Featured Artist

Veterans from all across the country are telling their stories though art.
Each quarter we invite you to learn about the work of one of our nations’s award winning artists.

Portraits by Rebecca Evans

BRIEF ARTIST STATEMENT Through art, I explore self. I not only seek to discover meaning in my personal experiences, but I long to understand the world around me. I'm drawn to loose watercolor and poetry. They feel like an opposing couple, but both require the relinquishment of control. In watercolor,...

Mike Henry

Mike Henry is a veteran and professional artist who serves as a facilitator with the Patriot Art Foundation. Through his role as an instructor, he...

Stacy L. Pearsall

Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in service, she traveled to over...

Gladys Lawrence: Veteran and Student of The Patriot Foundation

Gladys Lawrence: Veteran and Student of The Patriot Foundation Photo of Gladys LawrenceStudent of Mary Whyte's Watercolor Bootcamp Terracotta regularly teams up with The Patriot...

Suzanne Accetta’s “Mending a Heart” Exhibition

Suzanne Accetta’s – PAF Art Muster Instructor’s work was shown at The Galleries at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. from September 5- January 16th. ...

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Why We Matter:

According to the VA nearly 4 million veterans ages 21-64 report having a disability.
Engaging in the creative arts has proven to improve the perceived physical and psychological health of participants.
Research suggests that art therapy programs, when engaged early, lessen the risk of developing greater PTSD severity later on.
Our programs provide free education and materials to veterans seeking to use art as a pathway to a healthier and more meaningful life.

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Join UsVolunteer Art Instructors and Mentors

In 2019, Mary Whyte’s groundbreaking traveling exhibition of 50 watercolors called We the People: Portraits of Veterans in America opened to the public in Charleston, South Carolina. In the first six weeks alone over 22,000 people viewed the collection. The response, especially from veterans, confirmed Whyte’s belief in art’s extraordinary power to communicate and connect. And so, what began as fifty portraits turned into a national mission giving veterans a means of finding whole health through art and self expression.

If you have a heart for veterans, art and teaching, contact info@patriotartfoundation.org