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Patricia Pettitt is a fine art and Portrait photographer based in Porto.
Born in Portugal in 1980, Patricia started her career as a dancer and worked with dance theatre companies around Europe and the UK where she lived until 2015.
Patricia’s journey into the photography world started in 2018 with various photography courses at Instituto de Produção Cultural e Imagem (IPCI) where she gained a Masters in Artistic Photography in October 2020 and where she currently teaches.
Drawing from her background as a performer, Patricia immerses herself in the intricate landscapes of staged photography and self-portraiture to unveil the multifaceted dimensions of the female experience and psyche. Through her work, she navigate the intricate realms of femininity, exploring its complexities, contradictions, and triumphs.
Patricia has been the recipient of numerous photography awards, including, The Julie Margaret Cameron Award, Fine Art Photography Awards, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Budapest International Foto Awards, to mention a few. Her work as also been featured, published and critiqued in various publications worldwide and exhibited in Portugal, Spain, Paris and London.
Born in Portugal in 1980, Patricia started her career as a dancer and worked with dance theatre companies around Europe and the UK where she lived until 2015.
Patricia’s journey into the photography world started in 2018 with various photography courses at Instituto de Produção Cultural e Imagem (IPCI) where she gained a Masters in Artistic Photography in October 2020 and where she currently teaches.
Drawing from her background as a performer, Patricia immerses herself in the intricate landscapes of staged photography and self-portraiture to unveil the multifaceted dimensions of the female experience and psyche. Through her work, she navigate the intricate realms of femininity, exploring its complexities, contradictions, and triumphs.
Patricia has been the recipient of numerous photography awards, including, The Julie Margaret Cameron Award, Fine Art Photography Awards, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Budapest International Foto Awards, to mention a few. Her work as also been featured, published and critiqued in various publications worldwide and exhibited in Portugal, Spain, Paris and London.
AWARDS
2025 - Aesthetica Art Prize, Finalist
2024 - Top 30 Finalist, KLPA - Autoportrait
2024 - Discovery Awards Finalist, Encontros da Imagem Festival
2024 - Tokyo International Foto Awards, Silver Award, People/Self-Portrait
2021 - 16th Julia Margeret Cameron Awards, Honourable Mention (Self-Portrait)
2021 - Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA), Honourable Mention
2021 - Tokyo International Foto Awards, Honorable Mention
2020 - Budapest International Foto Awards, Bronze Award
2020 - Finalist of the Open Doors Gallery competition, HOME
PUBLICATIONS
Abridged Magazine 0-104: Legion
Aesthetica Magazine Print Issue 119
ARTDOC Photography Magazine issue #3 Voice of Nature
ADFPhoto, critique by Francisco González Fernández
Clavoardiendo Magazine
Achtung Magazine
La Voz de Galicia, critique by Tareixa Taboada
La Region, critique by Xabier Limia de Gardón
ARTDOC Photography Magazine, Hall of Mirrors
The Eye of Photography
Jornal de Notícias by Catarina Ferreira
EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2024 - The Sweet and Solitary taste of Dew/ O gosto doce e solitário do orvalho - Encontros da Imagem Festival, Museu D. Diogo de Sousa, Braga, Portugal
2021/22 - Espazo de Arte Roberto Verino, Ourense, Galicia - Labirinto de Espellos (Hall of Mirrors) curated by VItor Nieves
Group
2025 - Cinematic Pictures, Millepiani, Rome
2024 - Photolux Festival, Lucca, Italy
2023 - Imagenation Paris Photo Off, Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris
2023 - Just Women, Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris
2022 - Artdoc Art Exhibition - online
2021 - IPCI Galery, Lisbon - Alegria Lab
2020 - PB27 Gallery, Porto- Alegria Lab
2020 - Open Doors Gallery - HOME