PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Christine Marie
Public Relations for Sonya Paz
408.378-5000
NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION FOR “ART CAPTURED IN TIME” WRISTWEAR
“California Painter Sonya Paz’s modern pop art wristwear watches help support Breast Cancer Awareness”
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 10, 2006 Sonya Paz, a well known California artist, is pleased to announce that her modern pop art wristwatches “art, captured in time®” are sporting a wonderful new look in Pink! The Sonya Paz wristwear line has expanded to include a special new wristwatch titled “Passionate Survivor” was designed to help raise awareness for breast cancer research for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
“This opportunity to work with the National Breast Cancer Foundation is truly a rewarding experience” said Sonya Paz. “I value all of my new and existing customers who support and collect my artwork and to support this wonderful foundation, to know that the artful wristwear will help raise the awareness of breast cancer is very meaningful to me”.
“When Sonya approached us about creating a specific artwork to be transformed into a watch we were very excited,” said Janelle Hail, NBCF President and CEO. “She has captured the spirit of the survivor with her unique design. We truly appreciate Sonya’s generous support.”
“”I feel in my line of work, it’s very important to give back to a wonderful cause, the ability to create a meaningful piece of art that can speak to others is wonderful” said Paz. “Partnering with NBCF allows me to give something back and able to fight back against this terrible disease, we are supporting by provide a percentage of the proceeds directly to the NBCF” Paz explained.”
Besides creating and designing her art pieces, Sonya has been working on some innovative and fun retail merchandise, there are the new of clocks, wristwear, functional furniture, soon to be textiles, pillows and new mini pop art and limited editions.”
Sonya’s recent gallery expansion also opening caps off a significant year of achievement for Sonya. This last year, she has also been a supportive partner with the Humane Society Silicon Valley and the National Breast Cancer Foundation with works relating to new watch line “art, captured in time®”. Throughout the year, her work has been featured at major art events in California and in galleries and large venues across the United States, from California to Florida. She also has several retailer stores across the country where her retail merchandise is available for sale. Sonya’s gallery hours are 12:00 to 5:00 pm from Monday through Friday.
For Information on National Breast Cancer Foundation visit:
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
7460 Warren Pkwy., Suite 150
Frisco, Texas 75034
Phone: (972) 248-9200
Fax: (972) 248-6770
Website: www.nationalbreastcancer.org
About Sonya Paz Fine Art
Sonya Paz is creating a new direction in the Pop Art movement through her exuberant use of color and playful forms. Bold shapes and vibrant colors leap off her canvases, while her images explode in an energetic and wildly whimsical style.
Sonya’s paintings and vivid images are a reflection of her California roots and her active lifestyle. Her positive, creative attitude and passionate expression represent an optimistic view of the world. Seasoned by traveling the world to study art and its history, her works are inspired by the Cubist movement as well as from American Pop Art. Sonya has a passion for Modern Art, Pop Art, Cubism, Modernism and Surrealism. These combined influences can be seen in much of her work, where traditional styles compete with energetic pop art images of the past 25 years.
Sonya is a member and Vice President of the Artists Guild of San Francisco. Over the past few years, her art has been exhibited at a number of venues, including Gordon Biersch, MJ Schaer Gallery, Bacchus and Venus Gallery, and International ArtExpo 2004 and 2005.
In 2004, Sonya opened her own fine art gallery in Santa Clara, Calif. Her works are represented across the United States, including South Miami Beach, Napa Valley and Detroit. She designed an exclusive label for a Livermore Valley Winery, and her work is featured in many local wineries and in various restaurants nationwide. In 2005 she expanded her fine art gallery from 1,400 square feet to 3,200 suare feet.
Sonya has donated art and worked with many charities to raise funds. She has also painted two sharks that were auctioned at the SharkByte Art Event in downtown San Jose on 2002.
In 2004, Sonya’s artwork was selected for the Sausalito Art Festival t-shirt design and the poster and t-shirt design for the Palo Alto Festival of the Arts.
Sonya has established a solid private and corporate clientele. Her works of art have been acquired by many collectors throughout the United States and can be found in collections in Australia, Canada, Chile, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malta in the Maltese Islands, Portugal, Spain, Scotland, Switzerland and Turkey. Sonya is a native Californian. She lives in San Jose.
For more information on purchasing Sonya’s work, to acquire commissioned work or to discuss licensed artwork, contact Sonya Paz Fine Art Gallery: https://www.sonyapaz.com.
