PAINTER | GRAPHIC DESIGN
PATRICE WACHS
PAINTER + GRAPHIC DESIGNER
BASED IN SONOMA COUNTY
I'm always surprised by what inspires me - from the fleeting vastness along the I-5 freeway to a lonely tankhouse in an abandoned field. I mostly work from photographs I take, looking for the essence of the composition, elevating the ordinary, to transcend and idealize reality..
My most enduring influences have been California painters, specifically Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud and Greg Kondos, but David Hockney and Edward Hopper along with a multitude of others continue to inspire my work.
I recently moved to Sonoma County from Malibu after a long-time career in graphic design, art education, photography and film. I am captivated by the rural structures and pastoral hills of the North Bay juxtaposed with the energy and architecture of San Francisco.
EXHIBITIONS - Present & Future
2024 "Sonoma County Art Trails", Juried Open Studios, Cotati, CA
2024 "Dart for Art", Juried Auction for Lymelight Foundation, San Francisco, CA
2024 "Food Bank Auction", Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2024 "40th Annual Art From the Heart", Sonoma State Juried Art Auction, Rohnert Park, C
EXHIBITIONS - Past
2024 "Members Exhibit", Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA
2023 "DeYoung Open 2023", Juried Bay Area Group Show, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
2023 "Members Exhibit", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2023 "Members Exhibit", Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA
2023 "Tiny", Juried Group Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 "12th Annual Small Works Juried Show", Graton Gallery, Graton, CA
2023 "Sonoma County Art Trails 2023", Juried Open Studios, Cotati, CA
2023 "Sebastopol Center for the Arts - Preview Art Trails 2023", Sebastopol, CA
2023 "Healdsburg Center for the Arts - Preview Art Trails 2023", Healdsburg, CA
2023 "Corricks Gallery - Preview Art Trails 2023", Santa Rosa, CA
2023 "6 Women", Invitational Group Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 "On The Road", Juried Group Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 "Art @ Sonoma Clean Power" Juried Group Show, SCP, Santa Rosa, CA (Purchased for Private Collection)
2023 "Shadows and Light", Juried Group Show, Healdsburg Art Center, CA
2023 "Terrain", Juried Group Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 "Food Bank Auction", Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 "Color of Water", Juried Group Show, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2023 "Favorite Things", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2022 "New Paintings", Solo Show, First Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
2022 "11th Annual Small Works Juried Show", Awarded Best of Show, Graton Gallery, Graton, CA
2022 "Members Exhibit", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2022 "Members Exhibit", Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA
2022 "Tiny", Juried Group Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 "Agri-CULTURED", Juried Group Show, Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA
2022 "Delicious", Juried Group Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 "Art at the Source", Open Art Studios, Sonoma County, CA
2022 "Light & Shade", Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 "Landscapes & Seascapes", Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 "Favorite Things: Portraits", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2021 "Members Exhibit", Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA
2021 "Members Exhibit", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
CLIENTS - Graphic Design
Desert Essence Natural Cosmetics | Country Life Vitamins | Brother Bru-Bru Hot Sauce | Sharon Robinson - Singer/Songwriter | Marguerite Brennan - Clay Artist I Sylvia Gonzalez - Pastel Monotypes I Sebastopol Center for the Arts
AWARDS/RECOGNITION
2023 "DeYoung Open 2023", 11% selected from 7,700 entries, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
2023 "Art @ Sonoma Clean Power", Purchased for Private Collection, SCP, Santa Rosa, CA
2023 "12th Annual Small Works Juried Show"Best of Show Award, "Schellville Station", Graton Gallery, Graton, CA
2018 Teacher of the Year Award, Our Lady of Malibu School, Malibu, CA 90265