Gail Potocki

Influenced by the elegant strength of the painter Anthony Van Dyck and the melancholic mystery of the late 19th century French and Belgian Symbolists, Gail Potocki chose an arcane path of study, training intensely to learn to wield oil on canvas in teh manner of the Old Masters.

This blending of inspiration and technical ability creates a method of expression rooted in compelling realism, branching both seductively and effortlessly into the realms of possilbity.

Potocki's paintings have been exhibited in important Symbolist and Surrealist exhibitions worldwide, sharing wall space with such masters as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Salvador Dali, and H.R. Giger. 2006 saw the successful release of The Union of Hope and Sadness: The Art of Gail Potocki, a hardcover book from Olympian Publishing thoroughly examining the first six years of her career.

Gail lives and works in Chicago.

Education

The School of Representational Art, Chicago, IL 2000
Oakton Community College: Photography, Painting, Architectural History
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Exhibitions

"Tradition and Innovation", Three Arts Club, Chicago, IL 2001
"Building 317", Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park IL 2001
Representational Art Group Show: Indiana University, South Bend, IN 2001
Student and Alumni Show: School of Representational Art, Chicago, IL 2000
"Figuratively Speaking", William Parks Gallery, American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL 1999
"Around the Coyote", Chicago, IL 1998
"Skyway Art Competition", Lake County College, Elgin, IL 1992

Awards and Publications

1st Place Painting, Skyway Arts Competition, Lake County
The Sentimentalist Magazine, Fall Issue 2001
American Artist Magazine, "Traditional Training Grounds", October 2001
ArtBeat Chicago:October 18, 2000- Preserving the Arts; Segment titled "Drawing on the Past"/PBS Channel 11
Photographer's Forum Magazine; Best of College Photography, 1994