Patrice Lombardi was born in Massachusetts, USA. She studied painting in Boston, Paris and Florence, Italy.

Patrice's most recent paintings for her second show at the Medici Gallery are the fresh result of her latest investigation into the essence of objects. Objects mundane or precious, are chosen for their personal significance and their mystery. Lombardi follows in the tradition of European painting and most of her work is in oils. Over the years she has worked with Italian formal gardens, landscape, still life and object study as well as portraiture.

Since 1985 she has held fifteen solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibition in London , Italy and the USA . Among her exhibitions are: Images of the Garden, Villa Schifanoia, shown both in Florence and Boston (1985), Family Portraits, Boston (1986), New England Landscapes shown on Martha's Vineyard (1987), The Gardens of Vill I Tatti, exhibited in Florence, Boston, and California (1990), Still Life Studies, London (1993) Recent Paintings, London (1998), Objects in Light, London (2000). New Paintings, London (2004) and Images from the Garden of Villa La Pietra, Florence and London (2006).

Portrait commissions include: V V Veeder, QC that was exhibited as part of a portraiture show at East West Gallery, London (2001), Judge Stephen Schwebel, President of the International Court of Justice, The Hague, Holland, (1998) and Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healey Bt. Cambridge, England (1994).Since 1985

Since 2001 Lombardi has been Professor of Painting for New York University in Florence.

The October/November show is a two-man exhibition with her husband, the sculptor Richard W Boardman.

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