He regularly exhibited at the Straub galleries in Madison, Wisconsin and also presented several one man shows. One of his paintings, “Rising City”, was accepted and secured a purchase award in the 1963 Wisconsin Salon; at that time he was the only undergraduate student ever to exhibit in the salon.

In 1964 his art education was interrupted by the military draft.  During service in the Army he received an education in electronics, while still painting and exhibiting both in the military environment and commercially in private galleries. Later he struggled to balance his art with engineering, technical illustration and production graphics, first as an engineering technician for NASA on the Apollo Project, then illustrating for Sanyo and General Dynamics. He eventually entered a successful career in digital electronics working on the F-16 fighter aircraft, Y2K readiness for the FAA and computer deployment for the Department of Homeland Security. During these years he still managed to draw, paint and exhibit whenever possible. He also taught and conducted workshops in drawing and painting.  Now retired from the corporate and government world, he is devoting his efforts to a full time career in painting and drawing.

His work is strongly oriented toward drawing the human figure and incorporates broad interest in history and mythology.

 

One Man Shows

Water colors by Patrick Hiatt: Eau Clair YMCA, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 1962

Original paintings, drawings and sculpture by Patrick Hiatt:  Bishop Wilson Memorial Bldg, Eau Claire Wisconsin, 1963

Original paintings and drawings by Patrick Hiatt: Straub Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin, 1964

Paintings and drawings by Patrick Hiatt: Southwest National Bank, El Paso, Texas, 1966

Original paintings and drawings by Patrick Hiatt: Forrest City Civic Center, Forrest City, Arkansas, 1977

Patrick Hiatt - A Retrospective with Reception: Fort Worth, Texas, 1980

Reality Myth and Delusion, Urbana Public Library Gallery, Frederick, Maryland, 2009

Exhibited Galleries

Straub Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin, 1964

Greenfield Galleries, El Paso, Texas, 1966

Infusion Gallery, Los Angles, California, 2008

Open group shows

Blue elephant Unfiltered 10, Frederick, Maryland, 2008

Fredrick County Arts Association Spring Show, The Frederick Cultural Arts Center, Frederick, Maryland, 2008

The Frederick Cultural Arts Center Members' Show, Frederick, Maryland, 2008

Blue elephant Unfiltered 11, Frederick, Maryland, 2009

Fredrick County Arts Association, "Values and Contrast," The Delapaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, Maryland, January 2009

Fredrick County Arts Association 2009 Summer Exhibition," The Frederick Cultural Arts Center, Frederick, Maryland, June 2009

Juried Exhibitions

Wisconsin Salon, Madison, Wisconsin, 1963 - first undergraduate student selected to exhibit in the salon

VMRC Juried  Multimedia Exposition, Park Gables Gallery, Harisonburg, Virginia, 2008

The Blanch Ames Gallery Juried Show “Harmony within the natural world,” Frederick, Maryland, 2008

The Delaplaine 2009 Juried Regional Exhibit, Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Fredeick, Maryland, 2009

VMRC Juried  Multimedia Exposition, Park Gables Gallery, Harisonburg, Virginia, 2009

Awards

Joslyn Art Scholarship, 1958

National Scholastic Art Award, Scholastic Magazine, 1958

Edward Fish Art Scholarship Award, 1962

Honorary Board Member of The Eau Claire Civic Art Association, 1963

Purchase Award “Rising City”, mixed media on masonite, Wisconsin Salon, 1963

Special United Creators Award for an outstanding talent,  2007