PATRICIA HAGEN

(American, 20th Century)

NANCY IN THE CLOUDS

Oil on Canvas

72 x 60 Inches

Signed, Verso, 'Pat Hagen' and Dated 1996

Titled, Verso, on Central Stretcher Bar, 'Denial'

 

Patricia Hagen is an American painter recognized for her disciplined approach to form and structure and for a career spanning more than three decades of consistent exhibition. Born in Portland, Oregon, Hagen received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Miami University of Ohio in 1978 and her Master of Fine Arts with Distinction from the California College of the Arts in Oakland in 1994, where she studied under members of the Bay Area figurative and abstract schools. Her academic grounding in drawing and color theory provided the foundation for a methodical painting practice that combines careful observation with a restrained sense of design.

 

Hagen’s early work focused on cellular and biological imagery—bacteria, viruses, and microscopic formations—painted with fine tonal control and a near-scientific precision. Her first solo exhibition, Between Then and Now, was held at the Sherry Frumkin Gallery in Santa Monica in 1996, followed by Treading Anxious Waters at R. B. Stevenson Gallery in San Diego in 1997. After relocating to Seattle, she exhibited widely in the region, including Virus (The Stalk Exchange, 2003), Fragile Attachments (Bryan Ohno Gallery, 2005), and Schema (Punch Gallery, 2007), developing a personal idiom that merged natural observation with controlled abstraction.

 

By the late 2000's, Hagen had expanded her subjects to larger organic systems, reflected in exhibitions such as Fragile Balance (2008), Fullness Passing (2009), and Spill (2010), all at Punch Gallery, Seattle. Her work was selected for New American Paintings and acquired by the King County Arts Collection. Subsequent solo exhibitions—Approaching Awe at i.e. Gallery, Edison (2017), Solace and Witness at Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle (2018, 2021), and Biophilia at i.e. Gallery (2024)—confirmed her standing as a consistent and serious studio painter.

 

Hagen has been awarded residencies at the Jentel Foundation in Banner, Wyoming, and at Willapa Bay AiR in Oysterville, Washington (both 2019). Her most recent exhibition, Into the Woods at Northwind Art Center, Port Townsend (2025), continued her long engagement with the visual order of the natural world interpreted through balanced composition and tonal harmony. Pat Hagen's paintings are represented in public and private collections throughout the United States, and she remains active in the Pacific Northwest, building on her strong record of exhibition and critical recognition.

 

 

Education:

 

1994 California College of Arts and Crafts, MFA with Distinction Oakland, CA

 

1978 Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, OH, BFA

 

 

Awards and Residencies:

 

Willipa Bay Artist in Residence- 2019- Oystyerville WA

 

Jentel- 2019- Banner Wyoming

 

 

Solo Exhibitions:

 

2025 “Into the Woods” Northwind Art Center, Port Townsend WA

 

2024 “Biophilia'' i.e. Gallery Edison, WA

 

2021 "Witness", Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2018 “Solace” Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2017 “Approaching Awe” i.e. Gallery, Edison WA

 

2010 “Spill” Punch Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2009 "Fullness Passing" Punch Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2008 “Fragile Balance” Punch Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2007 “Schema” Punch Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2005 “Fragile Attachments” Bryan Ohno Gallery , Seattle WA

 

2003 “Virus” The Stalk Exchange, Seattle WA

 

1997 “Treading Anxious Waters” R.B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA

 

1996 “Between Then and Now” Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

 

1996 “New Work” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artist Gallery

 

 

Group Exhibitions:

 

2023

 

Group Show Janette Best Gallery Port Townsend WA

 

2022

 

Among the Trees, i.e. Edison Gallery, Edison WA

 

2021

 

Anniversary Show. Linda Hodges Gallery Seattle WA

 

2019

 

Lay of the Land, Group Invitational Show, i.e. Gallery Edison WA

 

2018

 

Holiday Group Show, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2017

 

Group Show i.e. Gallery Edison WA

 

“American Painting Today”, Seattle WA

 

