Pat Pennell’s paintings are explorations into the natural, outdoor world around us. The local artist’s favourite time of year is autumn when she goes out into the parks around the city and takes photographs to capture this fleeting, colourful season. Her paintings are an explosion of colour and texture. Through the overlaying of acrylic paint from washes to impasto, rich mosaics of the urban forest’s myriad of fall colours and textures suggest shimmering Edens.
Education:
1966 - Bachelor of Education (Secondary Art), University of Calgary
1976 - Graduate Diploma (Early Childhood), University of Alberta
1970 – 2000 - Evening Credit and Non Credit Courses, Alberta College of Art and Design
2000 - Artist Residency, Emma Lake Artists Workshops, University of Saskatchewan
Professional:
1966 – 2000 - Teacher of Art (Elementary, Junior and Senior High School), Calgary Board of Education
1986 – 1992 - Art Consultant and Specialist, Calgary Board of Education
Selected Exhibitions:
2005 - “Gift”, Benefit Exhibition for Hospice Calgary, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (Invitational)
2005 - Juried Members’ Show, Leighton Centre Art Gallery, Millarville, Alberta
2005 - “Summer 05”, Herringer Kiss Gallery
2005 - Solo exhibition at Holt Renfrew in collaboration with Herringer Kiss Gallery
2004 - “Summer 04”, Herringer Kiss Gallery
2003 - Juried Members Show, Leighton Centre Art Gallery, Millarville, Alberta
2003 - “Gift”, Benefit Exhibition for Hospice Calgary, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (Invitational)
2001 - “Roads Travelled – Paths Explored”, Leighton Centre Art Gallery, Millarville, Alberta
1988 - “Figuratively Speaking”, Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (Juried)
Museum Exhibitions:
2004 - HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MALTWOOD, Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2004 - THE WILLIAMS LEGACY, CONTEMPORARY ART OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2003 - THE WILLIAMS LEGACY, CONTEMPORARY ART OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, University of Victoria and Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Collections:
Pat Pennell’s works are in collections in Vancouver, Seattle, Houston, Ottawa and Calgary.
