Gina Blickenstaff

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I am fortunate to have been the daughter of two very
talented and professional artists. I was raised in New York by my father who was an illustrator and my mother who was a fine artist. I spent many years looking over their shoulders and I consider those to be the best
art lessons of my life. Even though I took various
individual art courses and attended Tyler School of Art
in Philadelphia, my parents were always my best critics!

I have spent quite a bit of time in the commercial art
field doing book illustration, graphic design, murals
and other projects, such as pen and ink drawings for
a nationally syndicated humor column, cartoons for
Celestial Seasonings, and a series of beer labels for
Irons Brewing Company in Colorado. Currently, how-
ever, I am focused solely on my fine art career. I
specialize in painting the figure, with a particular
fondness for the Mother and Child theme, although
any depiction of the “love aspect” is what inspires me.
I also paint still lifes and landscapes. Any excuse to
pick ...

Taught by my professional artist parents.

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Candidate) Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Renaissance Painting Techniques workshop with Frank Covino

Art Curriculum: Famous Artists School, Westport, Connecticut

I have have exhibited and won awards in many regional and national shows in the United States. In 2007 I won the Lorenzo the Magnificent President's Award in the Florence Biennale, Italy.

Solo Exhibits:
Figurative Paintings, NCAR Gallery, Boulder, CO 1992
Portraiture NCAR Gallery, Boulder, CO 1988

Two-Person Exhibits:
Tri-Lakes Art Center, Palmer Lake, CO 2014
Linton-Haslam Gallery, Boulder, CO 1995