| Patty Maly was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She studied painting and printmaking at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and earned a BFA with a concentration in ceramics from Xavier University in 1984. After graduation she became a professional potter making painted earthenware vessels. Patty moved to Portland, Oregon in 1993 and continued to make pots and explore other media. About fifteen years ago she began experimenting with oils and monotypes, eventually redirecting her focus to painting and printmaking. | ||
| Exhibitions | ||
| 2026 | Sitka Art Invitational, Portland, Oregon 1999 to 2006 and 2008 to 2019 and 2021 to 2026 | |
| 2025 | Artworks Northwest Biennial 2025, Umpqua Valley Art Association, Roseburg, Oregon | |
| 2023 | Artworks Northwest Biennial 2023, Umpqua Valley Art Association, Roseburg, Oregon | |
| Northwind Arts Center Juried Exhibit, Port Townsend, Washington | ||
| Plein Air Juried Exhibit,Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, Oregon | ||
| 2020 | Portland Open Studio | |
| 2016 | * Beauty and Anxiety, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, Oregon | |
| Past and Present, Trayle Studio Show, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, Oregon | ||
| 2014 | * Still Life Paintings, Baker and Spice, Portland, Oregon | |
| 2013 | SAI Preview, Justice Center, Portland, Oregon | |
| 2011 | Small Works: Conversations, Waterstone Gallery, Portland, Oregon | |
| * New Work, Baker and Spice, Portland, Oregon | ||
| 2010 | Lord Greg, Art in the Pearl Collaborative Works, with Maggie Rudy, Portland, Oregon | |
| Waste Stream, Sitka at Sera Architecture, Portland, Oregon | ||
| Future & Now, Mt Hood Community College Art Center, Gresham, Oregon | ||
| Handmade for the Holidays, Portland Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon | ||
| 2005 | NCECA Platter Exhibition, Mt. Hood Community College Art Center, Gresham, Oregon | |
| 2004 | Sockeye, Art in the Pearl Collaborative Works, Portland, Oregon | |
| 2003 | Cup and Saucer, Mount Hood Community College Art Center, Gresham, Oregon | |
| Masks, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, Oregon | ||
| 2002 | Governor’s Residence Exhibit, Mahonia Hall, Salem, Oregon | |
| Artful Sentiments, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, Oregon | ||
| 2000 | * New Work, Beppu Gallery, Pacific City, Oregon Northwest Women's Fire, Kobo Gallery, Seattle, Washington | |
| 1999 | Table Top and Tile, The Bullseye Connection, Portland, Oregon | |
| What’s Shakin’, Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, Oregon | ||
| Platter X 23, Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, Oregon | ||
| Handmade Oregon, Portland Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon | ||
| 1998 | Six Ceramic Artists, Campbell Hall Gallery, Monmouth, Oregon | |
| 1997 | * Current Work, BonaKeane Gallery, Portland, Oregon | |
| New Directions, Only Artists Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
| The Sculpture of Ceramic Artists, Freed Gallery, Lincoln City, Oregon | ||
| 1996 | Bellevue Arts Festival Preview Exhibit, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington | |
| 1995 | Winter Showcase Exhibit, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, Oegon | |
| Platters and Tea, Mount Hood Community College Arts Center, Gresham Oregon | ||
| 1994 | * Ceramic Vessels, S.K. Josephsberg Gallery, Portland, Oregon | |
| The Figure, Gordon Beale Frank Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| 1993 | * Recent Work, Jackie Chalkey Gallery, Washington D.C. | |
| 1992 | In Our Image, Crazy Ladies Bookstore, Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| 1991 | * Recent Work, Patrick King Galley, Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| * In Her Image, Northern Hills Fellowship Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
| Connoisseur Craft, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Virginia | ||
| Who is ROARR? Carnegie Art Center, Covington, Kentucky | ||
| Dinnerworks, Louisville Art Association, Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| 1990 | The Art of Design, Mount St. Joseph College, Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| The Woman’s Eye, Carnegie Art Center, Covington, Kentucky | ||
| Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, Texas | ||
| 1989 | Young Ohioans, Ohio Designer Craftsman Gallery, Columbus. Ohio | |
| Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, Texas | ||
| * denotes Solo exhibitions | ||
| Public Tile Commissions | ||
| Shriner’s Hospital, Portland, Oregon | ||
| Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado | ||
| Stumptown Café, Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon | ||
| Adventist Medical Center, Portland, Oregon | ||
| Public Installations in collaboration with artist Maggie Rudy | ||
| 2013 | Salmon Life Cycle, Recycled Plastic, Vancouver Water Resources Center, Vancouver Washington | |
| 2008 | Waste Stream, The Columbian Building, Vancouver Washington, Vancouver Washington | |
| 2007 | Waste Stream, Patagonia Store, Jean Vollum Ecotrust Building, Portland, Oregon | |
| Sockeye, Lincoln City Community Center, Lincoln City, Oregon | ||
| 2006 | Waste Stream, Sera Architects, Portland, Oregon | |
| 2005 | Waste Stream, Sitka Art Invitational | |
| Other | ||
| 2022‑2026 | Sitka Art Invitational Committee, Art installation Curator, Oregon Contemporary, Portland Oregon | |
| 2010‑2020 | Sitka Art Invitational Committee, Art installation Curator, World Forestry Ctr, Portland Oregon | |
| 2002‑2010 | Sitka Invitational Committee, Art installationTeam, World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon | |
| 2011 | Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Residency, Otis, Oregon | |
| 2006 | Ceramic Map of Campus in collaboration with the students of Arbor School of Arts and Sciences, Tualatin, Oregon | |
| 1999 | Bullseye Glass Factory Residency, Portland, Oregon | |
| 1993 | Visiting Artist, Pendland School of Arts and Craft, Pendland, North Carolina | |
| Awards | ||
| 1999 | Bullseye Glass Factory Residency, Portland, Oregon | |
| 1998 | Oregon Potter’s Association, Bennett Welsh Award, Portland Oregon | |
| Portland Art’s Festival Invited Artist, Portland, Oregon | ||
| 1995 | Artquake Gallery Choice Award, Portland, Oregon | |
| 1994 | Hyde Park Art Association, Honorable Mention, Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| 1993 | Pendland School of Craft, Invited Artist, Pendland, North Carolina | |
| 1992 | Boardwalk Arts Festival Invited Artist, Virginia Beach, Virginia | |
| Columbus Arts Festival Invited Artist, Columbus, Ohio | ||
| 1991 | Columbus Arts Festival Invited Artist, Columbus, Ohio Richmond Craft and Design Festival, Heilig-Meyer Award, Richmond, Virginia | |
| 1990 | Columbus Arts Festival Invited Artist, Columbus, Ohio | |
| 1989 | Columbus Arts Festival, Fourth Place for Entire Body of Work, Columbus, Ohio | |
| Education | ||
| 2021‑2026 | Painting Studies with Portland artist Jef Gunn | |
| 1981‑1984 | Xavier Universtiy, Cincinnati, Ohio, Graduated Cum Laude, 1984, BFA | |
| 1982 | Ohio State University, Summer Clay Intensive | |
| 1978‑1980 | Art Academy of Cincinniti, Cincinnati, Ohio | |