Born in Seattle in 1938

Working continuously since her 1965 graduation from the University of Washington Graduate School of Art, Patha has exhibited widely in galleries and museums, often challenging existing orthodoxies of style and content with her deeply personal vision. In 1960, she graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in fine arts, and in 1965 was awarded a Master of Fine Arts degree by the University of Washington Graduate School of Art. Her work has gone through several stages including surrealism, protofeminism, expressionism and modernist, Patha's work explores color consistently, even though her styles and interests in modern art may alter.
Patha's largest show 'A Punch of Color: Fifty Years of Painting' was held in 2014 at the Tacoma Art Museum
She has shown at the Seattle Art Museum, the Henry Art Gallery and the Museum of Northwest Art. Her work has been exhibited at Foster white Gallery, Davidson Gallery and Gordon Woodside Brasseth.