Patricia M. Sennett

Background

Sennett was born on May 1, 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; the daughter of Nikola L. and Mary C. (Stefanac) Knezevich.

Education

Sennett received a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Edinboro University in 1956. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1970.

Career

Sennett began her career as an art teacher at Moorestown Public Schools in 1956 and held the position for a year. Then in 1958, she took the same position at Hammondsport Central School District, at Haverling Center School in 1959 and at Campus School of State University College in 1963. Also Patricia worked as a lecturer of art department at St. Lawrence High School from 1964 to 1995. In 1995, she became an adjunct instructor at SUC Potsdam and held it for a year.

In 1997, Sennett was an instructor at Jekyll Island Arts Association , where she worked until 2006. She taught drawing, painting and printmaking. In addition , she was an instructor of summer classes at Handweaving Museum and Arts Center from 2001 to 2005.

Achievements

• Sennett`s drawings are kept in permanent collections at Carnegie-Mellon University, St. Lawrence University, State University of New York, Clarkson College, Rochester Institute of Technology and St. Lawrence National Bank.

Membership

Patricia is a member of Jekyll Island Arts Association, Inc. and Friends Gibson Gallery.

Personality

Quotes from others about the person

• "She is amazingly versatile in a variety of media, from drawing to painting to collage. As a draftsman, Pat shows a free and easy line, one that can capture form with little effort, the line itself a statement in simple elegance. Some of her most important work has been accomplished in the medium of collage. Pat’s collage work is among the best I’ve seen." - Georgia Coopersmith, director of the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts.

Interests

• reading, gardening

Connections

Patricia Sennett married Arthur Hugh Sennett. They have 3 children.

Father:

Nikola L. Knezevich

Mother:

Mary C. (Stefanac) Knezevich

Spouse:

Arthur Hugh Sennett

child:

Michael Sean Sennett

child:

Susan Hope Sennett

child:

Peter Hugh Sennett