, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, (Juried)
2014	Amazonas, Les Yeux Dy Monde, Charlottesville VA,  (Invitational)
2013	Wellfleet Revisited, Left Bank Gallery,Wellfleet, MA, (Solo)
2012	Ave, Patina, New Work FCCA, Fredericksburg, VA (Solo)
2012	Woman Made, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA, (Invitational)
2012-2003	Group Shows, Art First Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
2012-2002	Group Shows, P Rose Gallery,  Fredericksburg, VA (Invitationals)
2011-2015	Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
2011	Fredericksburg Remembers 911, Fredericksburg Area Cultural Museum (Invitational)
2010	City Square, Ponshop Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
2009	Radius250, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA McGuffey Art Center
2009	New Work, Ormsby, Art First Gallery,  Fredericksburg, VA (Duo)
2008	Art, P Rose Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA  (Invitational)
2008-2006	All Media, Alexandria Art League, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
2007	Midnight, Cape Light, Garden Gallery, LGT, Provincetown, MA (Solo)
2006	Body Language, Fredericksburg Athenauem, Frdericksburg, VA (Solo)
2006	We, The People, Garden Gallery, LGT, Provincetown, MA (Solo)

 

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For a complete résumé including commissions and collections, please contact me.