Biography

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Patrick Burke was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on December 23rd, 1991. He spent most of his childhood in western North Carolina. In 2010 he enrolled in the Professional Crafts Program at Haywood Community College. In 2015 he earned his Bachelors in Fine Arts from East Tennessee State University. After earning his bachelor’s, Patrick attended the University of Florida for a Post-Baccalaureate program. He moved to South Carolina in 2018 where he earned his master’s in fine arts at the University of South Carolina in 2021. Over the years he has focused primarily on creating 3-dimensional art. However, currently, he is combining both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional properties in his process. He paints on canvases stretched flat on the wall, then he builds his sculptural frames and stretches the paintings over them. With his work, he is addressing mental illnesses and the stigmas that lie within.