Bio
Patrick Webb is a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow and a Tenured Professor at PRATT. He was awarded two Ingram Merrill Grants , three National Endowment Fellowships, an ART Matters Award and the Thomas B Clarke Award in Painting from the National Academy. Most recently his painting Covid: Central Park was awarded the Gold medal in Covid Dreams by Artavita. He has had over 30 solo exhibitions. His work is in numerous corporate and private collections as well as several museums including the Leslie Lohman Museum , The Provincetown Art Museum , and the Rose Art Museum. Webb’s paintings have been written about extensively including in Art News, The New Yorker, Art and Understanding , Provincetown Arts, and the NY Sun. His work appears in several books including Jonathan Weinberg’s Male Desire : Homoeroticism in American Art and Jonathan Katz’s ART AIDS AMERICA . He lives in New York City
Artist statement
My work since 1991 has explored the experiences of a contemporary version of the the Italian clown Punchinello. I first came across the humorous and deadly serious figure of Punchinello in 1989 at the Ca' Rezzonico in Venice in the work of G.D. Tiepolo. I was immediately attracted to Punchinello. His phallic red nose and white hat struck me with their sexual provocativeness. His mask not only disguised him but marked him as an outsider. I realized that Punchinello, the trickster or fool from the tradition of the Commedia dell'Arte , could become the protagonist for my contemporary narratives. Punchinello has had many experiences.
Email: klopwebb@aol.com
Website: www.patrick-webb.com
