She worked and lived in Paris for the next 40 years. Chinese expatriate artists in France elected her the chairman of the Chinese Art Association. Her works were exhibited internationally, especially in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Japan, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Greece. Despite spending nearly fifty years in Paris, Pan decided to keep her Chinese nationality. Although she struggled with poverty and often had difficulty successfully selling her art, she refused to be bound by contractual obligations with art dealers in Europe. Towards the end of her life, Pan became marginalized from both the Chinese and French art communities. In France, she was classified as a Chinese and foreign painter, excluding her from mainstream art appreciation and she spent too much time away from China to be a staple in Chinese modern art at the time.