Hi, I'm Patrick Grigsby, an artist and educator based in Gainesville, Florida. I hold an MFA in Printmaking and a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Florida, where I teach and coordinate graduate programs. My practice spans traditional print media and post-digital processes, and I enjoy mentoring students, curating exhibitions, and engaging with the community through public art. As a professor and program coordinator, I design courses in printmaking, drawing, design, and digital media; I foster interdisciplinary collaboration and help students build strong portfolios and professional skills.

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Hi, I'm Patrick Grigsby, an artist and educator based in Gainesville, Florida. I hold an MFA in Printmaking and a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Florida, where I teach and coordinate graduate programs. My practice spans traditional print media and post-digital processes, and I enjoy mentoring students, curating exhibitions, and engaging with the community through public art. As a professor and program coordinator, I design courses in printmaking, drawing, design, and digital media; I foster interdisciplinary collaboration and help students build strong portfolios and professional skills.

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Hi, I’m Patrick Grigsby, an artist and educator based in Gainesville, Florida. I hold an MFA in Printmaking and a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Florida, where I teach and coordinate graduate programs. My practice spans traditional print media and post-digital processes, and I enjoy mentoring students, curating exhibitions, and engaging with the community through public art.

As a professor and program coordinator, I design courses in printmaking, drawing, design, and digital media; I foster interdisciplinary collaboration and help students build strong portfolios and professional skills.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Lecturer in Art Education at University of Florida, School of Art + Art History
January 1, 2018 - Present
Teach Printmaking, Color Theory, Intaglio, Lithography, Multiple Processes, Figure/Ground, Drawing and Graphic Design; coordinate interdisciplinary study; online and in-person instruction; mentor students and contribute to curriculum and program activities.
Graduate Information Office and Distance Education Coordinator at University of Florida, School of Art + Art History
January 1, 2010 - Present
Promote resident and online graduate programs; advise graduate students on course options, funding, and program tracks; assist with graduate review procedures; manage online studio needs and communications; coordinate admissions materials and program data.
Adjunct Professor at University of Florida, School of Art + Art History
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2018
Teach graduate and undergraduate art courses; participate in curriculum development; mentor students; contribute to program assessment and events.
Program Coordinator Graphic Design Technology/Interactive Media Production at Santa Fe College
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2006
Coordinate curriculum, staffing and schedules for Graphic Design Technology and Interactive Media Production; support student success and program outcomes; industry liaison.
Associate Professor Graphic Design Technology/Interactive Media Production at Santa Fe College
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2006
Teach graphic design and interactive media courses; develop curricula; supervise student projects; contribute to college service and program assessment.
Adjunct Instructor Graphic Design Technology at Santa Fe College
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 1997
Deliver foundational and advanced design courses; contribute to course materials and assessment.
Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Florida
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2009
Support Printmaking courses; assist with studio operations and student supervision.
Teaching Assistant, Print & Letterpress at Penland School of Crafts
July 1, 2008 - July 31, 2008
Assisted with printmaking and letterpress workshops during the July 2008 residency.

Education

Master of Fine Arts at University of Florida
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts at University of Florida
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1993

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Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Government, Other
    paper Big Man, Last of the Human Machines
    Illustrated book proposal for mid 20th century migrant workers in Florida's citrus industry.
    uniE621 *elf service — A Guide to Giving, Giving Back and Giving Again
    Illustrated Christmas book promoting recycling. Story follows discarded Christmas trees, papers and plastic through garbage collection, recycling and repurposing. Pages highlight pulping trees and melting plastics for mechanical recycling. Drawings imagine chippers, pulp conveyor belts, printing presses, cardboard assembly and plastics recombining for gifts shipped out for delivery. Along with Christmas tree farms growing new trees. A play on "self service" is implied via each household consuming, recycling and repurposing materials for each new holiday.
    uniE621 Pre-Visualization Design
    Bard & Broadside North Central Florida Poetry Festival design and pre-visualization for t-shirt promotion. Alachua County Poet Laureate E. Stanley Richardson.
    uniE621 Pre-Visualization Exhibit Design
    Bard & Broadside Text & Image Exhibit Design. Wall Installation
    uniE621 Art Education Graduate Program Publicity Design
    University of Florida MA in Art Education Recruitment and Publicity design 2014 - present
    uniE621 Prototype Invitation, Award, Plaque and Toy Designs
    Design concepts for unique invitations, awards, plaques or gifts requiring limited print production and multiples.
    uniE621 Relief Printmaking
    Pandemic relief print series
    uniE621 Public Art
    Digital Illustrations for Public Art Commissions
    uniE621 Typography Design
    Bard & Broadside poetry festival and type exhibition material.