Patrick Bower (b. 1978) is a self-taught artist born in Indiana and based in Brooklyn, New York. He studied English and Classical Literature at Indiana University and moved to New York City in 2003.
His work has developed over time through writing, music, and visual art. Early on, he focused on creative writing, followed by more than fifteen years spent writing, performing, and producing music. During that time, he founded a record label and toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe.
This evolving practice later extended into visual art, where he developed a studio practice centered on painting and drawing, studying at the Art Students League of New York.
His work has been exhibited at Latitude Gallery, Nine Gallery, and MePaintsMe, among many others across the US. He is also a curator at Field of Play Gallery, where his curatorial work continues his broader artistic practice.
EXPERIENCE
SELECT SHOWS
February 2026 | Latitude Gallery | Unbridled: Horsin’ Around | New York City
January 2026 | Field Projects | New York City
December 2025 | Me Paints Me | Slight of Hand
November 2025 | Immaterial Projects | Often I Am Permitted To Return To A Meadow | New York City
October 2025 | Nine Gallery | Dead Skin | New York City
April 2025 | Animalia | Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition | Brooklyn, NY
October 2024 | Cherry Arts + Saltonstall Foundation | Ithaca, NY
September 2024 | Hidden Encounters | Secret Garden | Brooklyn, NY
September 2024 | The Dirt in Our Garden | Information Space | Philadelphia, PA
August 2024 | Tryst Art Fair with Vorderzimmer Gallery | Los Angeles, CA
May 2024 | Ritual/Reverence | Immaterial Projects | Brooklyn, NY
December 2023 | Age of Rat and Bear | Studio 9D | New York, NY
December 2023 | Save Yourself (solo) | Vorderzimmer | Brooklyn, NY
August 2023 | Transparent Boundaries | The Aerogramme Center for Arts and Culture x Compère Collective | Brooklyn, NY
May 2023 | Empathy and Alchemy | The Living Gallery | Brooklyn, NY
April 2023 | Handle With Care (solo) | The Aerogramme Center for Arts and Culture
March 2023 | Circle Center Industrial Complex First Fridays | Indianapolis, IN
Nov 2022 | Main Street Arts Small Works Exhibition | Clifton Springs, NY
OTHER EXPERIENCE/RECOGNITION
2026 | Curator | Field of Play Gallery
2024 | Saltonstall Foundation Fellow
2024 | Artist to Watch | Ortega y Gasset Projects
2023 | The Canopy Program
2022 | Co-Founder of Immaterial Projects
PRESS
2025 | Two Coats of Paint | Summoning, Conjuring, Coaxing: A trend emerges in Bushwick
2024 | San Diego Eater | Spain and California Converge at North Park's Lively New Tapas and Wine Bar
2024 | San Diego Magazine | First Look: Finca
2024 | There San Diego | Spanish-Inspired Finca Brings California Tapas and Vermouth to North Park
2024 | Bold Journey | Meet Patrick Bower