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Gail Johnson
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 Born in Boston,
Massachusetts, Gail spent her formative years in New York
state with an avid interest in art since her teen years at
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica NY.
She attended Boston University, and later moved to Canada
to take art courses at Toronto's Central Technical School
and Ontario College of Art in preparation for admission
into University of Toronto's Medical Illustration Degree
Program.
Marriage altered her plans in Toronto and brought Gail and
her husband to Vancouver Island, BC, where she furthered
her art education at Malaspina University College in
Nanaimo. Although she continued drawing and painting,
her main focus became the establishment of a successful
organic farm and market business. With the sale of
the family business in 200l, and her two children grown,
Gail returned to her first passion and has been painting
full time since.
Gail works mainly in acrylics and oils on canvas, as well
as watercolor and pastels. Confident stroke and bold,
colour saturated palette often define her acrylics and
oils, whereas her work in pastels is mostly represented in
large sensitively rendered life drawings. Gail paints
intuitively, often referencing imagery inspired by her
farming life, her proximity to Vancouver Island's
impressive coastline, her favourite fly fishing locations,
and her love for all things growing.
"I feel privileged to have so much to paint - such beauty
and rich, grounded experiences to draw
from. I follow my brush . . . and taste the colour."
A member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Gail
achieved AFCA signature status in March 2006. Her
work has been in numerous group exhibitions and solo shows
in British Columbia and Alberta, and can be found in
private collections throughout North America.
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