Patty Neal
Fine Art
https://www.pattyneal.com/home
On a Pedestal
36x22"
2019
36x22"
2019
City Through Trees
18x34"
2014
18x34"
2014
STATEMENT
In my paintings, whether landscapes, cityscapes or my slightly surreal "fractured tales,” I am most interested in conveying a sense of light. Morning light, afternoon light, and evening light - they can all set the stage for atmosphere, mood and a place in time.
In my cityscapes, I love exploring the geometries, textures and rhythms of the city. Industrial vs architectural, beauty vs the not-so-beautiful, and trees holding their own amid the man-made.
I work from my own photographs, often creating scenes by collaging. In my landscape and "fractured tales" paintings I make up scenarios about our world and environment and our relation to it, our yearnings and perceptions. A sort of commenting on the passing scene. To me, trees represent the human form and they tell stories. I think of my "fractured tales" paintings as little poems or thoughts. They are mostly sparse in elements but they have just enough information to give an off-balanced sense. I would say most of my paintings have an off-balanced feeling, which is how I experience life.
In my paintings, whether landscapes, cityscapes or my slightly surreal "fractured tales,” I am most interested in conveying a sense of light. Morning light, afternoon light, and evening light - they can all set the stage for atmosphere, mood and a place in time.
In my cityscapes, I love exploring the geometries, textures and rhythms of the city. Industrial vs architectural, beauty vs the not-so-beautiful, and trees holding their own amid the man-made.
I work from my own photographs, often creating scenes by collaging. In my landscape and "fractured tales" paintings I make up scenarios about our world and environment and our relation to it, our yearnings and perceptions. A sort of commenting on the passing scene. To me, trees represent the human form and they tell stories. I think of my "fractured tales" paintings as little poems or thoughts. They are mostly sparse in elements but they have just enough information to give an off-balanced sense. I would say most of my paintings have an off-balanced feeling, which is how I experience life.
View From the Train
24x40"
2019
24x40"
2019
Open Your Eyes
18x36"
2011
18x36"
2011
New York's Next
16x16"
2025
16x16"
2025
For the Trees Too
16x16"
2012
16x16"
2012
Blue Sky Green
23.5x13"
2012
23.5x13"
2012
City in Blue
12x12"
2019
12x12"
2019
Afternoon Light
16x30"
2020
16x30"
2020
Spring Notes
18x36"
2023
18x36"
2023
Green at the Edge
24x18"
2020
24x18"
2020
The Secret of Trees
16x16"
2023
16x16"
2023
Solo Exhibitions:
2014 Phoenix Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2011 "Interior/Exterior", Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
2008 ”Landscape Revisited”, 1870 Gallery, Belmont
2005 Nomad Rug Gallery, San Francisco
2004 "Landscapes"@Klein's, San Francisco
2004 "Landscape Renewed," Space 743, San Francisco
2003 Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
2002 Stanford Faculty Club, Palo Alto
2001 Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
1989 Braunstein/Quay Gallery, Access Program, San Francisco
Group Exhibitions and Awards:
2022-“Light of Day”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson , NY
2018 “The Other Art Fair”, Nov., Saatchi Art, Brooklyn Expo Center
2018 “The Other Art Fair”, May, Saatchi Art, Brooklyn Expo Center
2018 “Painted Cities”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2017 “Water and Sky” bG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 “Inside Outside”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2016 “Small Works Show” 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015 “11th Annual Small Works Show” 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015 “Wide Open”, BWAC, Red Hook, Brooklyn
2015 “Cityscapes”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2014 “Modern Artists”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2013 “The Six”, Phoenix Gallery, Chelsea, NYC
2013 “Wide Open”, BWAC, Red Hook, Brooklyn. Juror: Marshall Price,
curator of modern and contemporary art at the National Academy Museum, NYC
2013 "Soft Focus", Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2013 "Bound" Women's Caucus for Art Juried Exhibition at the Phoenix Gallery, Chelsea, NY. Juried by Cora Rosevear, Associate Curator of Painting and Sculpture at MoMA, NYC.
2012 "Contemporary Painters(Who Just Happen to be Women)", Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
2012 "Petroleum Paradox" Juried show. Eleanor Heartney, Juror. Denise Bibro Fine Art. Chelsea, NYC.
2012 "Wide Open 3 Art Show, BWAC, Red Hook, Brooklyn. Juror: Charlotta Kotik, curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
2010 ”Wide Open”, BWAC, Red Hook, Brooklyn. Jurors: Anne Strauss, Assoc. curator of 19th Century, Modern and Contemporary art at The Metropolitan Museum; Mark Hughes, Director of Galerie LeLong; Bill Murphy, Professor of art at Wagner College.
