Patricia Van Dalen (b. Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan-Dutch artist living in Miami. A key figure in Venezuelan art of the 1980s and 1990s, she has sustained a rigorous practice for over four decades. Her work investigates color, abstraction, and structure through painting, collage, assemblage, and large-scale, site-specific installations. She has integrated art and architecture in murals and permanent works made with mosaic, aluminum, stained glass, ceramic, wood, tapestry, rugs, and Iznik tiles. Her mural Jardín Lumínico in Caracas stands as a landmark in the city’s public space.