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 mixed media excursions. In the realm of abstract art, she uses seemingly simple shapes and organic forms to play within the tensions of chaos and order, occasionally incorporating found objects. In portraits and still life studies, she glorifies her subjects' confidence and vulnerability. Her body of work can be described as bold, evocative, and rich. Whether she is creating something purely abstract or undoubtedly realistic, she enjoys pushing past her limits through experimentation, innovation, and creative risk-taking.
Priyanka's paintings have been featured in national, regional, and local exhibitions in San Diego, Oceanside, and El Cajon. Her pieces are housed in private collections throughout the United States and abroad. She supports the local art community as a member of the East County Art Association and San Diego Watercolor Society.
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 with precision, I am integrating my curiosity about emotional responses to abstract forms into my practice. Indulging in my sense of wonder, I am allowing myself to be playful with rich colors and textures. I treat each piece as a window into a different world in which the unanticipated reveals itself.
-Priyanka Pathak
