Patrick Pye (b.1929, d. 2018) was born in England and raised in Dublin. He studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and was a founding member of Aosdána. The Royal Hibernian Academy exhibited ‘Triptychs and Icons’, a retrospective of his work, in 1997. Solo exhibitions included ‘Patrick Pye at Eighty’ Custom House Studios Gallery, Co. Mayo (2009); Jorgensen Fine Art; Dublin (2009); Norman Villa Gallery, Galway (2006); and Polish Art Historians Society, Cracow, Poland (1994). Commissions included an altarpiece, stained glass windows and roundels for a rebuilt church at Claddaghmore, Co. Armagh (1997-98); a crucifix for Our Lady of Lourdes church in Drogheda (1999); The Life of Our Lady, a six-panel painting on copper for the North Cathedral in Cork (1999); and The Transfiguration, a 10-foot wall hanging for St. Mary's Oratory at NUI Maynooth (2000). Pye was commissioned by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon to produce work for the touring school show ‘Heroes’ (1986). His work is included in the collections of The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon; Crawford Art Gallery, Cork; St Thomas' University in St Paul (MN) and the Collection of Modern Religious Art at the Vatican Museums.
Patrick Pye (b. Winchester, England, 1929) was raised in Dublin. He studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. The Royal Hibernian Academy exhibited ‘Triptychs and Icons’, a retrospective of his work, in 1997.
Solo exhibitions include ‘Patrick Pye at Eighty’ Custom House Studios Gallery, Co. Mayo (2009); Jorgensen Fine Art; Dublin (2009); Norman Villa Gallery, Galway (2006); and Polish Art Historians Society, Cracow, Poland (1994). Commissions include an altarpiece, stained glass windows and roundels for a rebuilt church at Claddaghmore, Co. Armagh (1997-98); a crucifix for Our Lady of Lourdes church in Drogheda (1999); The Life of Our Lady, a six-panel painting on copper for the North Cathedral in Cork (1999); and The Transfiguration, a 10-foot wall hanging for St. Mary's Oratory at NUI Maynooth (2000). Pye was commissioned by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon to produce work for the touring school show ‘Heroes’ (1986).
His work is included in the collections of The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon; Crawford Art Gallery, Cork; St Thomas' University in St Paul (MN); among many others.
