About Patrice

Patrice Payne is a visual artist and an educator on a passionate quest to create meaningful content that evokes visibility, cultural awareness, and interconnectivity. Since receiving an MA in Art & Design Education from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Payne has worked for several organizations and schools designing and teaching art curricula. In addition to working on her own art practice, Payne has designed logos, flyers, and performance programs for entrepreneurs and local organizations. In 2011, she established a free arts workshop called Act with Art, which encouraged youth to use art to explore social and cultural issues in their communities. Act with Art continues to flourish and has held workshop sessions and youth exhibitions at Weeksville Heritage Center, The Young Women’s Leadership School of the Bronx, and BronxArtSpace. Additionally, Payne has designed murals on six pillars at Marion Hopkinson Playground in Brooklyn through a partnership with the NYC Parks Department’s #ArtintheParks initiative and the Marion Street Park Block Association. Recently, she contributed to the Black Lives Matter mural in Lower Manhattan’s Foley Square — creating the design for the word “Matter”, which was realized by the legendary Tats Cru and youth arts organization, Thrive Collective. To date, Payne has received grants from the Puffin Foundation, Ltd., Brooklyn Arts Council, Citizens Committee for New York City, and the Bronx Council on the Arts and has presented her work in several exhibitions throughout the Northeast.