Patricia Mullin Art
Some moments in an artist’s career mark a significant turning point. For me, it was having a work accepted for The Artist’s Day Book, with an exhibition at Smiths Gallery, Covent Garden, and afterwards an Arts Council national touring exhibition. Remarkably, my picture was hung next to a watercolour by Sir Hugh Casson, and it sold.
The other is Once Upon a Blue Moon, shown here. It was a departure, and my first foray into the world of exquisite French pastels and gestural mark-making, by cutting through the intense colour with an eraser, granting energy and momentum to the work. Only now, several years later, do I find that a moon, cradled in the rise and fall of landscape, a symbol of my artistic practice, has become the defining motif that states this work is by Patricia Mullin.
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About Patricia
Patricia studied for her art foundation at Colchester School of Art and graduated from Central Saint Martins in applied textile design. As a studio designer for Liberty & Co, she created Tana lawn and Veruna wool ranges; as a freelancer, her designs sold in the UK and internationally. She graduated as an art specialist teacher from Goldsmiths College, exhibited in London galleries, and became an accidental illustrator working for, amongst others, IPC Magazines (Women’s Journal), Quadrant Design Associates, City Limits, and Vauxhall Motors.
After relocating to Norfolk, Patricia exhibited widely throughout East Anglia. In 2024, Patricia ‘Julia Laughed as the Petals Fell’ was selected for the Sir John Hurt Art Prize Exhibition (Holt festival), and in 2025, she enjoyed a successful show in the Walsingham Picture and Framing Gallery in Great Walsingham. Studying for her Writing the Visual MA at Norwich University of the Arts led to a career as a published author of novels and short stories. Teaching writing/art continues to be her passion, especially collaborating with galleries such as The Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, The Groundwork Gallery, and working in iconic buildings, Norwich Cathedral, and unusual settings, including Venetia’s Yarn Shop!
More information about Patricia and her creative writing courses can be found on www.patriciamullin.com
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New for June 2026: a workshop at Stonegate Farm, Egmere. www.reefmakeanddo.com Dates and details to follow.
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I am delighted to have been invited to create new work at Walsingham Gallery and Framing Gallery for the seasonal Christmas exhibition. www.walsinghamgalleryandframing.co.uk
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Many moons ago, I was commissioned to create the star signs for Women’s Journal, an IPC magazine. I will be reviving and recreating these star signs as prints for purchase—the perfect birthday gift.