Irene Pattinson (1909-1999).  Painter, past President of the San Francisco Women Artists Association.

Irene Pattinson studied at the Marion Hartwell School of Design, San Francisco State College, and the California School of Fine Art (CSFA).  During the mid-20th century, the CSFA (now The San Francisco Art Institute) became a nucleus for Abstract Expressionism, with faculty including Clyfford Still, Richard Diebenkorn, Mark Rothko, and David Park along with many notable students such as Joan Brown, Manuel Neri, Wally Hedrick, and William T. Wiley.

During the 1950s, Irene Pattinson was very active in the San Francisco art scene and was the President of the San Francisco Women Artists Association 1955-1956.  She also won First Place awards at the San Francisco Woman Artists Association in 1957 and 1959, as well as an award at the San Francisco Art Festival in 1957.

Exhibitions:
1963    The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1963    California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA
1962    The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1961    San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
1960    California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA
1960    San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1960    The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1960    San Francisco Woman Artist’s Association, San Francisco, CA
1960    San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1959    The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1959    San Francisco Woman Artist’s Association, San Francisco, CA
1958    Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1958    San Francisco Woman Artist’s Association, San Francisco, CA
1958    The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1958    Oakland Art Museum Annual, Oakland, CA
1957    San Francisco Woman Artist’s Association, San Francisco, CA
1957    Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1956    Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1955    San Francisco Art Association Annual, San Francisco, CA
1955    Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1954    San Francisco Art Association Annual, San Francisco, CA
1951    Oakland Art Museum Annual, Oakland, CA
1948    San Francisco Art Association Annual, San Francisco, CA

Literature:
AskART.com Inc. – Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor).  The Artist’s Bluebook
Landauer, Susan, et al. San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
San Francisco Art Institute.  Catalog of the Art Bank 1962-1963

Sources:
David Carlson, Carlson Gallery
askART.com
BeenVerified.com

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