Patrick Armacost

©Chris Baker

Stacked Fluvial System, 2004
Linked by the flow of water, a series of plexi boxes is stacked vertically with each level containing a different representation of the natural world. Pumped up from an underground reservoir, then descending down through the boxes, the water performs different actions as it travels through the system.

Born 1974
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Education
2003  M.F.A., Columbia University, New York, NY
1996  B.F.A., Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Patrick Armacost has been exhibiting his work nationally since 1995, selected exhibitions include: First Year MFA Exhibition, Wallach Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY (2002); The Spring Exposition, Joseph Silvestro Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2001); Infected Spaces, Joseph Silvestro Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2001); BFA Thesis Exhibition, Steinberg Gallery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1996); Different Strokes, St. Louis Design Center, St. Louis, MO (1996); Visions of Landscape, D-Zine Gallery, St. Louis, MO (1995); Free Range Painting, Pierce-Arrow Gallery, St. Louis, MO (1995).

Patrick Armacost has received numerous honors and awards including the Germaise Award (2002); Roche Fellow, Eisner Award (2001); Dean Scholar and Elliot Scholar (1996); Sorger Award for Drawing (1995); Conway-Proetz Scholarship Finalist (1992); and the Marie Walsh Sharpe Residency Program (1991).