Gail Packer
Personal Statement
In my prints I am looking for a vision of the world not limited to a particular time or place. I work with material that I have gathered through Photography for a point of reference, however, my work is not intended to be a literal interpretation. It is a translation of what is seen through the mind and eyes of an artist. My work is a result of the many things that interest me and it changes as I discover new visual interests. It is a result of a combination of things from Medieval Art (Books of Hours), the Decorative Arts Movement, ancient civilizations and the country environment in which I live.
I like the concept of taking simple scenes that might be observed every day and moving them to a more exalted place through the use of borders and framework. The framework has changed over the years into a use of naturalistic forms in a decorative way involving plant life and animals that reflect upon the central image.
I have chosen the medium of Printmaking because I like the concept of multiples as well as the effects that one can achieve only through Intaglio work. I am especially fond of the textures and effects of the acquatinted areas. The fusion of painting concepts with the Printmaking process is very stimulating to me
Education and Affiliations:
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Sept. 1963 - June 1966
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Sept. 1967 - June 1969
BFA - Printmaking and Painting
Fort Mason Printmakers Feb. 1975- 1987
Los Angeles Printmaking Society - 1984
Boston Printmakers - 1985
California Society of Printmakers-1985
SHOWS
2006
Two-person Show, Local Color Gallery, Bodega Bay, California
One-person show, Vignettes, Healdsburg, California
2007
Three-person Show, Local Color Gallery, Bodega Bay, California
2005:
Group Show,Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, Ma.
One-person show, Coastal Gallery, Half Moon Bay, Ca. [June]
Two-person show, Local Color Gallery, Bodega Bay,Ca.
One-person show, Galleria Luna, Half Moon Bay,Ca.[October]
One-person show, Vignettes, Healdsburg, California
2004:
One-Person Show– Nancy Dodds Gallery, Carmel, CA.
Two– Person Show-Local Color Gallery, Bodega Bay, CA.
2003:
Two-Person Show, Local Color Gallery, Bodega Bay, CA.
One-Person Show, Coastal Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA.
2002:
Two-Person Show, Local Color Gallery, Bodega Bay, CA.
2001:
Two-Person Show, Local Color Gallery, Bodega Bay, CA.
One-Person Show, Coastal Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA.
Group Show– Nancy Dodds Gallery, Carmel, CA.
2000:
One-Person Show, Coastal Gallery, Half Moon Bay,Ca.
Two-Person Show, Local Color Gallery, Bodega Bay, Ca.
1999:
One-Person Show, Coastal Gallery, Half Moon Bay
1998:
One-Person Show, Bodega Bay,Local Color Gallery
One-Person Show, Coastal Gallery, Half Moon Bay, Ca.
Two-Person Show, Gallery On Main Street, St. Helena, Ca.
1997:
2nd Biennial Janet Turner Print Competition, Janet Turner Print Gallery, California State University, Chico, CA. (juried show).
One-Person Show, Coastal Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA.
One-Person Show, Gallery On Main Street, St. Helena, CA.
Exhibit at the Institut Franco-American, Rennes, France (juried show).
1996:
1996 International Print Biennial, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, Connecticut. (juried show).
Two One- person shows, Franki Waters Gallery, Bodega Bay, CA.
1995:
California State Fair, Merit Award, Monet’s Garden #III, Sacramento, CA.
One-Person Show, Franki Waters Gallery, Bodega Bay, CA.
Two-PersonShow, Gallery On Main Street, St. Helena, CA.
1994:
1994 International Print Biennial, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, Connecticut. (juried show).
Two-Person Show, Curtis-Chase Framing , Guerneville, California.
One-Person Show, Branscomb Gallery, Bodega Bay, California.
1993:
Group Print Show, Francesca Anderson Gallery, Lexington, MA.
Two-Person Show, Gallery on Main Street, St. Helena, California.
1992:
One-Person Show, Branscomb Gallery, Bodega Bay, California.
One-Person Show, Gallery on Main Street, St. Helena, California.
One-Person Show, LeCelle Gallery, San Anselmo, California.
1991:
One-Person Show, Gallery on Main Street, St. Helena, California.
Two-Person Show, LeCelle Gallery, San Anselmo, California.
One-Person Show, Artistry Gallery & Framing, Chico, California.
1990:
One-Person Show, Londberg-Feeney Fine Arts, Scituate, MA.
Three-Person Show, LeCelle Gallery, San Anselmo, California.
One-Person Show, Gallery on Main Street, St. Helena, California.
CA. State Fair Art Show - Merit Award for Kraft Winery.
One-Person Show, Wenniger Graphics, Boston, MA.
One-Person Show, Branscomb Gallery, Bodega Bay, California.
1989:
Exchange show with the Graphic Workshop of Funen in Odense, Denmark at the Brands Klaedefabrik. (juried show)
Group Show at the Barbicon Center, London , England. (juried show)
Sonoma County Arts Award - Celebrate Sonoma - Award for "Artist".
One-Person Show, Forge Gallery, Lafayette, California.
One-Person Show, Gallery on Main Street, St. Helena, California.
One-Person Show, Curtis-Chase Framing, Guerneville, California.
1988
Pacific Prints, Palo Alto, California. (juried show)
One- Person Show, Schlumberger Gallery, Santa Rosa, California.
Two-Person Show, Gallery on Main Street, St. Helena, California.
Two-Person Show, Forge Gallery, Lafayette, California.
One-Person Show, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
CA. State Fair Art Show - Merit Award for Villa Rosina.
1987
39th Boston Printmakers National Exhibition, Danforth, Museum, MA. (juried show)
One-Person Show, Belle Arts Gallery, Nyack, New York.
One- Person Show, Gallery on Main Street, St. Helena, California.
Group Show, Miriam Perlman, Inc. Chicago, Illinois.
1986
Two-Person Show, Gallery on Main Street, St. Helena, California.
Northern California Print Exhibition, Palo Alto, California.(juried show)
23rd Annual Statewide Art Show - First prize for La Barberie.
CAL Print '86 - Irvine, California - First prize for La Barberie.
1985
One-Person Show, T.M. Artworks, San Francisco, California.
37th Boston Printmakers National Exhibition - Brandeis University. (juried show)
29th National Print Exhibition - Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, New Jersey.
(juried show)
One-Person Show, Gallery on Main Street, St. Helena, California.
State Fair Art Show - 2nd Award for Vineyard at Geyserville II
22nd Annual Statewide Art Show - 2nd prize for Vineyard at Geyserville II
1984
36th Boston Printmakers National Exhibition - Brockton Art Museum.(juried show)
Art in Agriculture, California State Fair, Sacramento, California.(juried show)
California Women Artists, Sacramento, California.(juried show)
One-Person Show, Geyser Peak Winery, Geyserville, California.
1983
One-Person Show, Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut.
27th National Print Exhibition, Hunterdon Art Center, New Jersey. (juried show)
One-Person Show, Walnut Creek Library, Walnut Creek, California.
California State Fair Art Show - Sacramento - Honorable Mention for Summer.
1982
Group Show "Winners of the Artrium", Santa Rosa City Council Chambers, Santa Rosa, California (May and December - 2 shows).
One-Person Show, Touchstone Gallery, San Francisco, California.
Artrium Festival, Santa Rosa, California - Cash Award for Spring.
Honorable Mention for Winter.
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