

Patrice has been involved in the printing industry for more than 35 years—beginning as a student employee in printing at the University of New Orleans, where she received a BA in Fine Arts, concentrating in printmaking and photography. From there she worked with an appellate publishing company in New Jersey while she studied for and received an MFA in photography from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. She was a print production manager at the University of Houston Printing Department for 10 years, designing and producing the KUHF Radio Guide along with magazines, brochures, technical papers, advertising products, logos and stationery. She was also involved in the development and establishment of UH Graphic Standards. For the past eight years, Patrice has been the owner of ARType Graphics and Design, where she does print and production management, photography and graphic design. Some of the companies for whom she has worked with are: