Gilliland

EDUCATION
B.S. Ball State University – Muncie, Indiana
J.D. College of William and Mary – Williamsburg, Virginia

JURIED AND INVITATIONAL EXHIBITS/COMPETITIONS
San Mateo Art & Garden Society
Martini & Praetti Winery 100th Anniversary Invitational Exhibit
Wet Paint
Yosemite Renaissance (semi-finalist)
Artist Magazine All Media Competition (finalist)
Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Arts Competition (Honorable Mention)

SOLO EXHIBITS
The Sea Ranch Lodge 1993-2002; 2003- 2005; May 2006

GROUP SHOWS
Art In The Redwoods 1994-2005
The Dolphin Gallery 2001
North Coast Artists Guild Studio Discovery Tour 2000-2007

AWARDS
Art In The Redwoods -- First Place (Pastel) (2002)
Second Place (Pastel) (2000)
Second Place (Pastel) (2004)
Second Place (oil) (2005)
Napa Valley Mustard Festival Juried Art Competition -- Honorable Mention (2006)
Numerous judges awards (watercolor, pastel, oil, collage)
Ocean Sanctuary Environmental Award

GALLERIES/OTHER
Spindrift Gallery -- Gualala, CA
Founding Partner – Coast Art Connections

I paint landscapes – sometimes realistically –
sometimes with more abstraction. I work in oil,
pastel, and less frequently, watercolor. My
influences are Turner, Moran, Homer, Cezanne,
Whistler and Diebenkorn.

I try to evoke an essential response to my
paintings – a reaction in which something in the
image goes beyond simple recognition to touch a
remembrance, an innate or subliminal knowledge
that says “yes, I know this place”.