Patricia Buckley was born on May 20, 1933, in the Richmond Borough of New York City. She was the second of three children of an Irish American/Sicilian marriage. In grade school, young Patricia was perceived as a poor student, a circumstance probably attributable to dyslexia which is generally misunderstood reading and perceptional "disorder". Nonetheless, one of her teachers determined that this little girl was artistically gifted.
After many years in art schools and getting married, her husband took her and the family to Waynesboro, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and it was here that she came to appreciate the quiet beauty of rural scenery and to know the picturesque and deeply religious Amish and Menonite "plain" people. It wasn't long until the warmth generated by her subject matter quickly won her wide spread recognition.
Today, thousands of collectors in the United States, Europe and Japan have come to recognize, appreciate and treasure Pat Moss' art with its distinctive look and it's great popular appeal.
In 1989 the P. Buckley Moss Museum opened in Waynesboro. The Museum attracts approximately 45,000 visitors each year. It has become a place for people to "rediscover" some of the traditional meaning and potential consequences of art.
In her art and in her life, Pat seems to "speak" a language that ordinary folks are able to understand. Talent, determination, intelligibility, a little luck, and lots of caring are all parts of the Moss phenonmenon.

Source: Virginian Review - Monday, May 12, 2008