STATEMENT

Many of the artist's pieces combine drawing, type, painting, and original photography. Her intention is to create semi-fictitious narrative images that jog the subconscious memory of the viewer. Perhaps it refers to a place that you have been to, read about or have heard of. All of her prints and images over the years have reflected interests in landscape, legend, myth, storytelling, religion and fairytale.

My mixed media prints, drawings and digital photographs combine many different materials and techniques. The gelatin monotype prints follow the ongoing theme of architecture and man made constructions and geometry versus the natural symmetry and pattern in nature. There is high color that purposefully makes them larger and more dramatic than life. The digital pigment prints with mixed media and hand drawn embellishments are altered photographs that hint at the same themes. The pieces combine drawing, and original photography. Ancient cultures and natural landscapes have always been the basis for the work. In the Altered Landscape series numerous photographs are merged to create a new altered landscape that appears real but doesn't exist. Naturally occurring symmetry within the picture is exaggerated. The themes represented are universally symbolic to all cultures.

Mary Ann Greco in the June/99 issue of Budo Magazine says of Cresson, ... I feel lucky that we have her and her artistry in our community, as well as lucky we have her as an educator.

Pat Hill Cresson

 

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Pat Hill Cresson

Department of Art and Design
Monmouth University
Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ
732.571.3626
Email: pcresson@monmouth.edu

