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Patricia Jessup-Woodlin

Artist's Statement

My artwork is the refection of an inner journey, both intuitive and spiritual. After years of teaching, nurturing, empowering and inspiring my students, I've finally given myself "permission" to explore my own personal art making with unabashed joy.

Through the seemingly endless manipulation of found images I strive to create artworks that give me visual pleasure while simultaneously reflecting my personal experiences as well as the richness of my diverse ancestry.

Biography

Dr. Woodlin is a retired professor (Art Education) from California State University, Los Angeles. She holds both a Master's and Doctoral degree in Art Education. Her area of expertise is museum education with a specific focus on collaborative planning by the classroom teacher and museum educator for a culturally diverse arts curriculum. As an art education Dr. Woodlin's primary responsibilities were the training of in-service and pre-service teachers in K-12 education.

Dr. Woodlin has authored books and published several journal articles on art education. She has made numerous presentations to local, national and international professional organizations in additional to receiving numerous grants. In 1996 she received a special commendation award from Los Angeles Mayor Riordan for "outstanding curatorial and educational programs" at the Luckman Fine Arts Gallery where, while serving as Gallery Director, she curated 25 exhibitions.

Exhibits

Artworks (giclees/photomontages/original collages) by Patricia Woodlin are in both private (e.g., Dr. Deepak Chopra, Huell Howser, Dr. Maya Angelou) and public (e.g., Mt. St. Mary's College, Union Institute and University, Atanian Art Center, Los Angeles Unifed School District) collections.

Artwork by Patricia Woodlin has also been exhibited at Jose Vera Gallery, Collonade Gallery, California State Los Angeles University Art Deptartment, Lodi Art Gallery, Arroyo Seco Arts Collective, and many other venues.

Beautiful Photomontage Collage Artblocks by pjwART on Etsy. These high quality photomontage artblocks are made using prints of original photomontages / collages and custom embellishments such as jewelry and found objects. The art is mounted on wood blocks that can be used freestanding upright, laying down flat, hung on a wall or placed on a metal surface using the included optional hardware.