Virginia Mallon / Fat Canary Journal

Born in New York, Patricia Rottino Cummins completed her undergraduate studies at Queens College of the City University of New York. Upon graduation she relocated to Miami, Florida, intrigued by its color and light.  Her graduate and post graduate studies continued at Florida International University.  She has taught art for thirty-six years art Miami-Dade Public Schools, twenty-five at Palmetto Elementary, Pinecrest, Florida.  Pat also taught for thirteen years at Barry University as an adjunct professor.

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Over the years she has been selected to serve painting residencies at fifteen United States National Parks Artist-in-Residence programs.  Her work is featured in collections throughout the United States. In 2015, her paintings from Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens and Big Cypress National Park Preserve traveled to Africa and were exhibited at the American Embassy in Niamey, Niger.  Her botanical paintings were included in a National Park Centennial Exhibition, "Flora of the National Parks," at the US Botanical Garden in Washington, DC. Pat was awarded Elementary Art Educator of the Year in 2015 by the Florida Art Education Association. She is currently painting full-time.