Patricia Brintle was born in Haiti and immigrated to
the United States in 1964. A self-taught
artist, she devoted herself completely to painting after a 22-year career with
a NY utility company, and in 2005 decided to venture on the fine arts public market.
Now, when she is not painting,
Brintle directs her 30-strong contemporary choir at her Parish church. Although she has made the
US her residence, her colorful style reflects her native land. Her approach to painting is varied
and reflects her feelings at the moment. Brintle's work is influenced both by personal and social experiences
and most of her portraits focus on the expression of the eyes and tells in one look the story of the
person on the canvas. She favors bright, vivid and vibrant colors and uses much symbolism in her work. Her
medium is as varied as her subjects but she prefers acrylics because of its
diversity.
For the past two years she
participated in projects at the Holocaust Center of Temple Judea in New York. Artworks on these
projects are on permanent display at the Center and used as a teaching tool for visitors. One of her
religious works, The First Mother, hangs with the Black Madonna Exhibit which made its debut in May 2007
at the National Museum of Catholic Art and History in New York and will travel to museums throughout
the United States until December 2008. Brintle's work on nuclear disarmament, A Delicate
Balance, won the "Images of Peace" national competition to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of Albert Schweitzer's call for nuclear disarmament and hangs in
permanence at the Albert
Schweitzer Institute in Hamden, Connecticut. Brintle is a member of the United
Haitian Artists and exhibits in New York and Florida.
Exhibitions
Exhibits:
1974 - 1978
Art in my life – Yearly Con Edison art exhibit with the Queens Council on the Arts - Flushing, NY
1978
Haitian Artists Amateur Exhibit, Jackson Heights, NY
1979
Illustration for novel "Les Exploits du Colonel Pipe" published by Les Presses
Libres, Canada and distributed in Canada, Europe and the US
1986
Queens Day at Flushing Meadow Park, NY 2005 Abott Tract Gallery, St. Augustine, Florida 2006 - Queens Public Library, Flushing, NY
Queens Public Television, Flushing, NY - - "Four Decades" Whitestone, NY NY
Holocaust Resource Center, Temple Judea, Manhasset, - Sebastian Winery Art fair, St. Augustine, Florida - "Botanique" Fresh Meadows, NY
Rambrich Art Gallery, Whitestone, NY
Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NY
United Nations secretariat lobby, NY, NY
Le Havre Art Exhibit, Beechhurst, NY
2007
"Color Punch" Whitestone, NY
Queens Public Television, Flushing, NY
Holocaust Resource Center, Temple Judea, Manhasset, NY
Rambrich Art Gallery, "Colorifique" -Whitestone, NY - National Museum of Catholic Art & History, El Barrio, NY, The Black Madonna Exhibit
Great Neck Rotary Club Exhibit, Great Neck, NY
Le Havre outdoor art exhibit, Beechhurst, NY
New York Public Library, Yorkville Branch - "Couleurs du Pays" DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY
United Nations Secretariat Lobby, NY, NY - Great Neck Art Center exhibit, Great Neck, NY
Queens Public Library, Flushing, NY
Art Off The Main – The Puck Building, SOHO, NY - Black Madonna – Union Theorlogical Seminary, NY
Latin American Art Exhibit – Museum of the Americas
Commissions:
2007
Diocese of Brooklyn – "Living the Vision"
Fund raisers:
2005
Festa Della Dona for Breast Cancer, East Meadow, NY
RPOA, Beechhurst, NY
2006
Festa Della Dona for Breast Cancer, Manhasset, NY
Forgotten Children of Haiti Foundation, New Hyde Park, NY
RPOA, Beechhurst, NY
2007
St. Luke RC Church, Whitestone, NY
Grace Episcopal Church, Whitestone, NY
Oiseaux du Paradis, Duroseau Foundation, Elmont NY