MERYL PATAKY
http://www.merylpataky.com/
@merylpataky
BIO
b. 1983 Palm Beach, Florida
Based in Oakland, California
Originally from South Florida, Pataky moved to San Francisco in 2002 to attend the Academy of Art University. She fell in love with the tactile nature of sculpture and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture. An artist of many disciplines and mediums, Meryl focuses on the relationship between her own hands and material. Informing her material selection is a meditation on the elements of the periodic table from noble gases to metals and organics. She is aware of the history of her elements from their origins in the universe to their applications in culture and myth. The artist derives deeper meanings from these histories to add layers to her concepts. Both a personal and process driven narrative drive the work further forward. Meryl is currently working on exhibitions in Oakland, California as well as curating the all-female, all neon exhibition entitled, "She Bends". The exhibition features female benders from around the world.
CV
Education
2010 Bachelor of Fine Art, Sculpture, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Not Long For This World, pt.2: Gallery, Oakland, CA
2018 (Untitled), Stephanie Chefas Projects, Portland, OR
2017 Limited Edition Residency, John McNeil Studio, Berkeley, CA
2016 Colorways, Stephanie Chefas Projects, Portland, OR
2014 The Golden Hour, White Walls and Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Cellar Door, White Walls and Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012 Future Sailor, LeBasse Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Metaphysics, a.Muse Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Select Group Exhibitions
2019 October Group Show, pt.2: Gallery, Los Angeles,CA
2019 Art Market San Francisco, pt.2: Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 Femme, Juxtapoz Magazine at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ
2018 Mirrors, pt.2: Gallery, Oakland, CA
2018 CONTEXT Miami, Art Basel, Miami, FL
2017 Juxtapoz Magazine Showcase, Art Basel Week, Miami, FL
2016 Illuminations, Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Lit, Cornell Museum, Delray, FL
2015 Almost Human, Converge Gallery, Williamsburg, PA
2015 4%ers”, FFDG, San Francisco, CA
2014 Language Art, Cornell Museum, Delray, FL
2014 CONTEXT Miami, Art Basel, Miami, FL
2014 Evergold Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 New Neon, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2013 Character Profile, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2012 In Other Words, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2011 Pulse Fair, LeBasse Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Art Market, LeBasse Projects, San Francisco, CA
Curatorial
2018 to present Guest Spot, Hang Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
A rotating installation of neon artists in the windows of the gallery, overlooking Sutter Street in Downtown San Francisco. Features a new neon artist
each quarter.
2017 to present She Bends, Womxn in Neon
A Traveling Group Exhibition featuring a roster of female identifying neon artists creating their own work.
Select Commissions/Collections
Kaiser Permanente Sports Medicine Center, San Francisco, CA
NIKE, Los Angeles, CA
Facebook Artist in Residency, Freemont, CA
Capital One Headquarters, San Francisco, CA
Smashbox Cosmetics, Artist Collaboration Collection
U.S and U.K, Virgin Hotel, Chicago, IL
Perrier
Art Basel, Miami, FL
Gensler Architects, San Francisco, CA
BBDO Advertising, San Francisco, CA
Google, San Francisco, CA
The Assembly, San Francisco, CA
Prisoner Winery, Napa, CA
Union Square Business Improvement District, San Francisco, CA