Lisa Patencio is a self taught artist.    She is an Athabascan Alaskan Native American who grew up in Yakima, Wa.  Her introduction to art began with her mother who made beautiful quilts, parkas and beading.  In 5th grade, Lisa was chosen for the "Company 7" art program.   This opened her world to art and instilled the desire to leave her home town and travel.  Her work has been in many exhibits.  Her book "Counting Butterflies in Cahuilla" was published by the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.  Her short "The Legends of the Rattlesnake" played in a Native American Film Festival.   After raising 4 children, she returned to college in 2017 at the age of 53.  She continues to express in many forms including mixed media, assemblage and pendants.  Currently she resides in the Palm Springs Area with the love of her life,  Moraino Patencio/Agua Client Band of Cahuilla Indian.

 "I find my duality as a human/spiritual person, as a Native/Non-Native person, as a mom/person effects my color choices and expression of those choices.  Neither is bad.  Both sides of me touch different people.  I no longer feel the need to be one or the other.  I enjoy color.  I enjoy neutrals.  I enjoy black and white.  As I grow as a person and a an artist, this reflects in my work."  Lisa Patencio