Background
Jones, Patricia Bengtson was born on August 5, 1932 in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Clarence Edward and Phyllis Ann (Eau Clair) Bengtson.
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Patricia Bengtson Jones
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Associate of Arts, De Anza College Junior College, Cupertino, California, 1974. Bachelor in Painting, San Jose State University, 1977. Master of Arts in Sculpture, San Jose State University, 1983.
Career
Exhibit curator Yucca Gallery, Albuquerque, 1964-1967. Curator New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, 1966-1967, Peninsula Art Association, San Mateo, California, 1969. Co-chairman fine arts San Mateo Fair, 1969.
Chairman fine arts San Mateo County Fair, 1970. Assistant installor De Young Museum, San Francisco, 1976. Restorer Santa Clara Artist's Foundry, 1981-1984.
Marble consultant Leitch & Company, San Francisco,, 1984-1986. Instructor Studio Carlos Nicoli, Carrara, Italy, 1995. Cutlery consultant R.H. Macy's, San Leandro, California, 1986-1997.
Restoration consultant, subcontractor workshops and sculptures, 2008-2010. Mentor John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California, 2005-2009.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Young Women’s Christian Association, Beloit, Wisconsin, 1956-1960. Various positions General Federation Women's Clubs, Wisconsin, 1956-1960. Volunteer fund drives Mental Health Drive Wisconsin, Beloit, 1956-1960.
Room mother Campfire Girls, Albuquerque, 1961-1962. Member International Sculptors Center, Pacific Rim Sculptors Group (co-founder and member 1991-2009), Nordic Fine Arts Group (chairman and curator, 1994-2010), Fine Arts Museum San Francisco, Sculptors Guild San Jose, Pacific Rim Sculpture Group (chairman 2006), World Affairs Council, San Francisco Museum Modern Art, Sierra Club, Commonwealth Club California.
Connections
Married Robert S. Jones, July 3, 1953 (divorced August 1986). Children: Pamela Ann Hagen, Diane Marie.
