About the Artist

Jean Gatewood exhibited in ARTWalk Santa Barbara 2014-2018 and was awarded Second Place in 2015 for "Keeper of Secrets" at ARTWalk Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, curated by Diane Waterhouse of the Waterhouse Gallery in La Arcada. Jean has participated in invitational exhibits at the Art Foundation of Santa Barbara, Los Angeles Art Association Gallery 825, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art in Montecito, Kline Academy of Fine Art, and juried exhibits at Art Preservation Institute in Monterey, Palm Loft Gallery in Carpinteria, Randy Higbee Gallery in Costa Mesa, Montecito Aesthetic Institute, SBTC Gallery and with the California Art Club at the Museum of Natural History in Monterey.

Jean has been a member of the Cecilia Beaux Forum, Portrait Society of America, Los Angeles Art Association and an Associate Artist member of the Art Preservation Institute and the California Art Club. She has attended Portrait and Figurative Workshops with Adrian Gottlieb, Jeremy Lipking, Robert Liberace and Steven Assael; and with Steven Early at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art. She resides in Southern California.

"I am attracted to the beauty and character of a personality and strive to capture the qualities and expression unique to each individual. I believe art should celebrate the strength and passion of the human spirit."