Patricia's profile
Patricia Buck is an American abstract painter based in Maryland, known for large-scale color field paintings, and mixed-media work addressing female experience, social concerns, and phenomenal energy. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Howard University, College of Art in Washington, D.C. (1996) and a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Maryland, College Park, (1972).
Recent work has been included in multiple exhibitions for 2025-26, including the 2026 East City Regional Exhibition, Washington, DC; the Howard County Arts Council Biennial (2025); two group exhibitions at Columbia Art Center (2025); the Towson Arts Collective (2025); and Women Artists of the DMV (2025).
Joseph Hirshhorn purchased her early torn paper painting ‘Demons without Faces’ (1981), which is documented in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The State of Colorado purchased two works for their Art in Public Places collection, (1998, 1999) and her work is held in private collections in Illinois, New York, Seattle, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Washington, and California.
Patricia has received grants from Maryland State Arts Council (2025) five grants from the District of Columbia Commission for the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH), including two Individual Artist grants (1995, 1993), and three Technical Assistance grants (1994, 1993, 1991); as well as from the Arlington Arts Council (1991), Robert Rauschenberg’s Change, Inc. (1991).
Her next solo exhibition is scheduled at Artists & Makers Studios in North Bethesda, MD in 2027.
