P A K A N P E N N contemporary artist
P A K A N P E N N
Pakan Penn, a Cambodian-born resident of the Washington, D.C. area, is an oil painter of many dimensions. His artwork cultivates a sense of emotion shaped by his unique life story and extensive travels. His experimentation with an array of colors, interplayed with sunlight and shadows using the palette knife and brush, produces vibrancy and motion across his paintings that create a three-dimensional effect.
Pakan is one of the few artists of his generation to master painting across multiple styles from abstract, impressionism, semi-impressionism, realism, to portraiture. His artwork has been displayed and written about across the United States and internationally.
Pakan was honored to present his picturesque rendering of Chicago Skyline to President Barack Obama.
The first female space explorer, Anousheh Ansari, selected Pakan to paint her portrait, which is displayed at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
The U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg selected and displayed signature floral painting, Majestic Garden, for the Art in Embassies Exhibition.
The U.S. Embassy in Port Louis, Mauritus, selected and displayed two floral paintings, Azalea Dream and Wild Poppies, for the Art in Embassies Exhibition.
The Japanese Ambassador’s Residence in Washington D.C. hosted his works for a sole artist exhibition.
Pakan was featured as the Lifestyle Artist in the December 2017 edition of the Washington Life Magazine.
A R T W O R K S
MORNING LILIES
OIL ON CANVAS
48" X 48"¨
PERFECT DAY
18" X 24"¨
OIL ON CANVAS
PERFECT DAY
OIL ON CANVAS
18" X 24"¨
LOTUS FLOWERS HARVEST
OIL ON CANVAS
18" X 24"¨
RED HORSE
OIL ON CANVAS
36" X 36"¨
MARKET ON RIVER´S EDGE
OIL ON CANVAS
18" X 24"¨
ON THE RISE
OIL ON CANVAS
24" X 24"¨
H O N O R S
Selected to be included in the 2019 Edition of the Charleston Art book. Washington Life Magazine featured Pakan as the Lifestyle Artist in the December 2017 edition.
USA Today Network WUSA9 published an interview with Pakan and featured several of his paintings in their October 1, 2015 edition.
The Dutch newspaper, De Wassenaarse Krant, featured Pakan and his untitled race horse painting in its September 2014 edition.
The U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, selected and displayed signature abstract painting, Tropical Jungle for the 2014 Art in Embassies Exhibition. The U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg selected and displayed signature floral painting, Majestic Garden, for the 2012 Art in Embassies Exhibition.
The U.S. Embassy in Port Louis, Mauritus, selected and displayed two floral paintings, Azalea Dream and Wild Poppies, for the 2012 Art in Embassies Exhibition.
The Japanese Ambassador’s Residence in Washington D.C. hosted Pakan’s works for a sole artist exhibition in 2010.
Presenting his picturesque rendering of Chicago Skyline to President Barack Obama in 2009.
Being selected by the first female space explorer, Anousheh Ansari, to paint her portrait in 2007, which is displayed at the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
Japanese newspaper, Fukui Shimbun, wrote an article on Pakan on 5/22/2007 featuring painting Fishing Boat – Yuki Minato. Fukui Shimbun Newspaper on 5/22/2007
Interviewed on live TV by newscaster, Andrea Roane, on W-USA 9 news in 2006.
In 2009, Pakan’s picturesque rendering of the Chicago skyline was selected to hang in the White House. By the end of the Obama administration, a total of three paintings were on display in the West Wing. This was a profound achievement for Pakan, as a former refugee who came to the United States with little more than a creative soul and a fundamental will to survive against all odds.
In August of the same year, Pakan Penn had the distinct honor of presenting his painting, “Chicago Skyline” to President Obama at the White House.
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