EDUCATION
	MFA, Pratt Institute, Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, 1977 BS, The University of Wisconsin, Fine Art Madison, Wisconsin, 1971, graduated with distinction
EXHIBITIONS Solo Shows
2008	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Monotypes and Drawings , Architecture and Nature
2006	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Parables and Recent Drawings
2005	M. Christina Geis Gallery, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ
2004	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Flight, Currents, Light, II series
2003	Monmouth University 800 Gallery, The Last Ten Years: A Retrospective
2002	Oakland House, Red Bank, NJ, Currents series
2001	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Flight, Currents, Light, 11/01-12/01, recent limited-edition prints of archaeological sites
1999	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Landscape Scrolls , 11/99-12/99, 24 archival prints
1996	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Ancient Memory Landscapes , 10/8-11/2/96, 20 archival prints
1993	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Ancient Land - Modern Images, digital photography
1992	The Princeton University League Gallery, Princeton, NJ, Recent Paintings & Computer Graphic Images of the American Southwest
1991	The IDIA Center (The Intervale Design, Idea, & Art Center), Intervale, NH, The Personal Landscape - paintings and computer images
1990	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Spiritual Presence in the Land , recent paintings and drawings
1989	Kathy Mukaida Fine Art, Rahway, NJ, Recent Paintings, Computer Images, and Drawings Richard Stockton State College Art Gallery, Pomona, NJ, Paintings, & Computer Images
1988	McKissick Museum of Art and Science, The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Ancient Civilization Series, Paintings
1986	University Club Artists Series, Washington, D.C.; Recent Paintings
1985	Northern Virginia Community College, Fairfax, Virginia, The Paintings of Pat Hill
1980	Cares Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, Works on Paper
1979	SOHO Center for Visual Artists, New York, NY, Two Painters -Recent Work
Group Shows Selected/juried group shows
2008	9th Annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art Exhibition , Morning Trees, Afternoon Trees, Bird in a Tree, and Leaves chosen from 200 international entries, Upstream People Gallery, 5607 Howard St. Omaha, NE; juried by Professor of Art, Larry Bradshaw, University of Nebraska (has exhibited in 350 exhibitions with 60 national and international awards). January 1-31, 2008.
2007	Monmouth University Faculty Show, Rotary Ice House Gallery, four prints and three handmade books, October 22 -November 23, 2007. Scratching the Surface group show, Ceres Gallery, NYC, three pieces June 19-July 14, 2007. 6th Lessedra World Art Print Annual , Lessedra Gallery of Contemporary Art, June 7th  August 31st, 2007 , Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, three prints represented, 644 artists from 4,000 entries; international jury of Karen Oremus, Assistant Professor of Printmaking, Zayed University, United Arab Emirate, Atanas Vassilev, Bulgaria, Professor of Art, Sofia University, Leon Zakrajsek, Chairman of Printmaking, Director of Yukiyama Art Institute, and Halice Bengisu, Professor of Fine Arts, Balikesir University, Turkey.
2006	Ceres Gallery, NYC, Collectors Show , July 2006 Gallery West, Alexandria, VA, 9th National Juried Show, 2/4-2/26/06, Paul B. Salmon juror (nationally recognized graphic designer/illustrator); 67 works accepted from 387 entries.
2005-06	12/2005-1/2006,  Caladin Gallery, Beverly, MA, Symbol and Logic , juried exhibition of 35 artists from all over the world; the exhibit was based on the interrelationship between the symbol and logic and how they manifest visually.
2005	Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT Open studio exhibit of residents (non juried)
2004	Powys Gallery, Shrewsbury, NJ Work represented
2002	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Group Exhibition
2000	The Center for the Arts in Southern NJ, Marlton, NJ, Digital Art, Three Professors
1999	Hopkins House Gallery, Haddon Township, NJ, Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission, Computer Art; A Group Show , six selected artists Kingsborough Community College, City University of NY, Women's History Month Studio 259, Long Branch, NJ, Campus Creations , Faculty at MU, Brookdale, & Rutgers Studio 259, Long Branch, NJ, Earth and Spirit, Landscape and Figural Work by 16Artists,
1998	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, The Autumn Forum, Part One Frauen Museum, Bonn, Germany, The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts
1997	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Time Passes
1995	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Group Show
1994	Richard Stockton State College Art Gallery, ATI Faculty Exhibit
1993	Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, NJ, Group Show
1992	Richard Stockton State College Art Gallery, The New Jersey Project, Invitational: A Celebration of Women Artists at NJ Colleges, Pomona, NJ The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA, SCAN 92 (Small Computers in the Arts Network Conference), juried exhibit Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Celebration of Individuality Richard Stockton State College Art Gallery, Pomona, NJ, Recent Works by the Visual Arts Faculty
1991	Trenton City Museum, juried Group Show, TAWA
1990	Ceres Gallery, New York, NY, Acceptable/Unacceptable Glassboro State College, Glassboro, NJ (now Rowan University) Art Educators as Artists: A Juried Exhibition of Artists Who Teach
1989	Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Commission Gallery, Smithville, NJ, The Creative Computer: The Artist and the New Technology The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, SCAN '89 (Small Computers in the Arts Network Conference), Works Not on Paper Krasdale Foods Gallery, New York, NY, The Krasdale Exhibition
1988	Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ, Contemporary Realism The Drawing Room Gallery, Rahway, NJ, Group Show of Gallery Artists
1988-90	Richard Stockton State College Visual Arts Faculty Show, New Jersey State College Governing Boards , Faculty Exhibit, Trenton, NJ
1984-86	The School of Sacred Art Gallery, Annual Exhibit , New York, NY
1980	SUNY, Buffalo, NY, Contemporary Women Artists The Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut, Group Show
1978	Community Gallery, New York, NY, New Talent curated by Lowery Simms, Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
	Associate Professor, Art and Design, 1995-Present Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ Assistant Professor , Computer Graphics, 1988-93 Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ Artist in Residence, faculty Artist/Teacher Institute, 1991-97, NJ State Council on the Arts, jury selected
SELECTED WRITINGS
	Budo Magazine, Arts Page, Pat Cresson , by Mary Ann Greco, May, 1999 issue  The Courier-Post, Electronic Palette: artists discard paints & canvas to create on computers , Robert Baxter, 5/99  Monmouth Magazine, Going for It, a team of six graphic design students win poster design ..., Shari Mycek, 1999  Kolnische Rundschau/Bonner Rundschau, Amerika huldigt Beethoven , Von Petra Harenbrock, 5/20/98  The Asbury Park Press, Entertainment, 10/96, Monmouth University Professor's work at NY art gallery  The New York Times, Michael Kimmelman, 9/91; review of group show at Krasdale Foods Gallery.  The Times (Trenton), Carlton Wilkinson, Newcomers bring a sense of humor to TAWA exhibit , 8/30/91  The Boston Sunday Globe, Intervale Art Exhibit , 8/4/91.  The Atlantic City Press, Marjorie Donchey, Stockton Art Professor Exhibits Landscape Paintings in NY , 9/30/90  The Courier, Robert Baxter, Arts Beat: Computer Art Exhibition Opens , Sunday, 11/5/89  The Atlantic City Press, Marjorie Donchey, Cresson Exhibit Explores Organic Forms, Colors , 2/19/89
COLLECTIONS
	AT&T Corporation , NJ  Dean, The University of South Carolina , Columbia, SC  Ferro Silicon Corporation , Edfu, Egypt  The University Club , Washington, DC  Rhode Island School of Design , Department of Art Education, Providence, R.I.  Private collections in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania

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