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Artist Statement:
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Artist Exhibitions:
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Artist Galleries:
Caribbean Museum Center for
the Arts, St. Croix, USVI,
January 19-February 26, 2011.
(Solo)
Mason Murer Fine Art. Atlanta,
GA, August 20-October 9, 2010.
Soft Box Art Gallery. Trinidad
and Tobago, West Indies, June
2010. (Solo) (catalog)
"Color Content," Martin Luther
King Memorial Library,
Washington, DC, October 15-...
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Artist Reviews:
GA Gardner Interview, Karamel
Journals, Trinidad & Tobago
Entertainment Company July
2010.
"US-Based Artist Showcases His
Pieces" TT Guardian, June 17,
2010
"Pieces of an Artist's Puzzle"
TT Newsday, June 17, 2010
"Puzzle Pieces Come Together"
The Daily Express, June 16,
2010
Day Prime, Gayelle The
Channel, Trinidad, June ...
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Ga Gardner Biography:
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| Gender |
Male
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| Children |
99
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Art, Skateboarding, Soccer. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Mixed Media
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Expressionism - (1940 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Nature |
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| Your Personal Biography |
GA Gardner vibrant, multi-layered art has been exhibited internationally in over 30 galleries and museums including Paterson Museum, Nanjing College of Art and Bergen Museum. A mixed media artist, Gardner began his professional art career in the US creating and exhibiting large format 3D computer fine art.
Gardner's art incorporates collage and mixed media techniques. His art has been seen on CNN's Larry King Live, in the New York Times, featured on Universal Records pop culture album covers, and in numerous international publications. In 2008, he created "Elements of Hope," a piece that received international media coverage. His 2010 "Haiti: Hope for the Children," was created to raise funds for the country. Gardner actively donates art to numerous non-profit organizations worldwide.
A native of Trinidad and Tobago, in 1988 he migrated to the US. He studied fine art at Francisco State University. He received Bachelor’s of Arts and Master’s degrees and began to seriously examine the computer's ability to create fine art. Gardner created mixed media art and animation at The Ohio State University where he earned a Ph.D. in Art Education in 1995. He is considered an expert on computer art education and is the founder of DECATA (digital effect, computer animation, and traditional animation) Festival.
Gardner continues to create art that educates. He has authored 14 books on Art Education; has published over 60 books that are used in colleges and universities worldwide; has served as professor of art at various universities including William Paterson University and George Mason University. He has also presented papers at University of California Los Angeles, Florida A&M University and others, and has been an art consultant for the New York Board of Education, Fashion Institute of Technology, and numerous institutions.
His lives and creates in Washington DC, with studio presence in New York City, London and Paris. |
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