After dabbling with art during high school, Patrick chose to attend Bethany College, a school of fine arts in Kansas, where he studied painting under Ray Kaymeyer. When family financial problems made Bethany impractical, Patrick joined his older brother at the University of South Carolina, where he apprenticed with the distinguished printmaker and painter, Boyd Saunders. Falling in love with printmaking under Professor Saunders' guidance, Patrick opened his own printing studio, where he still turns out etchings on a Charles Brandt press.

Through etching, Patrick furthered his sense of fine line detail, meticulously drawing on copper and zinc plates. As he matured, Patrick carried his eye for detail into other media. In recent years Patrick has revived his first love, painting, bringing his artistic commitments full circle.

Patrick plans to continue printmaking while developing new styles of painting on varied surfaces, honing his sense of color, line, shape, and composition, and challenging himself to produce work that appeals to his own desire to seek the beautiful.

Patrick's award-winning work has achieved regional, national and international recognition, and many pieces now reside in museum, corporate and private collections. His projects include the design of custom floors, inlaid with wood, granite and marble, seven-foot-high candle holders in a local church, and many private commissions.

Patrick lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with Sandi, his wife of nearly thirty years, and their daughter, Kristy. For more information contact Patrick Parise at (803)790-2136 or at pat@patrickparise.com