About the Artist

GAIL BAILLARGEON

Art is...sometimes my breath, sometimes my tears.

Art is…sometimes my breath, sometimes my tears. When I was young, I realized that I could make people smile with my silly art. Later, that I could make people think with the things I created. My art is how I perceive the world.

I work to find my voice.

I hope others hear my voice.

I hope my work brings connectivity.

Political, environmental, emotional or just fun; I use recycled & found materials to create my work.

I was early influenced by the writing of E. L. Kongisburg & the sculpture of Michelangelo, the colors of Kandinsky and the passion of Basquiat.

I am torn between monochromatic and in living color! Sometimes I start a piece one way and it ends completely the other. I am good with that. It is the creative process that takes hold and, in the end, it is how it should have always been.

Galleries where my work has been exhibited:

Franklin G. Burroughs - Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum Myrtle Beach SC

William H. Miller Gallery Myrtle Beach SC

The Rice Museum Georgetown SC

Florence County Museum Florence SC

ArtFields Lake City SC

Waterworks Gallery Salisbury NC

The Mint Uptown Charlotte NC

Coffey & Thompson Gallery Charlotte NC

The Marshall Muse Gallery Greensboro NC