Witness Pat Hobaugh's quest to explore and explode the traditional idea of the representational still life. Hobaugh's subjects examine the cultural indoctrination and development of early adolescent children via toy action figures and iconic packaged foods, serving as a window into the world of childhood mythos. Biography: Pat Hobaugh grew up on a small farm in rural Indiana. He did not study art in his first sixteen years of school, and it was not until his last year in college when he took an Art History course that his path in life was forever altered. He fell in love with the Old Masters and started to teach himself to paint. After several years of self-education, he went back to school to earn bachelors and master degrees in painting from The University of Iowa and The University of Wisconsin-Madison, respectively. He has shown work in numerous exhibitions and galleries throughout the country. He currently resides in Atlanta Georgia, where he paints and teaches art at Georgia State University. Statement: My still life work is a quest in exploring and exploding the traditional idea of the representational still life. These paintings began as an examination of the cultural indoctrination and development of early adolescent children via toy action figures. The compositions for the work have been inspired from famous paintings of the past such as David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps, American Revolutionary War masterpieces by the artists; John Trumbull, Benjamin West, and John Singleton Copley, and the fantastically absurd canvases of Hieronymous Bosch and Pieter Breughel the Elder. Furthermore, this work has also been inspired by Joseph Campbell's writings, which focus on the idea of the ubiquitous Hero found in religion, war, politics, mythology, and film. The paintings are completed with a sense of playfulness so as to keep a sense of humor in them, and overall, they serve as a window into the world where a child's mythos of heroes and villains are formed. Recently, the still lifes have expanded to include an examination and comparison of themes from past and present popular culture, such as sugary snacks and breakfast cereals. Education 2010 MFA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 2005 BFA, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Selected Group Exhibitions 2012 – Present Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 2012 "Spotlight." Welch Gallery, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design, Atlanta, May 24 through July 31. 2011 "Show of Heads." *Best in Show* Limner Gallery, Hudson, New York, October. "Annual National Juried Exhibition." Juror: William Bailey, Prince Street Gallery, Chelsea, New York, July 12 through July 30. "New Work." Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2010-2011. 2010 "Beef Cake." Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, December 2010. "Figuratively Speaking." EYA ~ Emerging Young Artists Organization, Village Gallery, Montgomery, Alabama, November 6 through November 22. "He is the True Artist whose life is his material," Still Point Art Gallery, Brunswick, Maine, August 10 through October 12. "American Portraits: Diversity in our Land," Still Point Art Gallery, Brunswick, Maine, May 1 through August 10. "Forward," UW Art Department Exhibition concurrent with the College Arts Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, February 10 through February 13. 2009 "Show of Heads", Limner Gallery, Hudson, New York, November 5 through November 28. "PAUSE: Contemporary Still Life", Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 6 through December 4. 2008 "2D" The Project Lodge, Madison, Wisconsin. New England International Erotic Art Festival, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Third Annual Juried Erotic Art Show, Kinsey Institute Gallery, The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Bloomington, Indiana. "This is not painting," Sterling Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. 2006 "Patterns, Rhythms, Cycles", 3-Person Show, Hoosier Salon Fine Arts Gallery - Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, Indiana. Solo/ Two Person Exhibitions 2012 "Still Lifes." Canyon Road Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September through November. 2010 "Put away your childish things," with Morgan Sims, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, Wisconsin, April through June. "I'll stop the world and melt with you," 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin. 2009 "The Things Dreams are Made of," Wisconsin Memorial Union Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin. "Massacres and Orgies," Beefmaster Gallery, www.beefmastermagazine.com. 2007 "Recent Paintings," Lincoln Café (café cuisine featured in O: The Oprah Magazine, Mount Vernon, Iowa. "Below the Belt" with Alyissa Dzaugis, 734 Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin Publications/Web Presence 2012 Work featured in Direct Art Magazine, Fall Issue. 2010 Chosen as one of the "21 best artists under 31" competition in SouthWest Art Magazine, September issue. Chosen as a featured artist in Visual Overture Magazine, Spring Issue. Two-page article in Direct Art Magazine, Fall issue. 2009 Work chosen for publication in Studio Visit Magazine, Spring. 2008 Feature article on artist in Corker Magazine, inaugural issue, February 13 [Australian]. Work chosen for publication in Direct Art Magazine, Volume 14, Fall/Winter 2007, p. 18-19. Teaching Experience 2012 Instructor, Oil Painting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Spring 2012. 2012 Instructor, Drawing I, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Spring 2012. 2011 Instructor, 2 sections of 2D Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Fall 2011. 2012 Instructor, "The Fine Art of Oil Painting" course, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia. 2010 Instructor, ART 112, Drawing I, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Fall 2009/Spring 2010. 2009 Instructor, ART 102, Two-Dimensional Design, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Fall 2008/ Spring 2009. 2008 Instructor, Introductory Painting, University of Wisconsin Union Minicourses, Fall 2008/ Spring, Summer 2009. Collections Emma Roberts, Los Angeles, California. The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Bloomington, Indiana. Discovery Learning Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. School of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Several other private collections.