"American Geisha" - Figurative Portrait in Oil on Linen

Modern portrait of a woman by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932). The woman is seated, looking to the right. Her reflection is visible in a mirror behind and to the left.

Signed and dated "Gren Hayes 1979" in the lower right corner.
Titled, signed, and dated on verso: American Geisha Gren Hayes, 1979
Tags on verso from Delta Art Annual.
Presented "floating" in a gilded frame.
Frame size: 21.75"H x 19.75"W
Canvas size: 20"H x 18"W

Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba.

She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada;

She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez.

She started a freelance commercial art business in 1963; copyrighted a National Cartoon, 1976, and served as Exhibition Director for San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976-1978. She was a workshop instructor at the San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery, 1977-1985; and was Manager/Owner Stanton Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982.

Solo Exhibitions:
Berkeley Marina, 1974;
Oakland Center for The Visual Arts, "Images of Women", 1979

Group Exhibitions:
Oakland's Dept of Education, 1963, Studio One;
Alameda County Fair, 1975, 1976, 1978;
San Francisco Art Festival, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978;
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, 1977, 1978;
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Exhibition, award winner - 1970, 1977, 1978;
Hayward Bay Fair Art Festival, award winner - 1971;
Capricorn Assunder Gallery, 1973;
Oakland Art Festival, 1973, 1974;
Alameda Art Association, 1978;
El Cerrito Art Association, 1979;
Delta Art Annual, 1986;
San Francisco Woman's Gallery, 1976-1982;
Stanton Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982;
2nd Annual Bay Area Women's Graphic Art Competition, Los Gatos, CA, 1979


Condition:
Alterations: Restored
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Artwork is in very good condition. Some minor edge wear. Professionally cleaned and treated with UV-resistant varnish. Frame is vintage and shows minor signs of wear, including minor loss of gilding.

Origin:
United States

Materials & Techniques:
Linen, Oil Paint

Details:
Country of Origin: United States
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Art Subjects: Portrait
Frame Type: Framed

Restored; Some Imperfections; Artwork is in very good condition. Some minor edge wear. Professionally cleaned and treated with UV-resistant varnish. Frame is vintage and shows minor signs of wear, including minor loss of gilding.