Pat Dispenziere

Artist Bio

Pat Dispenziere, watercolorist and printmaker, has been at her craft for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in Ohio, as a child she studied at the Cleveland School of Art and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramic art and a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Ohio State University. Following graduation she taught art in Midland, MI and San Antonio, TX public schools. After her children entered school Pat substituted in art classes in two school districts in St Louis, MO.

Since moving to CA in 1975 Pat has become a full time professional artist in watercolor and printmaking. Pat enters many local and national competitions and has obtained Signature membership in Watercolor West, California Watercolor Association, Rocky Mountain Watercolor Society, San Diego Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Louisiana Watercolor Society, Western Colorado Watercolor Society and Arizona Aqueous. She also is a juried member of Women Painters West and the Los Angeles Printmaking Society. One of her watercolors was published in Splash 7.She has been a finalist in The Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competition in 2001 and 2006. In 2006 one of her watercolors won 1st award in landscape and another one won 5th award in Portraiture in the Watercolor Magic Magazine annual competition. She has been juried into the Kansas Watercolor Society National shows, the National Watercolor Society shows, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America National exhibition, the Watercolor Art Society-Houston International Exhibitions, the Louisiana Watercolor Society shows, the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society shows, the Philadelphia Watercolor Society show ,the Northwestern New Mexico National Juried Art Exhibitions, and the Brand ”Works on Paper” National shows. Her paintings are done plein air or in her art studio in a traditional style.

Artist Statement

Painting is my passion and I attempt to portrait the excitement I feel as I view all nature’s elements that surround me. Everywhere I look I see beautiful shapes, colors, and designs both man-made and given to us in nature. We need to see and appreciate what has been given to us. This I strive to show as an artist.