Nature-Based Art Sculptor Recognized

Patrick Dougherty, sculptor of Sittin’ Pretty and Spittin’ Image, took honors this past May as the winner of $10,000 and the 2011 Elizabeth and Mallory Factor Prize for Southern Art.  Dougherty is originally from North Carolina and still resides there today.  This award he was given “acknowledges highly skilled artists who’s work contributes to a new understanding of art in the South.” As you can see from the photo attached to the article, Dougherty likes to incorporate various types of sticks and twig and turn them into something miraculous, unique, and essentially breathtaking.  We are very fortunate to have such a distinguished sculptor feature in our very own South Carolina Botanical Garden here in Clemson, SC.

Gibbes awards $10K Factor Prize to sculptor Patrick Dougherty | Culture Shock.