Creates meticulously rendered realist paintings of figures and landscapes. Since 1989 her oil paintings have focused on ancient stone structures in Ireland where she lives in the summer months, and the Bristish Isles. Pylant has exhibited her work internationally, including shows in Italy, Germany, Scotland and Ireland. She's represented in Ireland by Jorgensen Fine Art and in Wisconsin by the Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee and the Grace Chosy Gallery in Madison.

Education

1979 MFA Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1977 BFA Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Other Teaching Positions

Simmons College, Boston, MA
Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA
California State University-Long Beach
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Significant Career Achievements

1998 Standing Stones, Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI(solo)

1998 Wisconsin Arts Board Visual Arts Fellowships

1996-97 Vilas associate Award, Paintings of Prehistoric Stone Circles, Ireland and the British Isles, University of Wisconsin

1995-98 Jorgensen Fine Arts, Dublin, Ireland (group)

1993 Paintings of Ireland, J. Caccioli Galleries, New York (solo)

1989 Wisconsin Arts Board Visual Arts Fellowships