Patrick McGee was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. A life long artist and musician, Patrick started working in oil color in the early 2000’s. His painting styles range from realism and floral to abstract-surrealism and avant-garde. Patrick has shown paintings in Toledo, Bowling Green, Ohio, Columbus, and Cincinnati. Since moving to the mid-south in 2018, Patrick has shown paintings at Memphis Botanic Garden, WKNO Gallery, St. George’s Episcopal Church, the Beale Street Art Crawl, Pinch District
Artist’s Market, and is a member of Artist Link, Memphis. You can see Patrick’s work on Instagram @patrickinoil.
In 2021 Patrick was invited to join the board of the Byhalia Area Arts Council (BAAC). Since joining, Patrick has co-organized artists for Byhalia Arts & Eats, an artist showing at The Women’s Exchange of Memphis, completed a town mural, and hosts a monthly song share, as well as a 100 Thousand Poets for Change event for September 24.
Patrick currently lives in beautiful Byhalia, MS with his poet wife, their black cat and a dog that bites. He is quietly mastering the fine art of BBQ tacos.
