ARTIST BIO: Patricia Millns

Patricia Millns studied art with Kathleen Bridle in Ulster and at the Ulster College of Art and Design. She gained an Honours Degree in Fine Art painting and a Masters Degree in Art and Design History before travelling in the Middle East. Early studies brought her under the influence of Celtic Art and its strong use of calligraphy and iconographic imagery. This, coupled with the exoticism and non-representational tradition found in Islamic Art, has informed her work over the past twenty years.

Her work can be seen in prestigious public and private collections worldwide, including The British Museum, the Royal Commonwealth Society, the British Council, the Sainsbury Foundation, the United Nations, the Birmingham Art Gallery, the Chelsea Arts Club, Sharjah National Museum, the Kuwait National Collection, the Royal Collection of Jordan and the Cultural Foundation of Abu Dhabi and UNIFEM New York.

Patricia was elected to the Alliance of Women Artists USA in 1995 and the International Association of Professional Artists, UNESCO in 1999. Registered in the Encyclopedia of Women Artists in 1996, she was elected as a member of the Omani Society of Fine Arts in 2000 and an Associate of the Societé Nationale des Beaux Art in Paris in 2001..