Patricia Ariel

Whenever I wanted answers or inspiration for life and art, it was not in the mundane or in the ordinary life that I looked for them, but in the unlimited world of my inner reality. This world, inhabited by mysterious places and people, has its own stories, its own rules, its own wisdom. I am only the storyteller.

I think of my art as a celebration of the human experience in what they have of sacred and profane. To me, there is nothing more fascinating than the mystery; this is the basic source of all my reflections and explorations. In my work I constantly investigate the point of contact between the physical and the reality of dreams, spirituality, and abstract concepts. I explore themes like transformation and transitions, the human duality, spiritual and emotional experiences, and the ties of man with nature and the raw forces of life.

Rio de Janeiro State University '05
Art Education/Art History

2015
Myth, Magic & Lore, group show. Bash Contemporary, San Francisco, CA.
Other Worlds, The Hive Gallery & Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Heaven & Hell – Patricia Ariel & Steven Johnson Leyba, Hyaena Gallery, Burbank, CA.





PAST SHOWS AND EVENTS

2014

Children of Roscharch, group Show. Phone Booth Gallery, Long Beach, CA.
Irrelevant Roots, a Copycat Violence Collective show. Thumbprint Gallery, La Jolla, CA.
Temple of The Soul – Bodies and Sacred Systems, group show. Alexi Era Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
The Bees Knees, group show. Alexi Era Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
Hidden Kingdoms, group show. The Dream Factory, Frankfurt, Germany.
100 Postcards for Human Rights, group show. Alexi Era Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
Mass Culture 1920’s, group show. Alexi Era Gallery, St. Louis, MO.

2013

The Re-Callibration of Light and Dark, group show. Red Raven Gallery, Port Townsend, WA.
Engage Live, a Hope for Creativity group show. Massachussets State House, MA.
Mythologique Paintings and drawings by Patricia Ariel and New Icons by R. O’Donnell. Red Raven Gallery, Port Townsend, WA.
Tarts, Trollops and Tramps, group show. Tasty Gallery, Seattle.

2012

Mythologique, featured artist. Habitude Spa & Gallery, Seattle, WA.
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