Artist Background:
Patricia Justiniani McReynolds has exhibited in San Diego since the late 1960s. She has made works in oils, pastels, acrylics, ceramics, mixed media, and sculptures in fired clay, poured cement, and bronze.
A recent exhibition was at the Ocean Beach Coop Gallery, San Diego, from January to April of 2006. In June of 2006, she published: Folk Tales of the Pacific Rim, illustrated with acrylic paintings.
Artist Statement:
"As a Professor of Art History, I had a passion for teaching my specialization of the Traditional Arts. And as an artist too, I have always been driven to make art. I have fulfilled this in many ways, recently in a series of folk tale illustrations. My current flower-symbol paintings not only reflect glazes flowing over forms, but also my background in ancient Native American and Mexican art, which demands a visionary meaning behind form and color.
I believe that the desert is our last stronghold of peace and harmony. So I paint the flower as a symbol of today’s endangered environment. Alone or surrounded by threatening compositional elements, the flower also represents the gentle strength of the human soul, and the belief that style and technique should reflect a human touch."
Collections:
- Dr. Betty Berzon, Los Angeles, CA
- Mrs. Perrietta Hester, La Jolla, CA
- Mrs. Betty Farson, Aspen, CO.
- Mrs. Lily Hill, Point Loma, CA
- Drs. Wilfried and Elizabeth Seifert, Desert Hot Springs, CA
- Dr. and Mrs. Stroud Connors, San Martin, CA
- Mr. And Mrs. Rich Langmaack, Lake Havasu, AZ
- Mr. And Mrs. Kip Winsett, Escondido, CA
- Dr. Matthew Haynes and Ms. Grace Sevilla, La Mesa, CA
- Mr. And Mrs. Joe Mayer, Chula Vista, CA
- Dr. Kari Elliott, Oslo, Norway
Education:
- University of California at Los Angeles, B.A. in Fine Arts
- San Diego State University, M.A, in Art History
Teaching:
- MiraCosta College, Art History Instructor, 1982-2005
Other Work:
- Director of the Pilipino Folk Arts Program, S.D. 1979-81
- Volunteer in Ceramics Teaching on the Navajo Reservation, AZ, 1989-92
Writing:
- Almost Americans: A Quest for Dignity, Red Crane press, 1997
- Rock Art and Shamanism, Rock Art Papers, S. D. Museum of Man, 2003, 2006
- Art of the Philippines and Hawaii, Arts of Asia, 1980-87
- Folk Tales of the Pacific Rim, illustrated with acrylic paintings, 2006
Honors:
- San Diego Women: The Power Source, 1980s
- Who’s Who in the Humanities, 1990s
- Empire Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Educators, 2004
Awards:
- Jewish Community Center Art Shows, 2nd, 1967, 1st, 1968
- S.D. State University, Award for Philippine Art Film, 1979
BIO
Patricia Justiniani McReynolds is an advocate for the preservation of the environment. She taught art history at MiraCosta College from 1982-2005, specializing in the History of Traditional Art. Her articles on multi-cultural arts are in journals, The Art Dictionary and Arts of Asia magazine. She has taught native arts in the Pilipino Folk Arts Program and pottery on the Navajo Reservation, as well as the Bishop’s School, La Jolla.
She lectures on shamanic arts, the rock art of petroglyphs and pictographs, and her memoir entitled "Almost Americans: A Quest for Dignity." (See Authors)
She is included in San Diego Women: the Power Source; Who’s Who in the Humanities; and Empire Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women Educators.
Contact pcmcrey@sbcglobal.net