Patrick Dougherty (born 1945) is an American

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ist. He is best known for his sculptures and installations built with sticks and saplings.

Life and career

Patrick Dougherty was born in Oklahoma in 1945 and raised in North Carolina. He earned a B.A. in English at the

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in 1967 and an M.A. in Hospital and Health Administration from the

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in 1969. He later returned to the University of North Carolina to study art history and sculpture. Dougherty's first work, “Maple Body Wrap,” was included in the North Carolina Biennial Artists’ Exhibition in 1982. Since that time he has constructed over 300 works using stick and saplings. His sculptures are temporary in that the materials disintegrate and break down over time. Over the years, Dougherty has received a number of awards and grants, including the 2011 Factor Prize for Southern Art from the

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Grant,

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Fellowship from England, Japan-US Creative Arts Fellowship, and

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Fellowship. Dougherty also published a book about his art, ''Stickwork'', through Princeton Architectural Press in 2009. Directors Kenny Dalsheimer and Penelope Maunsell created a documentary about Dougherty and his sculptures, ''Bending Sticks: The Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty'', which was released in 2013. The film was featured at the

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in 2013 due to the environmental nature of Doughtery's work. Dougherty currently lives in Chapel Hill with his wife Linda Dougherty, who is the chief curator at the

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Gallery

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, Smithsonian American Art Museum File:USBG Dougherty 20201.jpg, ''O Say Can You See'' (2019),

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dougherty, Patrick American male sculptors Sculptors from North Carolina 1945 births Living people