For twenty years, Carrie Patterson has created geometric objects that embody a poetic, physical translation of place.
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Paintings, Prints, Textiles: Open Studio with Artist Carrie Patterson
Where: 7000 Carroll Ave. Suite 203 E and F, Takoma Park, MD
When: Sunday Oct. 18 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Come celebrate the end of a fantastic sabbatical year. See new paintings, prints, collages, textiles of artist Carrie Patterson heavily influenced by memories of fabrics, daily perceptual experiences in Takoma Park, and work created in the Burren National Park in County Clare Ireland.
Carrie Patterson is a visual artist working in Maryland with studios in Silver Spring and Takoma Park. Her artwork considers how color, form, and line metaphorically measure the human condition as experienced through the body.
2021 Recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artist Award
2020 Recipient of the Steven Muller Distinguished Professorship of the Arts
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Do you have a creative teen interested in applying to college for art? Does your STEM student love drawing or taking photographs in their spare time? Are you new to the idea of art in higher education and need help navigating the application process? In addition to the work that Carrie Patterson does as a professional artist, she is the founder of thegesso.com. At the Gesso, she offers college art consulting packages to students and their families beginning in their sophomore, junior and senior year of high school. She and her team help teens across the US and Internationally navigate the college art process.