Nebraska artist Patricia Scarborough takes familiar imagery and highlights the beauty and intensity of the moment. Her sensitive and exciting use of color and energetic strokes of pigment creates an image of peacefulness and vibrancy.
Patricia Scarborough received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kearney State College, Kearney Nebraska. She has studied with nationally respected artists Larry Blovits, Doug Dawson, Donna Aldridge, John Roush , Dustin Van Wechel and Kim Casebeer.
Scarborough's work can be seen in collections across the United States and Great Britain. She has been included in many juried shows, including:
Mid-America Pastel Society's Juried Members Only Exhibit, Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City, Mo., 2008
International Association of Pastel Society's 8th Juried Exhibition, Raleigh, NC, 2005;
Carnegie Arts Center 12th Anniversary Juried Show, Alliance, Ne, 2005;
Norfolk Arts Center Juried Exhibit, Norfolk, Ne, 2005;
MidAmerica Pastel Society's Juried Exhibit, Albrecht-Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, Mo., 2004 & 2002;
Chadron State College Juried Exhibit, Chadron Ne., 2003;
Sioux City Art Center's 57th Juried Exhibition, Sioux City, Iowa, 2001;
Pastel Society of New Mexico's 9th Annual Pastel Painting National Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM, 2000;
Fred Wells National Juried Exhibit, Weslyan University, Lincoln, Ne., 1998 & 1997;
Prairie Lights Juried Art Showcase, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, Ne., 1997;
She has been featured artist at the Nebraska Governor's Mansion courtesy of the Nebraska Arts Council, 2004, 1998.
Her painting, "Photo Op", is in the collection of the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney, Nebraska.
Memberships include the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs, for which she served as president in 2001;
Mid America Pastel Association;
Aurora Area Artisans Association;
Geneva Nebraska Art Club
Scarborough is currently represented by Graham Gallery, 617 West 2nd Street, Hastings Nebraska.