Untitled - Mountains

Pat O'Hara was born in Burns Lake, British Columbia in 1936. Her mediums are oils, acrylics, ink, collage, stitched canvas and mixed mediums. Her subjects are abstract compositions, often including found objects, of pattern, colour and texture. Her styles are lyrical abstraction and abstract expressionism. She studied at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver), the Emily Carr College of Art and Design (Vancouver), the Instituto Allende (San Miguel, Mexico) and the Banff School of Fine Arts (Alberta). She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She has traveled widely, including to Spain, Fiji, Australia and France. O'Hara's work can be found in private and public collections all across Canada. Patricia O'Hara continues to live and work out of her home and studio in Vancouver, Canada.