GAYLE N. MANDELL began her artistic career in 1970 after her son Chris was born. While exhibiting in local art shows she worked as a gallery manager, arts administrator, and art consultant for a local bank. She opened her own gallery in 1992 in Virginia Beach and now maintains a studio at her home in Weems on Virginia's Northern Neck. Her current work, featuring coastal scenes in & around Chesapeake Bay, were inspired by summers spent at Willoughby Spit in Norfolk, trips to the Eastern Shore, and by the marshes and rivers around her home. A versatile artist, Gayle creates both abstract and representational works.
EDUCATION: Educated at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA with professors Charles Sibley, Ernest Mauer & Ken Daley. She continued her studies in workshops with Wally Dreyer, Phil Morrison, Barclay Sheaks, Robert Willis, & Fay Zetlin, all of the Tidewater area.
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS:
Azalea Festival Exhibition, Chesapeake Bay Art Association, Norfolk, VA, 2nd place
Bay Country Studios, Whiet Stone, VA. "Country Roads," joint exhibition with artist Pat Kirby
Decker Galleries, Norfolk, VA, "Freshworks," group exhibition
Irene Leache Memorial Exhibition, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, 1972
Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, NC, juried exhibitions, 1970s
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, juried exhbitions
Twentieth Century Gallery, Williamsburg, VA, juried exhibitions
Virgina Beach Boardwalk Art Show, Virginia Beach, VA, Honorable Mention
Virgina Beach Arts Center, Virginia Beach, VA, group show, Honorable Mention
Virginia Wesleyan College, Virginia Beach, VA, joint exhibition with artist Betty Sturm
COLLECTIONS:
Norfolk, VA: Bank of America, Dominion Bank, Kirn Memorial Library, SunTrust Bank & Verizon
Richmond, VA: Philip Morris Corporation
Private collections in and out of state
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1960s - Present: Exhibiting Artist
1980s: Community Events Coordinator & Art Project Director, Cultural Experiences Unltd., Norfolk, VA
1990 - 1999: Gallery Director & Art Consultant, Crestar (Sun-Trust) Bank, Norfolk, VA
1992 - 1999: Founded & operated "Vincent's Gallery," Virginia Beach, VA
1999 - 2008: Founded & operated "Bay Country Studios," Mathews, Irvington & White Stone, VA
2007 - Present: Working from home-based studio.
PUBLICATIONS:
Drawing & Painting the Natural Environment, Barclay Sheaks, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1974
MEMBERSHIPS & ORGANIZATIONS:
Founding member, Board of Directors; d'Art Center, Norfolk, VA
Secretary & Vice-President, Board of Directors, Tidewater Artists Association, Norfolk, VA
Secretary, Board of Directors, Downtown NorfolkDevelopment Corporation, Norfolk, VA
Secretary, Baord of Directors, Mathews County Sustainable Economic & Environmental Development
Association, Mathews, VA
Secretary, Board of Directors, Mathews County Historical Society
Member, White Stone Merchants Association, White Stone, VA
REPRESENTED BY: MORAN CREEK STUDIO, 583 Moran Creek Rd., Weems, VA. 22576; LIMITED EDITIONS, INC; RAPPAHANNOCK HANG-UPS, Kilmarnock, VA; MORNING GLORY GALLERY, Gloucester, VA; VERANDA GALLERY, BAY CREEK RESORT & CLUB, Cape Charles, VA; and other fine galleries throughout the US.
