New artist: Pat Service
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Pat Service, "Foothills," 2013
acrylic on canvas, 36" x 66"
Pat Service was born and raised on the west coast of Canada. Service earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia before traveling and living in Scotland, Venezuela, and Ottawa. Upon her return to Vancouver, she began to paint full-time.
While Service has explored many subjects in her paintings, she is best known for her interpretive landscapes. These range from views of specific sites to generalized locations, on a large scale or in smaller personalized moments. Over the past ten years, she has severely simplified her references to nature, in order to emphasize colour and its emotional impact.
Service has had numerous solo and group exhibitions over the past 30 years. Her paintings are placed in collections across Canada, in the United States, and in Asia.