2016

 

“10 Year Anniversary Show “ Punch Gallery, Seattle WA

 

“Anniversary Show” The Alice Gallery, Seattle WA

 

“Shizen/ Natural” Bryan Ohno Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2015

 

“Rhythm of Colors” Bryan Ohno Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2014

 

“Holiday Show” Bryan Ohno Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2013

 

“Another Perfect Day in the Pacific Northwest” Bryan Ohno Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2In Focus” - Seattle Galleries at RSG - Bryan Ohno Gallery, Seattle Art Museum Gallery

 

2008

 

"New Work" Robert Daniel Gallery, Tacoma WA

 

"Building C" 6311 Gallery, Seattle WA

 

“Aqua Wynwood Art Fair” w/ Punch Gallery, Miami, FL

 

2007

 

“New American Painting" In Print Exhibition, 2007 Pacific Coast Edition

 

“Round Three” New Members Show, Punch Gallery, Seattle WA

 

2006

 

“14th Annual Painting Marathon” CoCA, Seattle, WA

 

“Aesthetics/Analytics" Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle WA

 

“New American Painting" In Print Exhibition, Issue 61, Pacific Coast Edition

 

2005

 

“They Shoot Painters, Don’t They?” - CoCA, Seattle, WA

 

“In Focus” - Seattle Galleries at RSG - Bryan Ohno Gallery, Seattle Art Museum Gallery

 

2004

 

“Holiday Group Exhibition” Bryan Ohno Gallery, Seattle WA

 

“Material Witness” Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA

 

“Introductions” Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, WA

 

“CCA/See” The Oliver Art Center, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA

 

“Gallery Artists” R.B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA

 

2003

 

“CCAC” Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

2002

 

“New Work” R.B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA

 

2001

 

“Oakland Museum at Lathem Square” Oakland, CA

 

1999

 

“Tender” Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

1998

 

“Two Coasts, Four Visions” Horn Gallery, Babson College, Babson, MA

 

“Pro Arts Juried Annual” Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA, Juror’s Recognition Award

 

1997

 

“Small Figurative Works” Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL

 

“Comic Inspirations” , Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY

 

“New Faces” Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA

 

“New American Talent” Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria, Austin, TX

 

Curated by Lisa Phillips, Whitney Museum of American Art,

 

1995

 

“Selections” Adam Baumgold Gallery New York, NY

 

“Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition” Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA

 

Juror, Robert Flynn Johnson

 

1994

 

“Excess Baggage” The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

“New Images” Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA

 

“Thesis Exhibition” California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

 

“Berkeley Art Center Annual Exhibition” Berkeley, CA Special Recognition Award

 

Curators, Boyd Allen, Mildred Howard, and Paul Tomidy

 

1993

 

Emeryville Art Exhibition, Emeryville, CA Jurors Price Amerson and Phil Linhares

 

1992

 

Emeryville Art Exhibition, Emeryville, CA Jurors, Kathern Reasoner and John Caldwell

 

Publications:

 

”New American Painting” Pacific Coast Edition, 2016

 

“New American Painting” Issue 73, Pacific Coast Edition, 2007

 

“New American Painting”, Issue 61, Pacific Coast Edition, 2005

 

“New American Painting” Issue #6 Pacific Coast Edition, 1996

 

“Bird Dog”, Issue 7, 2006

 

“Seattle Weekly”, Volume 29, Number 32, August 11-17 2004

 

“Studio Notes”, Number 21 October 1998, Bencia, CA

 

“The Publication”, Vol. II/ Issue VIII October 1997, San Diego, CA

 

"New American Paintings", Spring 1996 Volume I Number VI, The Open Studio Press,

 

"Artweek" June 1996, San Jose CA

 

"Artweek" February 1995, San Jose CA

 

 

Selected Collections:

 

King County Arts Commission Seattle WA

 

Nordstrom Corporation, Seattle WA

 

Moreland Associates, Alameda CA

 

The Red Lion, Stockbridge MA

 

Indah Bulan, LA CA