Gail Weir

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Artist’s Statement

I aspire for my work to be increasingly about both imagery and the materiality of paint itself. I enjoy working directly from life as well as drawing upon my memory and imagination while painting.

Biography

Gail Weir was born in California and moved to Washington state as a child. She started drawing at an early age and began doing freelance illustration as a teenager. After discovering that working as a commercial artist made her feel like a round peg fitting into a square hole, Gail began studying to become a painter. Gail has exhibited her paintings in galleries throughout the Northwest since 2001. She lives with her painter husband, Joseph Lesser, and their four cats on the Kitsap Peninsula.

Arts Education

Independent Study / Mentorship with Joseph Lesser; 1997-2000
Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Seattle, WA; 1995-1997
BA, Western Washington University. Major: Illustration; 1989

General Education

BA, Western Washington University. Major: History / Minor: Creative Writing; 1983

Teaching Experience

Drawing & Painting at the Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle; 2005
Private Lessons, Bremerton; 2004-2005
Atelier J Art School, Seattle; 2002-2004

Shows

Group Show, The Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA; July 2007
Two-person Show, Gaskill-Olson Gallery, Langley, WA; August 2006
Group Show, The Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA; June/July 2006
Group Show, The Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA; November 2005
Group Show, Gaskill-Olson Gallery, Langley, WA; April 2005
Group Show, The Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA; December 2004/January 2005
Group Show, The Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA; August/September 2004
Two-person Show, Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon Island, WA; July 2002
Pastel Group Show, Gaskill-Olson Gallery, Langley, WA; March 2002

Exhibitions/Awards

“Best of Show”, North Kitsap Arts and Crafts Show; 2001″
Merit Award”, Art Port Towsend Juried Art Show; 2001