Kyle Patnaude is based in Portland, Maine as an Assistant Professor at Maine College of Art & Design. They completed their BFA in Sculpture from Pratt in 2006 and earned an MFA in Metal Arts from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 2012.
Trained as a metalsmith and sculptor, Patnaude’s practice explores object making through ways of seeing in the world and the translation of recognizable forms through crafted metal objects. They have been teaching metalsmithing at Maine College of Art & Design for over ten years, spanning studio skills and techniques alongside craft philosophies and practices in studio methodology.
