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
2025 Artworks Northwest Biennial 2025, Umpqua Valley Art Association, Roseburg, Oregon
Sitka Art Invitational, Portland, Oregon 1999 to 2006 and 2008 to 2019 and 2021 to 2025
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, TX
1989 Young Ohioans, Ohio Designer Craftsman Gallery, Columbus. Ohio
Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, TX
* 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 WA
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
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
4993 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, Rchmond, Virginia
1990 Columbus Arts Festival Invited Artist, Columbus, Ohio
1989 Columbus Arts Festival, Fourth Place for Entire Body of Work, Columbus, Ohio
Other
2002-2003 2002-2023 Sitka Invitational Committee, Art Hanging Team, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
2006 Ceramic Map of Campus in collaboration with the students of Arbor School of Arts and Sciences, Tualatin, Oregon