Priyanka Pathak
Priyanka Pathak paints in the ancestral homeland of the Kumeyaay, the indigenous people of San Diego County, CA, USA and northern Baja California, Mexico. Priyanka primarily works with acrylics, including in her mixed media excursions. In the realm of abstract art, she uses seemingly simple shapes to play in the tensions of chaos and order, occasionally incorporating found objects. Her evolving style is influenced by legends Wassily Kandinsky and Joan Miró. In portraits and still life studies, she glorifies her subjects' confidence and vulnerability. Her inspirations include the awe-inspiring works of Bisa Butler and Kehinde Wiley, as well as the great Georgia O'Keeffe. Her paintings are are featured in national and regional exhibitions, as well as private collections throughout the United States and abroad.
About the Artist
Artist Statement
When I engage in artistic expression, I feel directly connected to generations of art lovers in my family, especially my elders who patiently helped me build my drawing and painting foundation throughout my childhood. I grew up to embrace the artist in me more seriously after recognizing how much I enjoy the challenges and struggles of the creative process, in addition to beholding a completed project.
After a lifetime dedicated to painting people, plants, and animals, I am also indulging my curiosity and wonder in attempting to evoke emotional responses to free floating forms. I am allowing myself to be playful with rich colors and textures as I treat each piece as a window into an unreal world in which the unanticipated reveals itself.
-Priyanka Pathak
