Bio

Patricia Luppino was born in Brooklyn, New York and has remained a lifelong resident of Long Island. Recently retired from a long career as an IT professional, Patricia is finally able to devote more time to her passions; music and art.

In 2005, Patricia, a self-taught artist, decided to enroll in a local botanical painting workshop. She was instantly drawn to botanical painting as a perfect blend of science and art and very well suited to her love of detail.   As a child of technology and fearing that she would one day end up as road-kill on the information superhighway, Patricia quickly developed an enormous appreciation for this low-tech and slow-paced genre and was delighted to finally be able to use both sides of her brain!

In 2008 she earned a diploma with Distinction after completing a 27-month Distance Learning Program offered by the British Society of Botanical Artists.  She is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists , the Colored Pencil Society of America and the Long Island Botanical Society. 

Her work has been exhibited in juried and group exhibitions. Patricia is also a flutist who has performed throughout Europe with the American Winds Concert Band and currently performs with the Rockaway-Five Towns Symphony Orchestra in New York.

Awards / honors

•   Honorable Mention - Flower Power, Smithtown Arts Council Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY– 2024

•    Second Prize - Flora and Fauna, Calderone Gallery of Art, St. James, NY - 2024

•    Third Prize - Landscapes, Seascapes, Florals, Calderone Gallery of Art, St. James, NY - 2023

•    Honorable Mention - Artist’s Choice, Calderone Gallery of Art, St. James, NY - 2023

•    First Prize - Celebrating Flowers, Calderone Gallery of Art, St. James, NY - 2022

•   Silver Medal, Royal Horticultural Society London Art and Photography Show, London, England - 2021

•   Brooklyn Botanic Garden Award for a Print or Drawing, American Society of Botanical Artists 22nd Annual International Exhibition, Ross, CA - 2019

•    First Prize - Native Blooms, Smithtown Arts Council Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY– 2011

•    Diploma with Distinction, Society of Botanical Artists Distance Learning Diploma Course, London, England– 2008