2009 ”Paint” Climate Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2009 ”New World Order: Habitats”, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco
2008 Nest Gallery, Oakland
2007 MobiTV, Emeryville
2006 "Fifth Anniversary Invitational Exhibit," Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento 2006 "Urban Landscapes," Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
2006 "Landscapes: A Modern Interpretation," California Modern Gallery, San Francisco 2005 Christopher Hill Gallery, St. Helena
2005 Arts Expo Gala, ArtsFest, San Francisco
2005 "Artists Celebrate Trees," Arcadia 2005, San Francisco
2004 Artwalk, San Francisco
2004 "Landscape," Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
2003 “The Visible World,” California State University Chico, with Toru Sugita
2002 “At the Heart of Red,” Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
1999 Artspan Selections, juried show, San Francisco
1999 Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, Juror Marian Parmenter, Dir. of MOMA Rental Gallery, Second Prize award
1998 “Landscape,” Mulligan-Shanoski Gallery, San Francisco
1998-2002 and 2007 to 2009, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Artists Gallery 1998 Benefit Exhibition, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
1993 Bay Arts Gallery, San Francisco
1992 Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco
1991 Santa Cruz Art League, juried show, Santa Cruz
1989 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery
1988 Second Annual International Art Competition, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York 1988 Bay Arts , Belmont CA, Juror Anne MacDonald, First Prize award
1988 Viridian Gallery Competition, New York
1988-2008 Fall Open Studios, The Point, San Francisco
1997-2009 Spring Open Studio, The Point, San Francisco
Education
Parsons School of Design, New York Art Academy College, San Francisco San Francisco State University
Collections
Numerous private and corporate collections in the U.S., Europe, and Asia
2014 Phoenix Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2011 "Interior/Exterior", Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
2008 ”Landscape Revisited”, 1870 Gallery, Belmont
2005 Nomad Rug Gallery, San Francisco
2004 "Landscapes"@Klein's, San Francisco
2004 "Landscape Renewed," Space 743, San Francisco
2003 Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
2002 Stanford Faculty Club, Palo Alto
2001 Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
1989 Braunstein/Quay Gallery, Access Program, San Francisco
Group Exhibitions and Awards:
2022-“Light of Day”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson , NY
2018 “The Other Art Fair”, Nov., Saatchi Art, Brooklyn Expo Center
2018 “The Other Art Fair”, May, Saatchi Art, Brooklyn Expo Center
2018 “Painted Cities”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2017 “Water and Sky” bG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 “Inside Outside”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2016 “Small Works Show” 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015 “11th Annual Small Works Show” 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015 “Wide Open”, BWAC, Red Hook, Brooklyn
2015 “Cityscapes”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2014 “Modern Artists”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2013 “The Six”, Phoenix Gallery, Chelsea, NYC
2013 “Wide Open”, BWAC, Red Hook, Brooklyn. Juror: Marshall Price,
curator of modern and contemporary art at the National Academy Museum, NYC
2013 "Soft Focus", Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2013 "Bound" Women's Caucus for Art Juried Exhibition at the Phoenix Gallery, Chelsea, NY. Juried by Cora Rosevear, Associate Curator of Painting and Sculpture at MoMA, NYC.
2012 "Contemporary Painters(Who Just Happen to be Women)", Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
2012 "Petroleum Paradox" Juried show. Eleanor Heartney, Juror. Denise Bibro Fine Art. Chelsea, NYC.
2012 "Wide Open 3 Art Show, BWAC, Red Hook, Brooklyn. Juror: Charlotta Kotik, curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
2010 ”Wide Open”, BWAC, Red Hook, Brooklyn. Jurors: Anne Strauss, Assoc. curator of 19th Century, Modern and Contemporary art at The Metropolitan Museum; Mark Hughes, Director of Galerie LeLong; Bill Murphy, Professor of art at Wagner College.
2009 ”Paint” Climate Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2009 ”New World Order: Habitats”, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco
2008 Nest Gallery, Oakland
2007 MobiTV, Emeryville
2006 "Fifth Anniversary Invitational Exhibit," Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento 2006 "Urban Landscapes," Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
2006 "Landscapes: A Modern Interpretation," California Modern Gallery, San Francisco 2005 Christopher Hill Gallery, St. Helena
2005 Arts Expo Gala, ArtsFest, San Francisco
2005 "Artists Celebrate Trees," Arcadia 2005, San Francisco
2004 Artwalk, San Francisco
2004 "Landscape," Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
2003 “The Visible World,” California State University Chico, with Toru Sugita
2002 “At the Heart of Red,” Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
1999 Artspan Selections, juried show, San Francisco
1999 Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, Juror Marian Parmenter, Dir. of MOMA Rental Gallery, Second Prize award
1998 “Landscape,” Mulligan-Shanoski Gallery, San Francisco
1998-2002 and 2007 to 2009, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Artists Gallery 1998 Benefit Exhibition, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
1993 Bay Arts Gallery, San Francisco
1992 Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco
1991 Santa Cruz Art League, juried show, Santa Cruz
1989 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery
1988 Second Annual International Art Competition, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York 1988 Bay Arts , Belmont CA, Juror Anne MacDonald, First Prize award
1988 Viridian Gallery Competition, New York
1988-2008 Fall Open Studios, The Point, San Francisco
1997-2009 Spring Open Studio, The Point, San Francisco
Education
Parsons School of Design, New York Art Academy College, San Francisco San Francisco State University
Collections
Numerous private and corporate collections in the U.S., Europe, and Asia
