Gwen Cates

Monument Valley, Sunrise 32x42, Oil on canvas,

Go to Monument Valley & Grand Canyon Views for more paintings from this series

International artist, Gwen Cates is a contemporary colorist,
creating experimental and playful abstract paintings in
acrylic, often with collage elements. Her most recent exhibit

"Monument Valley ONE DAY Art Show"
Featuring the works of Gwen Cates and Ashley Frost England

Monument Valley Pop-Up Art Show: A Celebration of Art and Tradition
Location: Trove Gallery, 805 Main Street, Park City, Utah
Date & Time: May 31, 2024 at 5:00pm

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Artist Bio: International artist, Gwen Cates, lives and paints in Charlottesville, Virginia, returning after two decades in Santa Ynez, California. She began painting in the 1960s and has exhibited her work in Britain, Italy, the Caribbean, and across the United States. She describes herself as a contemporary colorist, creating experimental and playful abstract paintings in acrylic, often with collage elements. Many of her paintings have been inspired by earlier en plein air landscapes and figurative work. Traveling deeply into her subconscious and the world of dreams, Gwen Cates reveals fantasies from her imagination. She creates archetypal images and incorporates winged figures, horses, and other animals in her compositions. Swatches of fabric, lace, gold leaf and lichen from oak trees are some of the elements that are included in the paintings. She recently completed her Rivanna River series of oil on canvas landscapes.

In a recent 2019 solo art exhibit in downtown Los Angeles, "Cosmic Adventures," the paintings take us on a journey between worlds. We are invited to leap into other dimensions and explore a mytho-poetic adventure. Traveling deeply into her subconscious and the world of dreams, Gwen Cates reveals fantasies from her imagination. She creates archetypal images and incorporates winged figures, horses and other animals into her compositions. Swatches of fabric, lace, gold leaf and lichen from oak trees are some of the elements that are included in the paintings. From black holes, to new stars, nature collages and horses jumping through astral planes of existence, Gwen Cates never fails to astonish!

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