Patricia Brintle
Born in Haiti
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 the 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.
Her works on the Holocaust are on permanent display at the Holocaust Center of Temple Judea in New York and are 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 the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition.
Ti-Jean (artwork series)
If one sultry evening you hear
a melody which permeates your soul,
then you must have heard
the music of Ti-Jean.
Ti-Jean is a self-taught musical genius.
He plays every imaginable instrument
yet follows no particular discipline.
Ti-Jean plays in the Haitian countryside,
with the hills in full view,
grass and flowers underfoot
and his silhouette sharply defined
on the glorious sky above.
One think you can be sure of is that
the tune he plays will always speak
to your heart and your dreams.
Exhibitions
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
- International Caribbean Art Fair, SOHO, NY
- “Images of Peace” Albert Schweitzer Institute, Hamden CT
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, AL
2008
- “Impressions” Whitestone, NY
- Haiti Freedom and Liberty – Queens Museum of Art, NY
- Talk: A Haitian American Journey in Art, Flushing Library, NY
- National Black Fine Art Show – Puck Building, SOHO, NY
- Nutmeg Spice exhibit, Stamford Center for the Art, CT
- Con Edison Lobby, Brooklyn, NY
- Black Madonna – The Rosa Parks Museum, Montgomery AL
- 130KingStreet Gallery, St. Augustine, FLA
- Holocaust Center of Temple Judea, Manhasset, NY
- Le Havre Art show – Beechhurst, NY
- Orange Park Library, St. Augustine, FLA
- Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NY
- Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition – Brooklyn, NY
- The Interchurch Center – 475 Riverside Drive, NY
- Yorkville Branch Public Library, Manhattan, NY
- Bayside Historical Society, Bayside, NY
- SMOFA, Fort Lauderdale, FLA
- Art Off The Main – The Puck Building, SOHO
- International Caribbean Art Fair, SOHO, NY
Publications:
- Queens Public Television Magazine
- Caribbean Magazine
- ArtisSpectrum, November 2006 issue
- Gothamist LLC Forums
- Illustration Mundo
- Production HUB
- Gallery Guide
- ArtisSpectrum, May 2007 issue
- The Brooklyn Eagle
- Le Nouveliste
- On-the-air interview on OptimumRadio.com
- Caribbean Life
- Haitian Times
- The Tablet of the Diocese of Brooklyn
- Brazil news
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