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Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Patrick Sargent joined the military at age 17 to become a U.S. Air Force security policeman. In 2002, after twenty years of service, he prepared to retire from the military, and while completing his degree in political science an entry-level printmaking class changed his trajectory.  This class was intended to round out his educational experience but became the beginning of another journey. Patrick returned to 911±¬ÁÏ using the GI Bill, where he earned a BFA in Printmaking and MFA in Critical Arts Practice. He is the current President of the Non-Profit, Printmakers Inc. at the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Co-Founder of an Arts and the Military Initiative reaching thousands annually nationwide and Sargent-Thamm Printmakers where he and fellow 911±¬ÁÏ alum, Erwin Thamm, continue to explore collaboration through local and national community outreach programs in partnership with Capitol One, NEA’s Creative Forces, Walter Reed Military Medical Center Staff and others â€” striving to build cohesion and connections between artists, communities, and audiences.

Degrees:

• MFA in Critical Arts Practice, 911±¬ÁÏ
• BFA in Printmaking, 911±¬ÁÏ

Specialist Areas:

• Digital Printmaking
• Entrepreneurship in Art’s
• Visual Communication Theories