Patricia Vernhes is a multi-disciplinary artist whose professional musical and visual paths have spanned  over two decades and under many monikers.

Born in Poland at the dawn of martial law, Vernhes grew up touring with her step father’s widely known punk rock band during some of Eastern Europe’s most radical turns in modern history.

Shortly after Poland began to transition from communism to democracy, she moved as a teenager to London, where she began her music education and career. Her debut solo album released by Sony Records in 1998 is considered the first major release to open an era of electronic pop music in Poland. During her London years she worked as a solo artist and went on to form the bands Children, Flykkiller, and Patti Yang Group. She also collaborated on over 20 film soundtracks. 

Her current practice took another turn when she moved to the desert in Joshua Tree, California. As a steward of the land, her work is an ongoing conversation between the environment and memory through sound, painting, sculpture, and found objects often installed, collected, and exhibited on her property. 

She is also one half of Summa, an experimental audio project alongside her husband, music producer Nicolas Vernhes, where she utilizes a set of 20 large binaurally tuned quartz bowls.

She currently lives and works in Joshua Tree, California.