The John Natsoulas Gallery is pleased to announce this solo exhibition by painter, Pat Mahony. Please join us for the opening reception on May 30, 2026 from 6-8pm.

The John Natsoulas Gallery is proud to present the newest exhibition of paintings by Sacramento-based artist, Pat Mahony. The works in her exhibition, all created within the last year, are representative of her travels throughout California and to Hawaii. She captures endemic and tropical vegetation in her iconic, impressionistic style.

Pat Mahony’s natural environment serves as her greatest source of inspiration. She transforms the beauty of the world, and the “perfect chaos” that signifies the ever-changing impressions imparted by the way that light can alter a moment. She is known for successfully matching the “wildness of nature with a wild and physical application of paint.” Pat Mahony was born in Southern California, and studied printmaking and oil painting at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During the 1980s, she primarily showed her watercolors, many of which were architectural scenes. After her early painting successes, she took some time off to pursue other endeavors. Her desire to return to oil painting coincided with her move to a rural property along the Sacramento River. The resulting landscape paintings that she produced over the successive years were large-scale in format and were a strong representation of that land. Her later works, painted after she relocated to the region near the American River, became more focused on individual components within nature, as she went on long walks along the river. She has achieved minute detail within her painting, utilizing the scale to emphasize particular elements.

In this exhibition she explores scale across multiple canvases, creating a diptych and a quadriptych, allowing for greater immersion and artistic presence. Mahony can best be categorized as a colorist, with a style derived from the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, which is well suited for capturing the fleeting moments that begin and end in such rapid succession in the natural world. Her paintings are a balance between abstraction and representation. Immortalizing the vibrancy of the Sacramento Valley natural environment is key to her work, and her dazzling painting captures the beauty of the beloved flora and landscape she calls home.

The exhibition’s opening reception is to be held on Saturday, May 30 from 7:00-9:00 PM. It will feature live music and refreshments. All are well, and the event is free!