ABOUT ME
I was born on the Caribbean coast of Panama in 1969. I grew up in Bogota, Colombia & Panama City, Panama, until 1987 when my father, the Latin American Distribution Manager for Polaroid was transferred to Miami, FL with his family before the U.S.~ Panama invasion.
I am a multi-media freelance artist, designer, photographer & Benjamin Moore home color consultant, mostly known for my murals, faux finishes, gilding & selfie wings around Loudoun County. I painted the 1823 Weiss Home mural & the Masters of Foxhounds Association’s ground-level mural with fellow artist Penny Hauffe. I have been painting all my life. I received a B.A. in Studio Art/ Minor in Theatre from FSU & an MFA in Set/Costume Design from U Mich. I taught Art at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum, various community centers, private/public schools & at Temple U. I taught summer camps at Howard CC & at the UMD. I have worked as production designer, professor & visual merchandiser as well.
After painting the windows at Saks 5th Ave. in NYC, I was made Visual Manager at the SFA Denver & assistant at the SFA in Bala Cynwyd, PA. I was Regional Visual Manager for Tommy Hilfiger in 28 free standing stores across 8 countries in the Caribbean & Latin America. I have also merchandised for The Gap, the Mark Bergsma Gallery in the Pacific Northwest & most recently at the Old Mill for the Waterford Fair. After dyeing costumes, painting props & 50' scenery for film, video, ballet, television, theatre, opera, ice shows, MTV, MSNBC, Broadway, Disney & Jim Henson Prods in NYC, I prefer to work in a large format. I worked on the 1st Disney Broadway productions of Beauty & the Beast & Julie Taymor’s Lion King. My production work has been featured on The Sundance Film Festival & TV Channel, at The Met, at the Lincoln Center Festival, Sant Fe Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, at Opera Omaha, at the Florentine Opera, WI & at the National Gallery of Art in D.C. among others.
Occasionally, I still design theatre posters, illustrate articles/books, design logos/cards & paint costumes for professional productions. I paint selfie wings, people, animals, abstracts, surreal landscapes for gallery exhibitions & private commissions out of my studio in Purcellville, VA. I also freelance painting murals, signs, furniture & faux finishes.
Locally, I have shown my art at:
-District Arts Gallery, Frederick, MD
-Long Branch Historic House & Farm. Millwood, VA
-Franklin Park Arts Center. Purcellville, VA
-Gallery One, Loudoun Government Center. Leesburg, VA
-Butterfly Hill Farm Shop. Waterford, VA
-Artists in Middleburg Gallery, VA
-Former Tryst & Art Sweet Art Galleries in Leesburg, VA
-Former Purcellville Art Gallery, VA
-Loudoun Government Center in Leesburg, VA
-Doppio Bunny Coffee in The Plains, VA
-Back Street Brews in Lovettsville, VA
-Middleburg Common Grounds, VA
-Waterford Fair, VA
-Bluemont Fair, VA
-Western Loudoun Art & Studio Tour, Purcellville Stops
-Catoctin Holiday Art Tour
-Yoga Time Studio, Purcellville, VA
-Zephaniah Winery, Leesburg, VA
-Black Friday Holiday Market, Stone Tower Winery. Leesburg,VA
-Barrel Oak Winery & Brewery, Delaplane, VA
-Rust, Brambleton, Lovettsville & Gum Springs Libraries in Loudoun, VA
I have selfie wings in VA at:
-Private homes in Round Hill, Burke & Purcellville
-Butterfly Hill Farm Shop, Waterford
-21st Street Downtown Purcellville
-Elysium Axe Bar, Purcellville
-All Tech Services, Sterling
-The Great Xcape Room, Dulles Town Center Mall.
I have been featured on articles in:
-the Loudoun Now Newspaper
-Get Out Loudoun Magazine
-Leesburg Lifestyle Magazine
-Middleburg Life magazine
You can follow me & see multiple videos of my creative process on:
- fb @ Patricia Taylor Holz Visual Arts
- IG @pat.taylor.holzva
I am a multi-media freelance artist, designer, photographer & Benjamin Moore home color consultant, mostly known for my murals, faux finishes, gilding & selfie wings around Loudoun County. I painted the 1823 Weiss Home mural & the Masters of Foxhounds Association’s ground-level mural with fellow artist Penny Hauffe. I have been painting all my life. I received a B.A. in Studio Art/ Minor in Theatre from FSU & an MFA in Set/Costume Design from U Mich. I taught Art at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum, various community centers, private/public schools & at Temple U. I taught summer camps at Howard CC & at the UMD. I have worked as production designer, professor & visual merchandiser as well.
