Patricia Vernhes, (b. 1980)  is a multi-disciplinary artist, writer and composer. She is also the Programming and Development Director at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center, an education, visual and performing arts non profit organization originally founded in Joshua Tree, CA in 1964. 

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. As a teenager she moved to London, where she studied contemporary music, worked as a solo artist, went on to form numerous bands and collaborated on over 20 film soundtracks. Since her move to Joshua Tree in 2012 her work has been an ongoing conversation between the environment and memory through sound, photography & film, painting, sculpture, and assemblage, often produced and exhibited on the land she stewards. 

She is an Ayurveda Yoga Therapist, a Hatha Yoga and meditation teacher and a sound therapy practitioner exclusively trained at The Integratron.

She is also one half of Summa, an experimental audio project alongside her husband, music producer Nicolas Vernhes.