Patti Astor

Patti Astor, 1980's

Patti Astor was born in 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio. When Astor was eighteen, she moved to New York City and became involved in the downtown East Village art scene and began acting in low-budget films. Her acting resume include films such as Unmade Beds (1976) and Underground USA (1980), however she is most known for her role in Wild Style (1983) where she plays a reporter who "introduces uptown culture to the downtown art world" (Paper Magazine). In 1981, she founded FUN Gallery on 254 E.10th Street with Bill Stelling, which was a gallery and hangout spot for Astor and like-minded artists, beat boys, and neighborhood kids. She was crowned the "Queen of the Downtown Scene" for introducing hip hop culture to a wider audience. 

Patti Astor, today

Patti Astor is currently living in California. In 2012, she published a memoir called FUN Gallery...The TrueStory, which recounts her experiences in the downtown culture of New York during the 1980s (Exposed PR).

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