Patrick Dougher is an artist, musician, and art therapist who was born at King's County Hospital and raised in Brooklyn, New York, growing up in the Bushwick neighborhood until the age of 10.[1] He was featured in the Humans of New York series.[2]
Patrick Dougher | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Visual Artist |
Music career edit
Dougher began playing the drums at the age of 17 and has performed and recorded as a drummer.[1] He played with the ska band Boilers and Toasters, performed with Sade, recorded with Easy Star All-Stars, and performed at CBGB, the Roxy, Webster Hall, and other venues.[1]
Education and art therapy career edit
As an art therapist, Dougher worked with children living with HIV and AIDS at King's County Hospital in the early 2000s.[1] As an Educator, he has worked as a youth advisor with the New York City Department of Education[3] and as a teaching artist at Project Reach and Studio in a School; he serves as the Interim Director of Education for BRIC Arts Media.[4]
Acting career edit
Dougher played a lead role in "Brooklyn 63," a 2014 production by Ping Chong 651 Arts.[3] He has also performed as a poet, using his poetry to criticize the gentrification of Brooklyn neighborhoods.[5]
Art career edit
Dougher's art career began at the age of sixteen in New York City, during the late 1970s, as a studio assistant in SoHo.[1] He is well known for his "Art Cans," which make use of flattened aluminum cans and draw on traditional African art as well as Xerox art.[1]
As a Program Director for Groundswell, a community mural arts organization in Brooklyn, NY, beginning in 2011, Dougher directed the creation of over 300 murals across New York City, depicting community-focused issues such as gun violence, women, immigration, race, and diversity.[1][6] He has spoken about the role of art and especially of mural arts as a tool for creating visual legacies within communities that are changing rapidly due to gentrification.[7]
As a mural artist, Dougher designed "Spread Love," the first in a series of murals organized by MoCADA in celebration of its 20th anniversary. "Spread Love" was unveiled in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, in early 2019.[8][9]
Much of Dougher's work focuses on representing the concept of God in and around people,[1] and seeks to connect African American culture to its sacred African heritage.[10] He is well known for his God Body series of artworks, which depict sacred objects using found and recycled materials.[4]
Dougher also worked as assistant curator at The Museum of African Art.[4]
Selected exhibitions edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Do™, What Should We (2019-03-19). "Meet the Insanely Stylish Rising Art Star Who Beat Homelessness and Addiction". What Should We Do™. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "What it's like to be a 'Human of New York'". IrishCentral.com. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ a b "God Body Art: An Interview with Patrick Dougher". The Hellebore. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ a b c nevahblackdown (October 1, 2017). "Patrick Dougher: Art, Artist, Activist, and Human Being Combined". NevahBlackDown. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "Brooklyn Poet Slams Gentrification: 'First Came the Hipsters to Tame the Land'". Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, NY Patch. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "Patrick Dougher | Groundswell". www.groundswellmural.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Tianga, Keli A. (2017-07-21). "Art in the Face of Gentrification". Shelterforce. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "MoCADA Mural Reminds Brooklynites To 'Take It Easy'". BKLYNER. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Innis, Charlie (2019-06-24). "FamilyFest Kicks off Summer with New Community Mural". BK Reader. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "Patrick Dougher". Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "Patrick Dougher: God Body – MoCADA". Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Olaniyan, Oliver Enwonwu and Oyindamola (2019-07-02). "Patrick Dougher on African Art, Spirituality and Healing". Omenka Online. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Leonhardt, Andrea (2018-12-21). "Exhibit Highlighting the Lives of Brooklyn's Domestic Workers to..." BK Reader. Retrieved 2019-11-09.