Pat's Biography

Pat Cummins was born and educated in New York City. Her earliest art related memories are of creating sculptures in clay as a preschooler, and painting “easel side” in kindergarten. As an pre-adolescent, she spent numerous weekends in Manhattan visiting the magnificent museums located near her Dad’s Madison Avenue family business.

At the age of twelve, she created her first pastel and oil paintings, while studying art with Robert Barrell , a contemporary of George Bridgeman and others from The Art Students League of New York City. Continuing her studies at The City University of New York, she received a B.A. in Art Education. In 1976, she relocated to Miami, where she attended Florida International University, receiving a M.S. in Art Education.

For the past twenty-six years Pat has been a fine arts instructor for Miami-Dade Public Schools. For twelve of those years, she has been an adjunct professor for Barry University’s Adrian School of Education. She recently obtained her specialist status from MDCPS as a result of her continuous postgraduate studies. She is a resident artist, and maintains a studio at ArtSouth, in Homestead, Florida.

Her work has been exhibited locally at The Lowe Art Museum, Consulado General de Colombia, Coral Gables, F.I.U, , and Fairchild Tropical Garden, as well as in other cities, including the D’Avilia Art Museum, Jacksonville; Backus Museum in Ft. Pierce; The Boca Museum of Art, The von Liebig Art Center of Naples, and Coastal Carolinas Art Center, Hilton Head, S.C. In July 2003 and 2004, her work was displayed at Centre pour l’Art et la Culture, Aix-en-Provence, France. As an art educator she was awarded a Miami-Dade Public Schools Title V Innovative Teacher Grant, receiving $10,000 in federal grant funds which were infused into the graphic arts at Palmetto Elementary School for the 2003 curriculum.

Solo exhibitions during 2004 included prestigious venues such as Biscayne National Park and Biscayne Nature Center. Her work has been included in many Art in Public Places programs including Hollywood City Hall, Boca Raton City Hall, Homestead City Hall, Marathon Government Center and Key West’s historic Gato Building. She also has work in Miami’s Art in Public Places Program. It is also included in many private collections, such as Miami Dade College and Landstar Development Corporation. Current exhibitions include the Governor’s Cabinet Meeting Room, part of Tallahassee’s Capitol Complex Exhibition Program through July 2005.

Pat enjoys traveling and has painted on location in Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Cassis, Nice, Honfleur and Arles, France, as well as at home in Jensen Beach, her weekend retreat on Hutchinson Island, Fl. Landscape is her frequent inspiration, causing her to create works of art as she observes and renders nature’s intricate color, form and natural beauty.

	'Nature Rules' in ArtWork by *Patricia Rottino Cummins*
	Pat's Biography
Site Links • Pat's Home Page • Pat's Resumé • List of Exhibitions • Gallery of ArtWork • Press • Biscayne Natl. Park & Fla. State Capitol Exhibition E-Mail Pat cybercummins@mac.com Related Links Professional Organizational Memberships • SE Pastel Society • Indian River Cultural Council • ArtSouth Homestead • Palmetto Elementary School Art • FSU Museum of Fine Artists' League Pat's Art Online • Pat's Art at Mac.com • Pat's Art at Florida Division of Cultural Affairs • Art Basel 2004/2005 • Pat's Art at Biscayne Natl. Park • Indian River Cultural Council Pat's Roots • Pat's Childhood Home at Old Kew Gardens Reviews and Misc • National Parks Artists in Residence • 'Nature Rules' in the Miami New Times • Pat at Evening Among the Artists • Pat in the Kendall Gazette • Pat in the Plant Science Bulletin May 2005 • Pat in The Old Cutler Bay News		Pat Cummins was born and educated in New York City. Her earliest art related memories are of creating sculptures in clay as a preschooler, and painting “easel side” in kindergarten. As an pre-adolescent, she spent numerous weekends in Manhattan visiting the magnificent museums located near her Dad’s Madison Avenue family business. At the age of twelve, she created her first pastel and oil paintings, while studying art with Robert Barrell , a contemporary of George Bridgeman and others from The Art Students League of New York City. Continuing her studies at The City University of New York, she received a B.A. in Art Education. In 1976, she relocated to Miami, where she attended Florida International University, receiving a M.S. in Art Education. For the past twenty-six years Pat has been a fine arts instructor for Miami-Dade Public Schools. For twelve of those years, she has been an adjunct professor for Barry University’s Adrian School of Education. She recently obtained her specialist status from MDCPS as a result of her continuous postgraduate studies. She is a resident artist, and maintains a studio at ArtSouth, in Homestead, Florida. Her work has been exhibited locally at The Lowe Art Museum, Consulado General de Colombia, Coral Gables, F.I.U, , and Fairchild Tropical Garden, as well as in other cities, including the D’Avilia Art Museum, Jacksonville; Backus Museum in Ft. Pierce; The Boca Museum of Art, The von Liebig Art Center of Naples, and Coastal Carolinas Art Center, Hilton Head, S.C. In July 2003 and 2004, her work was displayed at Centre pour l’Art et la Culture, Aix-en-Provence, France. As an art educator she was awarded a Miami-Dade Public Schools Title V Innovative Teacher Grant, receiving $10,000 in federal grant funds which were infused into the graphic arts at Palmetto Elementary School for the 2003 curriculum. Solo exhibitions during 2004 included prestigious venues such as Biscayne National Park and Biscayne Nature Center. Her work has been included in many Art in Public Places programs including Hollywood City Hall, Boca Raton City Hall, Homestead City Hall, Marathon Government Center and Key West’s historic Gato Building. She also has work in Miami’s Art in Public Places Program. It is also included in many private collections, such as Miami Dade College and Landstar Development Corporation. Current exhibitions include the Governor’s Cabinet Meeting Room, part of Tallahassee’s Capitol Complex Exhibition Program through July 2005. Pat enjoys traveling and has painted on location in Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Cassis, Nice, Honfleur and Arles, France, as well as at home in Jensen Beach, her weekend retreat on Hutchinson Island, Fl. Landscape is her frequent inspiration, causing her to create works of art as she observes and renders nature’s intricate color, form and natural beauty.
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