Patrick Hanly (2 August 1932 - 20 September 2004), was a New Zealand painter and printmaker

Born in Palmerston North, Hanly was educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School.[1] His parents organised a hairdressing apprenticeship for him and he left school during 1948 without completing his fourth-form year. During this time Hanly took night classes and then enrolled as a non-diploma student at the Canterbury College School of Art in Christchurch in 1952. After completing his studies there, Hanly travelled to Europe and attended classes at the Chelsea School of Art.

Hanly returned to New Zealand in 1962, and accepted a part-time position teaching drawing at the University of Auckland School of Architecture. Hanly continued to paint until his retirement in 1994.

Hanly completed a number of large public murals at Auckland Airport, the University of Auckland School of Architecture, and the Aotea Centre. Hanly was also responsible for the Peace Mural on the corner of Karangahape and Ponsonby Roads in Auckland. Hanly was also commissioned by Miles Warren to paint "Rainbow Pieces" for the Christchurch Town Hall in 1971. During his time at the Canterbury College School of Art, Hanly received the Turner Prize for landscape, open to students, in 1953.

Hanly married Gil Taverner in 1958. Gil took up photography in the late 1970s and became a photographer of note. Pat Hanly was a keen sailor and anti-nuclear activist. His recreations included kite flying, sailing and Greenpeace. Hanly died in Auckland in 2004.