Jeff Gallea

Born in Elizebethtown, KY. Los Angeles based painter/musician/filmmaker. Raised in upstate New York. Vermont catholic education. Sketching since childhood. Canvas painter since high school. Won art awards, teaches leather craft workshops, designer and sculptor intern. Made art, music and films in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Arizona and California. Collector of paintings, sculpture, vintage leather and analog tape recordings. First solo show in Los Angeles. First portrait commission for High Hefner. Loves the happy team, family, wide open expanses, modern art, farms, pets + electronic music. Inspired by modern life mixed with a dash of nostalgia. 

1970's - watercolor homeschooling: Lois Gallea, Webster NY.
1980 - filmmaking + flatbed negative cutting : Eastman Kodak Filmmakers Workshop, Rochester NY.
1982 - liberal arts degree : St. Michaels College -Burlington, VT.
1984 - graphic arts degree : Graphic Arts Careers / New York
1986 - sign painters workshop - Rochester, NY.
1992 - ceramics workshop - Tucson AZ.
1994 - leather carving workshop - Old Tucson Studios - Tucson AZ.
2008 - metal internship: David Buckingham Studios - Los Angeles CA.
1999 - 2013 : Jeff Gallea Belt Co - Los Angeles CA.
2014 - pressent : Los Angeles modern art and sign painting.