Patrick Dougher

Patrick Dougher is an artist, musician, and art therapist who was born at King's County Hospital and raised in Brooklyn, New York, growing up in the Bushwick neighborhood until the age of 10. He was featured in the Humans of New York series.

Personal life Dougher was born in New York City to an Irish father and an African American mother. His partner is Sélène Saint-Aimé, a French-Caribbean bassist.

Music career Dougher began playing the drums at the age of 17 and has performed and recorded as a drummer. and as a teaching artist at Project Reach and Studio in a School; he serves as the Interim Director of Education for BRIC Arts Media.

Acting career Dougher played a lead role in "Brooklyn 63," a 2014 production by Ping Chong 651 Arts.

Art career Dougher's art career began at the age of sixteen in New York City, during the late 1970s, as a studio assistant in SoHo. He has spoken about the role of art and especially of mural arts as a tool for creating visual legacies within communities that are changing rapidly due to gentrification.

As a mural artist, Dougher designed "Spread Love," the first in a series of murals organized by MoCADA in celebration of its 20th anniversary. "Spread Love" was unveiled in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, in early 2019.

Much of Dougher's work focuses on representing the concept of God in and around people, He is well known for his God Body series of artworks, which depict sacred objects using found and recycled materials. "Art and Lit," (group exhibition), South Africa, June 2019 "DWU History Exhibition," ARTs East New York Gallery, January 2019