Pati Hays

Multicultural and multinational, I was born and educated in the US of an ethnically diverse background, and have lived in various corners of the world most of my adult life. This international exposure has contributed to a universality in scope.

I find my greatest source of inspiration in Nature, her gifts as well as her mysteries. Working in both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional works, I explore the many forms in which the life-force manifests itself.

The visual interplay between light and dark, and fine detail countered with empty space express the yin and the yang of our reality for me. Dream visions often guide me in my attempt to bring the diverse elements of our universe, dark and light, biological and spiritual, physical and metaphysical, together, creating New Beginnings in a cosmic sense.

As the quiet places become ever more crowded with the noise and clutter of contemporary life, my focus is on the microcosm and the beauty hidden in the molecular structure of all living things. Working in various media, I strive to provide a quiet space in this all too busy world; a moment of serenity in which to suspend time and the almost frantic pace of contemporary life.

I now live in the Zuni Mountains, growing food, s...

B.A. and M.Ed. from the University of Maryland, U.S.A
Studied Old Master painting technique at the Wiener Malshcule in Tokyo, Japan.
Studied Printmaking techniques at the Folksuniversitetet in Stockholm, Sweden.
Ceramics at Hagerstown Community College, Maryland, and Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco, California.
Advanced Printmaking (etching, monotype)at City College San Francisco, SF, CA.

Washington Co. Arts Council Gallery, Hagerstown, MD
Kentlands Mansion, Gaithursburg, MD
Frostburg State Univ., , MD
City Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Touchstone Gallery Annex, Washington D.C.
Foundry Gallery, Washington D.C. ,
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, MD
Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Studio 333 Sausalito, CA
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA, (Wabi Sabi, Invoking Spirit, Works w/ Paper, Bay Area Women Artists, Art of the Spirit, etc)
Artisans Gallery, San Rafael, CA
Sausalito Bay Model, “Ebb and Flow”, Sausalito, CA
Ruby's Clay Studio and Gallery, San Francisco,CA
Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
Berkely Art Center, Berkely, CA
Ft. Mason, SF, CA
Marin Open Studios Gallery, San Rafael, CA
Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Art House Co Op, Brooklyn, NY
Marin MOCA, Novato, CA
The Depot, Mill Valley, CA
Marin Arts Gallery, San Rafael , CA
Old School Gallery, Ramah, NM
Matrix Fine Arts Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Crashing Thunder Gallery, Gallup, NM
Shallow Gallery, Gallup, NM
Old School Gallery, "Biological Cosmology", Ramah, NM
Awagami International Mini-print Exhibit, Japan
Galleria Carnaval, Ramah, NM
Manhattan Graphics Center
123 Gallery, Gallup, NM
Center for Contempo...