American painter Patrick Farrell illustrates a natural talent that has developed without formal art training of any kind. His exploration of the demanding style of "super-realism" has earned him a noteworthy place among leading painters. Throughout his career he has determinedly avoided the vogues and excesses of the art world mainstream and has won acclaim for his still-life and landscape oil paintings. Recent recognition includes the John Young-Hunter Memorial Award honoring his work in the 81st & 84th Allied Artists of America Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York City.

Farrell has been exhibiting his work for over twenty-five years, resulting in his having had over thirty solo exhibitions and being included in countless group exhibitions internationally. His works can be found in public and corporate collections throughout the United States and numerous private collections internationally. Farrell is an Honorary Member of the Allied Artists of America, Inc., New York City. The self-employed painter resides and maintains his studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Art critic Welch D. Everman stated in the New Art Examiner : “Patrick Farrell is a master of illusion, a super-realist whose Trompe l'oeil style seems to deny the obvious fact that his works are ‘really' spots of paint on canvas. Farrell's use of illusion is brilliant, so brilliant in fact that he can afford to play illusionistic games with the viewer.” James M. Auer, art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote: “Ever the perfectionist, [Farrell] has
achieved wonders with Bartlett pears, cherries, apples and lemons. He has become the John Singer Sargent of gleaming citrus fruit ... similarly accomplished are his sun-struck Barbizon-style landscapes. ...”

Patrick Farrell is included in Who's Who in American Art and Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects.

Selected One-Person Exhibitions

2006 Grace Chosy Gallery (also 1982, '90, '93, '95, '97, '99 & '02), Madison, Wisconsin
2005 Tory Folliard Gallery (also 2000 & 2003), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2002 Marin-Price Galleries (also 1993, '94, '96 & '99), Washington, D.C.
2002 and Chevy Chase, Maryland
2001 Craven Gallery, West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, M assachusetts
2001 Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina
1998 Charles Allis Art Museum, Retrospective (cat.), (also 1984 & '87),
1998 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1996 Anderson Arts Center, Ten Year Retrospective (cat.), Kenosha, Wisconsin
1992 Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
1992 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Retrospective ,
1992 Madison, Wisconsin
1991 Venable Neslage Galleries, Washington, D.C.
1986 Rahr-West Art Museum (cat.), Manitowoc, Wisconsin
1985 Dorothy Bradley Galleries, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1977 Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
1977 First Wisconsin Center (Milwaukee Art Center [now museum]
Lakefront Festival of Arts: Solo Show ) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Selected Group and Joint Exhibitions

2006 Gallery Artists (also 1997-'05) Craven Gallery, West Tisbury,
2002 Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts & New York City
2005 Allied Artists of America (cat.), National Arts Club, (1972-'05) New York City,
1997 1997 & 1994 John Young-Hunter Memorial Award,
1997 Elected Artist Member 1972 – Became Honorary Member 2002
2005 Palm Beach3 , (also 2004) Palm Beach County Convention Center, Florida
2005 Allied Artists of America - Invitational Traveling Group Exhibition (cat.)
13 venues, 2003-2005. Organized by Smith Kramer Fine Arts Services, Kansas City, Missouri
2005 Patrick Farrell Featured Artist, Edgewood Orchard G alleries, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
2005 Imavision Gallery (also 1995-'04) Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. and
2002 Singapore, China
2004 Small Celebrations (Three Person Show: Patrick Farrell, Kathy Hoffman, James Winn)
Tory Folliard Gallery,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2004 Best of Realism , Marin-Price Galleries, Washington, D.C.
2004 20th Anniversary Exhibition, RiverEdge Galleries (Patrick Farrell "Featured
Artist,"Village of Mishicot, Wisconsin
2004 Scholastic Art Awards (Invited "Featured Artist"), Milwaukee Art Museum
2001 Allied Artists of America Member's Exhibition (cat.), The Butler Institute of
2001 American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
2001 Interior Landscapes: The Elegant Spirit of Still Life Painting , (cat.)(Four Person
Show: Craig Blietz, Patrick Farrell,
James Ingwersen, John Sayers), Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
1999 Food for Thought , Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina
1997 Gallery Artists , J. J. Brookings Gallery, San Francisco, California
1997 Tresors '97 International Art Fair, (also 1996) Singapore
1997 International Convention Center, China
1995 US Arists95 , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1982 Art Annual Three/Paintings & Sculpture (cat.) , Oklahoma Art Center,
1982 Oklahoma City
1982 West '82/Art & The Law (cat.) , West Publishing Co., Honorable Mention,
1982 St. Paul, Minnesota
1980 Allied Artists of America Invitational Exhibition, World Trade Center, New York City
1976 Aspects of Realism (Four Person Show: William Bloom, Patrick Farrell, Winifred
Godfrey, John Wilde), Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, Wisconsin
1974 Lakefront Festival of Arts , Milwaukee Art Center (now museum)

Special Purchase Award

1972 Tenth Annual Benedictine Art Awards (cat.) . Sponsored by Benedictine, S.A.,
Fecamp, France. Awarded Certificate of Merit by the American Federation of Arts , New
York City
1972 Six Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors, Madison Art Center Madison, Wisconsin

Selected Bibliography 1

Levy, Heidi, "Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects," Badger Books, 2004
Dempsey, Stewart, "Artist's Studio," Milwaukee Home, November/December 2004
Moriarty, Judith Ann, "This Month," Milwaukee Magazine , July 2003
Auer, James, "Self-taught Farrell outlines future..."
Milwaukee Journal Sentine l, August 6, 2003
Zona, Dr. Louis A. "Allied Artists of America at the Butler Institute of American Art,"
Catalogue Essay, January 2001.
Auer, James,"The Artful Survivor" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 4, 1998
Attewell, William. "Patrick Farrell" IN Step Magazine, June, 1996
Jones, Steve. "Realism to Trompe l'oeil," Gallery of Art--College of Lake County
1980 Catalogue Essay, August, 1989
Quick, Richard. "Patrick Farrell - Paintings," Rahr-West Art Museum
1980 Catalogue Essay, June, 1986
Rahill, Margaret Fish. "Patrick Farrell - Retrospect," Charles Allis Art Museum
1980 Catalogue Essay, May, 1984
Everman, Welch D. "Milwaukee 1980"
1980 The New Art Examiner, April, 1980
Stewart, Scott S. "The Art of Patrick Farrell." Book.
Ivy House Publications, 1980
Auer, James. "The Magic World of Patrick Farrell." Film. 1977 (Television Premier, 1978,
PBS-WMVS)

Published

Fourteen oil paintings published (1998-2006) as posters for world wide distribution by
Aaron Ashley, Inc. , New York City and Bentley Publishing Group, Walnut Creek,
California

Taylor, Roger G., book: "Marilyn in Art" (publication scheduled for spring 2006)

Education

Self-taught