After painting the windows at Saks 5th Ave. in NYC, I was made Visual Manager at the SFA Denver & assistant at the SFA in Bala Cynwyd, PA. I was Regional Visual Manager for Tommy Hilfiger in 28 free standing stores across 8 countries in the Caribbean & Latin America. I have also merchandised for The Gap, the Mark Bergsma Gallery in the Pacific Northwest & most recently at the Old Mill for the Waterford Fair. After dyeing costumes, painting props & 50' scenery for film, video, ballet, television, theatre, opera, ice shows, MTV, MSNBC, Broadway, Disney & Jim Henson Prods in NYC, I prefer to work in a large format. I worked on the 1st Disney Broadway productions of Beauty & the Beast & Julie Taymor’s Lion King. My production work has been featured on The Sundance Film Festival & TV Channel, at The Met, at the Lincoln Center Festival, Sant Fe Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, at Opera Omaha, at the Florentine Opera, WI & at the National Gallery of Art in D.C. among others.
Occasionally, I still design theatre posters, illustrate articles/books, design logos/cards & paint costumes for professional productions. I paint selfie wings, people, animals, abstracts, surreal landscapes for gallery exhibitions & private commissions out of my studio in Purcellville, VA. I also freelance painting murals, signs, furniture & faux finishes.
Locally, I have shown my art at:
-District Arts Gallery, Frederick, MD
-Long Branch Historic House & Farm. Millwood, VA
-Franklin Park Arts Center. Purcellville, VA
-Gallery One, Loudoun Government Center. Leesburg, VA
-Butterfly Hill Farm Shop. Waterford, VA
-Artists in Middleburg Gallery, VA
-Former Tryst & Art Sweet Art Galleries in Leesburg, VA
-Former Purcellville Art Gallery, VA
-Loudoun Government Center in Leesburg, VA
-Doppio Bunny Coffee in The Plains, VA
-Back Street Brews in Lovettsville, VA
-Middleburg Common Grounds, VA
-Waterford Fair, VA
-Bluemont Fair, VA
-Western Loudoun Art & Studio Tour, Purcellville Stops
-Catoctin Holiday Art Tour
-Yoga Time Studio, Purcellville, VA
-Zephaniah Winery, Leesburg, VA
-Black Friday Holiday Market, Stone Tower Winery. Leesburg,VA
-Barrel Oak Winery & Brewery, Delaplane, VA
-Rust, Brambleton, Lovettsville & Gum Springs Libraries in Loudoun, VA
I have selfie wings in VA at:
-Private homes in Round Hill, Burke & Purcellville
-Butterfly Hill Farm Shop, Waterford
-21st Street Downtown Purcellville
-Elysium Axe Bar, Purcellville
-All Tech Services, Sterling
-The Great Xcape Room, Dulles Town Center Mall.
I have been featured on articles in:
-the Loudoun Now Newspaper
-Get Out Loudoun Magazine
-Leesburg Lifestyle Magazine
-Middleburg Life magazine
You can follow me & see multiple videos of my creative process on:
- fb @ Patricia Taylor Holz Visual Arts
- IG @pat.taylor.holzva
TEACHING
I taught Drawing & Painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Teen Drawing, Painting & Portfolio Camps at the Main Line Art Center, Stage Drawing & Rendering at Temple University and wrote a companion text book to my courses. I also taught a Printmaking Class and a Dragon Crafters Camp at Howard Community College. I taught Summer Art Camp at the University of Maryland. At UMD, I also supervised a student crew, sculpted, painted props and scenery for the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center productions. I have carried earth day, art history, peace & justice projects in schools as guest artist in residence, I also taught Art & Spanish in private/public schools and to home schooled children in my studio,
Working as a dyer and prop maker in the 90's for Jim Henson Productions, NYC Workshop