Pat Ferrero

Pat Ferrero
Born (1942-03-22) March 22, 1942
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • curator
AwardsGuggenheim Fellow (1982)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsSan Francisco State University

Pat Ferrero (born March 22, 1942) is an American filmmaker and curator. A 1982 Guggenheim Fellow, she created, directed, and produced several documentaries such as Quilts in Women's Lives (1980), Hopi: Songs of the Fourth (1983), Hearts and Hands (1987). She was a professor at San Francisco State University, as well as a curator of quilt exhibitions.

Biography

Pat Ferrero was born on March 22, 1942, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1] In addition to two years at Syracuse University, as well as one at Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, she obtained her BS from the University of Michigan in 1964, as well as an MA from San Francisco State University in 1972 (followed by six years of postgraduate studies).[1]

After working two years as director of education at the International Child Art Center in San Francisco, she was an art instructor at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1969-1970), UC Berkeley Extension (1969-1974), and San Francisco Art Institute (1971).[1] In 1974, she returned to SFSU as associate professor of creative arts,[1] eventually being promoted to professor emerita.[2]

After doing some paintings, she started experimenting with filmmaking in the 1960s.[3] Her work initially included Roots of Child Art (1972) and Possum Trot: The Life and Work of Calvin Black (1976).[1] She directed the 1980 film Quilts in Women's Lives,[4] which involved interviewing sixty women before culling down to only seven in the final version.[5] it won a 1980 Gold Cindy Award for Documentary and a 1981 American Film Festival Emily Award.[1] In 1982,[6] she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in filmmaking.[1] She created the 1983 documentary Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World, focusing on maize in Hopi society.[7] In 1987, she released the film Hearts and Hands, which explores the role of quilting in 19th-century women;[8] it aired on PBS' American Experience in 1988.[9]

She also worked as a curator, with her work including the San Francisco Art Institute's Quilts in Women's Lives (1976) and the Oakland Museum of California's American Quilts: A Handmade Legacy (1981).[1] She also co-authored a companion book for Hearts and Hands alongside Elaine Ryan Hedges and Jane Silber.[3] She worked as a moderator for the Mendocino Film Festival in 2018.[10]

Filmography

  • Roots of Child Art (1972, as co-producer)[1]
  • Possum Trot: The Life and Work of Calvin Black (1976)[1]
  • Quilts in Women's Lives (1980, as director)[4]
  • Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World (1983, as director-producer)[11]
  • Hearts and Hands (1987, as creator)[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Reports of the President and the Treasurer. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 1981. p. 32. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "Emeriti". San Francisco State University School of Cinema. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Holman, Rhonda (June 5, 1988). "Film pieces together history". The Wichita Eagle. p. 1F, 6F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Quilts in Women's Lives". San Francisco Film Festival. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "Stitching up a story". The San Francisco Examiner. April 24, 1980. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pat Ferrero". Guggenheim Fellowships. Archived from the original on February 17, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Woo, Louise (October 18, 1983). "Cycles of man and nature go into her film". The Berkeley Gazette. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b Guthman, Edward (September 27, 1987). "History Stitched Into Quilts". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 23, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "'thirtysomething': Life As A Sitcom". Valley News. December 20, 1988. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Powell, Jeanne (June 1, 2017). "Preview: 12th annual Mendocino Film Festival". Stark Insider. Archived from the original on May 18, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  11. ^ Williams, George (September 12, 1984). "Film offers rare look into Hopis' life". The Sacramento Bee. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
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