Patrick Thibert was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, in 1943. He studied chemical technology at the Western Ontario Institute of Technology, Windsor, 1961-65, but then went on to study fine art at the University of Windsor, (BFA), Windsor, Ontario, 1968-72, as well as fine art at the Florida State University, (MFA), Tallahassee, USA, 1972-74.
Patrick has worked mainly three dimensionally over the years. His work moved from being abstract through the 70’s and early 80’s to working with narrative from the late 80’s to 2010. His narratives have unfolded using symbols and metaphors. These sculptures have dealt with aspects of his life as a springboard to developing new ways of presenting his sculptural ideas.
In 2011 Patrick began to re-examine abstraction. The work of the following five years developed using copper and tin as a material while exploring a variety of processes and materials to develop the end sculpture.
An interest in colour re-emerged in 2016 after having stopped using strong chromatic colours, in 1976, for a truth to materials dictum. The colours that were developed on the copper and tin surfaces were the result of applying liquid patinas to obtain tonal results. The use of strong chromatic colours re-emerged in 2016. The chosen colours were the result of the industrial powder coating process. The interest in Chromatic Formalism, begun in 2016 with the "Wrap" series, continues to this day.
Over the years he has given lectures about his work in a variety of public venues in Canada and the USA. He has also been the recipient of a number of Ontario arts grants.
Patrick Thibert, The Line As Subject: The Wrap Series
St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St. Thomas, Ontario
Recap: Patrick Thibert Wall Sculptures and Drawings
Strand Fine Art, London, Ontario
Sculpted Lines
Peel Art Gallery Museum + Archives, Brampton, Ontario
Patrick Thibert: Reliefs and Drawings
DNA Artspace Gallery, London, Ontario
Abstraction to Abstraction
Museum London, London, Ontario
Olga Korper Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
Thielsen Gallery
London, Ontario
Thielsen Gallery
London, Ontario
Patrick Thibert, in the Mind of the Viewer, An Epilogue
Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario, and Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, Ontario
Patrick Thibert, in the Mind of the Viewer, An Epilogue
Thames Art Gallery, Chatham Cultural Centre, Chatham, Ontario and Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, Ontario
Thielsen gallery
London, Ontario
In the Mind of the Viewer
St. Thomas-Elgin Art Gallery, St. Thomas, Ontario
Olga Korper Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
Locating Identity: Patrick Thibert
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
Locating Identity: Patrick Thibert
McIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Patrick Thibert: Transitions
Wolf Sculpture Garden, (May 1992 – May 1993), London Regional Art and Historical Museum, London, Ontario
Olga Korper Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
Kitchener, Ontario
Trajectory Gallery
London, Ontario
N.A.M.E. Gallery
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Harbourfront Art Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
McIntosh Art Gallery
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Gallery O
Toronto, Ontario
Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
Saginaw Art Museum
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.A.
ACT Gallery/Gallery O (2 part exhibition)
Toronto, Ontario
Trajectory Gallery
London, Ontario
Gallery O
Toronto, Ontario
University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
