Trained as a metalsmith and sculptor, Kyle Patnaude is currently exploring expressions of sexual identity and histories. As an undergraduate, Kyle divided his education between a foundation at Pratt at Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute in Utica New York and finishing his degree at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn New York. Kyle holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts in sculpture and is currently finishing an MFA in metalsmithing at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.