Opening reception October 23rd
Patrick Earl Hammie, is a painter, draftsman, sculptor, and illustrator. He uses portraits and allegories to examine personal and shared Black experiences and presents stories that expand our understanding of others. Hammie's art has been exhibited in Germany, India, and South Africa, among other places, in venues such as the California African American Museum, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art.
He was an artist-in-residence at the John Michael Kohler Art Center and the first recipient of the Alice C. Cole '42 Fellowship from Wellesley College. His works are included in public and private collections across the United States. Hammie currently serves as Associate Professor and Chair of Studio Art at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the School of Art + Design.