Anthony Patterson

Welcomed into rooms I didn’t know existed.

This past weekend in Los Angeles I had the opportunity to experience the city through the Black Carolina Artist Residency with the Harvey B. Gantt Center (), learning alongside an incredible cohort of artists (, , , .of.afeni, )and connecting with brilliant thinkers, curators, and creatives from around the country.

From Frieze to Butter and everywhere in between, the conversations reminded me that when the intention is right, the work finds its way to the right people.

Some doors you spend years knocking on.
Some rooms you spend years imagining.

Grateful for the experience. Still processing everything I saw, heard, and felt.

Back home now… inspired. Los Angeles, thank you.

Merry Christmas Yall

One for the archives.

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It’s been a productive week. On Monday, and I hosted a community engagement session in Hickstown. It felt good to be back home. Not gonna hold you…I was nervous AF. But it was because I care so much about my neighborhood, and I wanted things to go well. My anxiety definitely peaked because it was held in the W.I. Patterson Center, named after my late grandfather. But after I calmed my nerves, I recognized that it was just perfect alignment.

Then on Thursday night, I had the opportunity to moderate an artist talk for . It was an amazing experience to be surrounded by love, support, and all around interesting folks. I facilitated our conversation extremely well, even got a few compliments on my hosting skills lol I thought I was rusty, but I guess not!

Btw, this green wool Kangol is new favorite accessory lol

Join and I next Monday for a public art community engagement event at the W.I. Patterson Center. We are looking for input from residents of Crest Street (Hickstown) about the art we’re putting in the neighborhood.

Michael Williams ( ) is doing incredible work in Winston Salem with the Undying Yearning project

Developed in partnership with the North Carolina Museum of Art (.winstonsalem) I’ve had the honor of photographing retired nurses who trained at the historic Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, known as “Katie B.”

Founded in 1938 to serve Winston-Salem’s Black community, Katie B. was more than a hospital—it was a symbol of Black excellence, led by Black physicians and nurses at a time when segregation denied that possibility elsewhere. Though the hospital closed in 1970 and was demolished just a few years later, its legacy lives on through the women who trained there and continue to gather each year in fellowship.

I’ve contributed to this project for the past two reunions—marking the 37th and 38th. Being trusted to help preserve their stories through portraiture is something I don’t take lightly.

📸: Nikon F2, 50mm
🎞️: Kodak Tmax P3200

👩🏾‍💻: www.undyingyearning.art/portraits/nurses

Yesterday was a great day.

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of interviewing Abel Jackson ( ), about his journey in public art. He painted a plethora of murals dedicated to local history but we focused on his work about the historic Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, NC. He dropped so many gems!

I’ll be placing this oral history in its proper context in my thesis project “Where Do We Go From Here? Examining the Role of Public Art in Preserving Two Black North Carolina Neighborhoods Affected by Urban Renewal”

Many more stories to uncover on my way to graduation in December.



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I had a great time leading the figure drawing station for Swing Into Spring. Even though it’s been a while since I’ve drawn from life, it felt good to knock off the rust. was a great model and made it an entertaining experience.

Past couple days been pretty cool.

Needed a change of scenery.

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