PATRICIA RENO HUFF GALLERY & ART STUDIO

UTILIZING the strengths she gained teaching high school, Patricia Huff has created a name for herself as an art teacher in Kiawah Island, and her gallery has become a showroom for the burgeoning talents of her students.

A painter herself, Huff was artistic as a child and was encouraged by her mother, who made sure to keep her well equipped with art supplies. As creative as she was, however, Huff lost confidence in herself during her teenaged years until she met a fellow student at Georgia State University who, despite his severe cerebral palsy, was pursuing painting. After that, Huff’s desire to paint was reignited, and she began taking workshops and even studied abroad in Italy. Inspired by the Greek and Roman art and architecture that surrounded her, Huff’s passion for painting intensified even more, and she began a tireless quest to learn and refine her techniques. “You never stop learning as an artist,” says Huff. “It’s a constant process of learning new things, growing and changing.”

Professionally, Huff did not pursue art as a career until later in life, after seven years of teaching economics, history and political science to high school students and working in the real estate industry. The Atlanta native was also highly active with volunteering, serving on the board of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Designer Showhouse for a number of years in addition to filling the role of chairman for