Patricia Rottino Cummins

Born in NY, Patricia Cummins completed her undergraduate studies at Queens College, CUNY. Upon graduation, she moved to Florida, intrigued by the color and light of the subtropics. She continued her post-graduate studies at Florida International University. She has taught art for 36 years at Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Barry University. She has served residencies at 15 US National Park Artist-in-Residence programs. For 12 years, Pat has exhibited her work and presented seminars at Walt Disney World’s International Festival of the Arts and Flower and Garden Festival. Her work is featured in collections throughout the US. In 2015, her national park paintings traveled to Africa and exhibited at the American Embassy in Niamey, Niger. Her paintings were included in a National Park Exhibition at the Smithsonian in Washington, D. C. Pat was awarded Elementary Art Educator of the Year in 2015 by the Florida Art Ed Association. Pat is currently painting at her studios in FL and Ulster County, NY.

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