Celebrating over 35 years as a visual artist, Pat Cross recieved her first classical training at age 15 through master Hank Keiling at the University of Charleston. Over the decades, she continued her training in studios throughout the United States with renown artists Jack Jolly, Lance Hunter, Bob Rhom and Kim English. Others supporting her creative endeavors include family, friends, patrons, galleries, peers and organizations. For example, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded Pat Cross a Professional Artist Grant to attend the Portrait Society of America National Conference in Washington DC. In 2022, Pat Cross completed a series of 30 original artworks via an NEA and WVDCH Arts Grant Award focused on the healing impact of living within access to the inviting outdoors. In 2023, the VMRC invited Pat Cross to judge the National Juried Art Exhibit. In 2024 and again in 2026, Pat Cross completed a solo exhibition by invitation from Carnegie Hall in beautiful Lewisburg. She has exhibited in over 200 fine art shows including Salon International, Realism New York and the Bosque Art Classic. Collectors of her originals and prints reside in various geographical areas including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand and Asia.