BIO
Nick Patterson lives and works on the unceded territories of the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSANEC peoples, otherwise known as Victoria. He received a B.F.A. with Honours and Distinction from the University of Victoria in 2021.
Nick Patterson creates installations that incorporate video, performance, and sculpture. He has presented drawing, installation, and video works in group shows at Camosun College and the University of Victoria. Recently, he participated in The End: an online graduating exhibition at the University of Victoria.
NICK PATTERSON
Education
2021 - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Graduate with Honours and Distinction in Visual Arts from the University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Awards
2020 - Asper Scholarship in Film and Video Arts
2020 - Emily Apinis-Grundstein Scholarship
2020 - Heather Cragg Memorial Scholarship Renewal
2019 - Heather Cragg Memorial Scholarship
2021 - Lind Prize Nominee
Group Exhibitions
2021 - The End - BFA Exhibition - University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2021 - Dystopia//Utopia - Gastown Gallery, Online
2020 - I had lots of dreams / I had enother dream - The Void, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2020 - Connections: An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing - Audain Gallery, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2017 - Out of the Grey - Camosun College Visual Arts Department, Victoria BC
Publications
2017 - The Church of Latter Day Eugenics (illustrator) - Bizarro Pulp Press, USA
2013 - Elmer Crowley (illustrator) - Mandrake of Oxford, Oxford, UK
2012 - Family Romance (illustrator) - Jaded Ibis Press, Seattle, WA, USA
Work Experience
2018-20 - SIM lab supervisor - University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2007-22 - Sign & vinyl graphics installer/fabricator - Victoria, BC
2021-22 - Studio assistant for Paul Walde - Victoria, BC
Volunteer Experience
2021 - BFA Exhibition Chair - University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2021 - BFA Exhibition Website Committee Co-Chair - University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2020-21 - Mentorship coordinator - Visual Arts Student Association, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Teaching Experience
2015 - Art instructor/Artist in residence - Bakerview Centre for Learning, Abbotsford, BC