RC Patterson is a Provincetown-based artist working in painting, photography, mixed media, and quilt-making, blending personal memory with formal experimentation. Born in Brooklyn, RC studied at the Art Students League and later earned his BFA from the College of Santa Fe.
That process of layering of memory, color, and shape is at the core of his mixed media works. Since 2014, he has lived and worked at the Foley House in Provincetown, which is a congregate living space for folks living with HIV or AIDS. His space is a sewing room, a painting studio, and a bedroom all in one. It is where he makes everything from mixed-media works to quilts.
He spends mornings taking photos by the waterfront near St. Mary’s before the town gets too busy. He thinks of it as a moment of meditation, a quiet time to see clearly before he gets back to the work.