Patricia Collins

EFA STUDIO PROGRAM: ALUMNI

Patricia Collins

I have been an artist all my life. When I was a student at Pratt Institute I discovered printmaking and eventually I was able to buy a Vandercook Proof Press and a 30" x 50" Charles Brand Etching Press. However, to experiment with color offset and many kinds of intaglio techniques I need studio space where I can work undisturbed. My earlier work was determined by the discipline of Book Art and now I can create prints just for the sake of printmaking and all of its possibilities. I want to experiment with overlapping different print techniques on one page and to experiment in new directions that I have been thinking about for some time and create a new body of work.

EFA Studio Program

The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program

The EFA Studio Program is housed in eight floors of the EFA building located in Midtown Manhattan’s Fashion District. The Studio Program maintains artists studios of various size and shape for up to 80 member-artists. One of three programs at EFA, the members of the EFA Studios program are part of a community that includes The Project Space and the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. The Studio Program provides artists the rare opportunity to work in a professional arts community inside Manhattan and in close proximity to the city’s primary gallery districts. EFA facilitates interaction with dealers, curators and critics to provide continued development for member-artists. Unique among studio programs in New York City, EFA is one of the few remaining arts organizations still providing long-term workspace in Manhattan.

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