pati beachley Sculpture

Pati Beachley is a non-binary sculptor living in Pittsburgh. She holds an MFA in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BA from University of Maryland-College Park. Originally from Baltimore, she serves as Chair of the Art & Design Department and Professor of Art at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. She exhibits and performs casting workshops actively in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland, and Tennessee. She has had multiple solo shows, national shows, curated, and juried exhibitions. She began casting over 25 years ago in a mostly male dominated field, adding a queer narrative by casting carpet and fibrous materials. Her work mixes masculine and feminine attributes forcing a dialogue into gendered text and image. Her studio and foundry is in Pittsburgh where she casts all her own metalwork. She studied with Anne Truitt and John Ruppert at Maryland and Liz King, Myron Helfgott, Howard Risatti, Kendall Buster, and Lester Van Winkle in Richmond. She contributes volunteer service to the larger arts community in Pittsburgh by serving on multiple boards of arts organizations. She is a member of the College Art Association, Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors, Allegheny Metals Group, Sculpture X, Society of North American Goldsmiths and the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh.