Neil Patterson is a Canadian artist and president of the Oil Painters of America (OPA). Born and raised in

Moose Jaw Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javian ...

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, he was educated at the

University of Calgary The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being ins ...

. In 2000 he became the first Canadian to be awarded Signature status by the OPA. Patterson was elected Master OPA in 2000. In 2008 he was elected President of the OPA, thereby becoming the first Canadian to hold that position. Patterson's paintings have been exhibited in the United States, Canada and Asia. In March 2007 the

National Art Museum of China The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC, ) is located at 1 Wusi Ave, Dongcheng District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. It is one of the largest art museums in China, and is funded by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of Chin ...

exhibited Patterson's paintings.

Professional affiliations

*Alberta Society of Artists (ASA) *

Federation of Canadian Artists The Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) is an association of artists in Canada founded in Toronto in 1941. The FCA soon had chapters across the country, and was one of the main forces behind formation of the Canada Council in 1957. After this, the ...

(FCA) *Oil Painters of America (OPA) *

Salmagundi Club The Salmagundi Club, sometimes referred to as the Salmagundi Art Club, is a fine arts center founded in 1871 in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan, New York City. Since 1917, it has been located at 47 Fifth Avenue. , its membership roster ...

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, New York

Awards

*1988-87 Exhibition of Sunshine Art (ESA) Purchase Award,

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*1989 Exhibition of Sunshine Art (ESA) Purchase Award, Sunshine Village, Banff, Alberta *

Robert Genn Robert Douglas Genn (May 15, 1936 – May 27, 2014) was a Canadian artist, who gained recognition for his style, which is in the tradition of Canadian landscape painting. He ran a painters' website, which sends out twice weekly newsletters to 13 ...

Award, Winter Show FCA,

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, British Columbia *Second Place Award, Fish Creek, Calgary, Alberta *1991 Finalist The Artist's Landscape Competition *2000 Master Signature Member, Oil Painter of America

References

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