Patrick Brien is a painter based in the Central Valley of California. He received his BFA from Middle Tennessee State University in 2004 and his MFA from The Lamar Dodd School of Art at The University of Georgia in 2015. His work has been shown nationally, including exhibitions at Corridor 2122 and Arts Visalia,, Threesquared Gallery, Twist Gallery and Cumberland Gallery in Nashville, Southside Gallery in Oxford, Mississippi, and Rogue Space in New York, NY. His work is included in numerous private collections. Brien teaches painting and drawing at California State University, Stanislaus and additional courses at College of the Sequoias and Reedley College. He currently lives and works in Visalia, CA.