about me - paty quiroga
painting makes me feel completely free.
I express emotions that cannot be said with words. I feel that intimate and sacred connection with nature, life, and a sense of timelessness. I love color, and it is the main focus of my paintings. I am inspired by nature, smells, and textures. I admire how light shines through the leaves of the trees, the reflection of the water, its clarity, the energy of the air, freshly cut grass, a flower, a look in someone’s eyes, or an everyday object.
When I paint, I don't think, I just feel and enjoy. Bright colors always end up in my palette and I feel full of joy when I portray them. Oil is my favorite medium. I love to feel its texture when it slides, plays, and dances on my palette and later on the canvas.
Paty was born and raised in Mexico City. She graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico with a Bachelors Degree in International Relations. She worked for several years as a professional model for magazines, catalogs, television commercials, and fashion shows, traveling throughout Mexico and the world.
She has lived in five countries and now resides in the United States. Art has been a part of her life always: acting, dancing, and painting.
Paty is a member of the Greenwich Art Society and the Carriage Barn Arts Centre in Connecticut.
She has studied painting and drawing in London and acting, painting, and drawing in Connecticut and in New York City.
paty quiroga
Art Education:
Oil Painting and drawing – Greenwich Art Society, Connecticut.
Oil Painting, drawing and pottery – Silvermine Arts Center, Connecticut.
Oil Painting – The Art Students League of New York, New York.
Acrylic Painting, watercolors and drawing – Hammersmith & Fulham, London.
Acting – Lee Strasberg Institute, New York.
Academic Background:
1993 BA International Relations
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México
Exhibitions:
2019 Art to the Avenue – Greenwich Art Society, Greenwich CT
2019 Students Exhibition – Silvermine Arts Center, Norwalk CT
2018 Art to the Avenue – Greenwich Art Society, Greenwich CT
2017 Annual Members Exhibition - Greenwich Art Society, Greenwich CT
Member of the Greenwich Art Society and the Carriage Barn Arts Center.