Patrick Richards' Bio
Patrick Richards, artist:
Bio: Patrick Richards is a muralist as well as a practicing artist. After graduating from Sam Houston State University in 1986 with a BFA in Advertising and Graphic design, he worked as a postgraduate student working mainly in 3-d sculpture and jewelry. In the early 1990's he was able to work with the well known trompe' l’oeil artist Richard Haas on the historic Downtown Renovation project that includes 13 buildings. In 1994 Patrick started a mural company called Architectural Details which he still owns and operates. To the left are examples of the work Patrick has done for his own fine art and for his clients.
He is currently on hiatus for one year as an MFA student in the Art and Social Practice program at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.
His art studio is located in Corpus Christi, Texas where he intends on setting up his own socially engaged art programs. You can visit his website below.
For more info on Art in eARTh Day contact Patrick @
361-563-1769
Paul Richards, Secretary
361-563-2176
This article describes the November 2015 Richard Haas visit to Huntsville to discuss the legacy of his murals. Although Richard Haas is world famous Huntsville Texas has more murals than any other town. For the last 20 years Patrick Richards, an apprentice on the original project, has been renovating and keeping the murals maintained.
Below is the page from Richard Haas' website showing the historic work completed in 1996 as part of a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts and the State of Texas. Patrick was an apprentice on this project and has worked over the last 30 years preserving these pieces. Click on it to go to Richard Haas' site.
