Pat Manarin has taught art at SMCC since 1982. She served as Chairperson with the Art In Public Places Committee from 1995-2007, and has initiated and assisted in the acquisition of eight works of art for the SMCC campus.
Courses Offered @ SMCC
ARH 100 Introduction to Art
ART 111 Drawing 1
ART 122 Drawing 2
ART 115 Three-Dimensional Design
ART 161 Ceramics 1
ART 162 Ceramics 2
ART 261 Ceramics 3
ART 262 Ceramics 4
Education
B.F.A., University of Wisconsin, Sculpture
M.A., Governor's State University, Illinois, Sculpture
Affiliations
Art In Public Places Committee
National Council of Education in the Ceramic Arts
Personal Interests
Hiking, running, triathlons, biking, playing in the “mud” (gardening & making “big art” in clay), reading (especially about the confluence of science and spirituality).
Awards
ARIZONA CLAY- First Place (1993)
SMCC LEAGUE OF INNOVATION AWARD (1995) “Campus Beautification Project”
TRIPLE CROWN AWARD, (2006), from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for completing three different endurance events: Marathon (Alaska 2003), Triathlon- (Tempe 2005), and One Hundred Mile Bike Race (El Tour De Tucson 2006)
Rio Salado Triathlon, 2005, First Place in Age Division
Prescot Half-Marathon, 2007, Third Place in Age Division
SMCC Campus Art Installations
1995- “El Espiritu De Desierto” (15’ colored-clay mural on the west/central wall of the Learning Resource Center - completed with a team of student artists)
1999- “Quatro Animales Salvajes” (four 30” colored- clay relief ceramic works on the southwest corner of the Learning Research Center - completed solo)
2002- Entrance Doorway of the Learning Resource Center (20 ft. relief ceramic tiles of Sonoran Desert Birds and Lizards - completed solo)
2006- “A Brief History of Technology” (20’ High-Relief Sculpture on the Technology Building elevator - completed with a team of student artists)
