About P'anne . . .
Phyllis (phyllis anne or p'anne), emanates from a creative family in the midwest. After studying fine art in college, she traveled solo throughout the United States in a Volkswagen convertible, studying art, drama & psychology in 3 universities. Focusing on psychology & human nature, she earned a master's degree in counseling from Santa Clara University in California.
Residing on both coasts, Phyllis focused on raising her children in California. She owned & operated a clinic practicing marriage & family counseling. Concurrently, while teaching & presenting at conferences around the world, she explored art museums, galleries and private art studios. In 2009, she founded her own art studio & retail gallery in downtown Campbell, CA. Now, from her studio in San Jose, CA, she exhibits in the Bay Area & throughout the US. Her evolving style, influenced by life story & nature, is primarily abstract & abstract expressionist.
Thoughts. Experiences. Inspiration.
My first memories are of making art with my artist grandmother. I loved movies & theater. Studying drama & art in college, I identified with behind-the-scenes action & grunge of theater. I am still moved by the story & drama of people’s lives. My work envelops the good, the bad & ugly of the lived in world. The order & disorder, peace & chaos of nature & humanity, are reflected in my work. What I aim to convey is the delicious ways we overcome obstacles, find peace in the midst of confusion, love in the disarray of disagreement & congruence with ourselves. The necessary wabi-sabi of life, making something new of the old, honoring the time worn while encouraging a spontaneity so easy to lose, is what I hope to capture in my work. How I live is how I create.
The visual narrative of my art, winds its way in, surprising me & hopefully the viewer. During the creative process, I let go & enter what feels like a trance-like state. It is then my best work emerges. It is a triumph when the painting seems to paint itself revealing surprising stories or feelings & deeper secrets emanating from the unconscious in me, transforming in the reflected experience of the viewer.
Releasing ego, perfectionism & fear of exposure, I enter the creative arena. The process feels mysterious, vulnerable, & even sacred. In the arena, the work begins. The creative process unfolds, a contrast of chaos & order weaves its way into the heart of my work. At best, resulting images act as a Rorschach igniting internal conversations between viewer & image, enlivening dormant mysteries, sparking an awareness of precious aliveness. I like the quotation:
"While creating, artists are literally out of their minds'
Exhibitions & Galleries
Exhibitions
2022
"Kandy Kultur", Core Art Gallery, Lakewood, COLO
"October Group Art Show", The Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Textures & Forms, 2022, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
A Night in Venice Gala, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
April Open Studios, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
"Indigenous", The Contemporary, Northern Waters Resort, Watersmeet,MI
2021
"So Real - Surreal", O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
"Indigenous", The Contemporary, Northern Waters Resort, Watersmeet, MI
"November National Group Art Show", The Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
"Ocean", Long Beach Creative Group (LBCG), Long Beach, CA
"Art in the Time of Corona", A Global Art Project, Dab Art Co., Los Angeles, CA
"September National Group Art Show", The Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Open Studios: Fall 2021, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
Statewide 2D Art Competition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
"The Sky's The Limit", Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
"June National Group Art Show", The Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
"A Thousand Words", CORE New Art Space, Lakewood, CO
"Tribute: National: Homage to People, Places & Things", d'art Center, Norfolk, VA
Open Studios: Spring 2021, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
"April National Group Art Show", The Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
"Member Art Show", O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
"A Moment of Reflection", O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2020
"April National Group Art Show", The Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2019
"Shemchuck Group Show", Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
"Awakening The Spirit", Town Books, San Anselmo, CA
"Silicon Valley Open Studios", The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Holiday Boutique”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Fall Show: Benefit for Sacred Hearts”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
2018
"Art of the Spirit“, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
"Artist of the Month", Simply Smashing, Campbell, CA
"Silicon Valley Open Studios", The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Holiday Boutique”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Fall Show: Benefit for Sacred Hearts”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
2017
"Bay Area Women Artists", O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
“Sign of the Times“, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
"Holiday Boutique",The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
"Silicon Valley Open Studios", The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
"Affordable Art Fair", JCOS Art Haus, Los Gatos, CA
2016
“Dreamscapes“, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
“Spaces Exhibition”, SpacesWorks, Menlo Park, CA
“Holiday Boutique”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Spaces Exhibition”, SpaceWorks, Menlo Park, CA
“Fall Show: Benefit for Sacred Hearts”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Silicon Valley Open Studios”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Black,White & Shades of Gray“, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2015
“Sight & Insight”, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
“Holiday Boutique”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Fall Show: Benefit for Sacred Hearts”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Blue Umbrella Collaborative”, Cabrillo Festival, Santa Cruz, CA
“Silicon Valley Open Studios”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Annual Member Show", O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2014
"Red", O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
“Penny Arcade”, HIVE Artspace, York, PA
“Blue Umbrella Collaborative”, Cabrillo Festival, Santa Cruz, CA
“Holiday Boutique”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Fall Show: Benefit for Sacred Hearts”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Illustrated”, HIVE Artspace, York, PA
“Silicon Valley Open Studios”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“SVOS Special”, Los Altos Main Street Café and Book Shop, Los Altos, CA
“The Circus! Show”, Canvas Ghost Gallery, San Jose, CA
Featured Artist: “Love Actually”, Gallery of Dreams, Campbell, CA
“SweetheART Exhibit”, The Alameda Art Works, San Jose, CA
“Art & Healing”, Lafayette Park Hotel, NCGPS Annual Dinner, Lafayette, CA
“Watercolor: Outside the Lines”, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2013
“Teeny Tiny Show”, Starkweather Arts, Romeo, MI
“Holiday Boutique”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
“Fall Show: Benefit for Sacred Hearts”, The Alameda ArtWorks, San Jose, CA
2009 - 2012
Featured Artist: “Black Rhapsody” Asian Fusion Restaurant, Mountain View, CA
Resident Artist: Gallery of Dreams, Campbell, CA
Galleries
2016-2017
Gallery 24
24 North Santa Cruz Avenue
Los Gatos, California 95030
2009-2013
Gallery of Dreams
300 Campbell Avenue
Campbell, California 95008