Artist Statement: I'm intrigued by memories and how they shape our lives - quick moments glimpsed or remembered that remind us of someone or something from our past and, in turn, generate fresh memories for the future. Painting the elegance of simple, everyday events, I dance between abstraction and impressionism combining gestural brushwork with rich color to express the time and timelessness of our lives. Living in different cultures and in many parts of the United States has allowed me to experience the similarity of people around the world and the common threads of our everyday lives. This is an important thrust of my work today and I travel extensively to paint on location. I feel it is important that we connect with one another and share our sameness while we celebrate our differences. It is in the experience of such moments that we discover something about ourselves and that, to me, is what art is all about.   Biography: Gail Sauter lives in Kittery, Maine. Her paintings are exhibited across the USA and in Canada, Great Britain, Italy, France, and Russia. She has been awarded the honorary distinctions of Master Pastelist by the Pastel Society of America, full Artist status by the Copley Society, Boston and she is listed in Who's Who in American Art. She has held residencies at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, the Vermont Studio Colony, I Park, and the Atlin Center.  Her work has been published in The Best of Pastel 2 (Gail E Robinson) and L'Art du Pastel.     Exhibitions:  Solo and Invitational (partial listing) Art du Pastel en France, Giverny, France Le Centre Culturel Les Vikings, Yvetot, France “Salon International du Pastel” Ministry of Art, Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, Russia “Europastel” Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio “Pastels Only” UNESCO, Council of Europe, Italy (6 cities) “Pastellisti Contemporanei” American Museum, Giverny, France  “Art du Pastel en Normandie” Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, Maine “Solo Exhibition” Shapiro Gallery, New Hampshire College “Visions from Poetry” – solo exhibition New Hampshire Statewide Traveling Exhibition“Nature New Hampshire” Gallery 205, Concord, New Hampshire  “Ranges of the Spectrum” – solo exhibition Visual Arts Coalition NH Statewide Exhibition “The Artist and the Environment” Newport Art Museum, Newport, Rhode Island  “The Subject is Water” Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey  “Pastels” New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey  “Pastels” Hermitage Foundation Museum, Norfolk, Virginia  “Pastels’ Reade Gallery, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England“Solo Exhibition” Haste Gallery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England“Painters of Promise”   Fellowships: I Park, East Haddam, Connecticut Atlin Art Center, British Columbia Virginia Center for the Creative Arts  Vermont Studio Colony   Education: University of Oklahoma, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting   Professional Affiliations: Master Status - Pastel Society of America (P.S.A.), New York, New York Copley Artist, signature status - Copley Society, Boston, Massachusetts   Publications: “L’Art du Pastel/The Art of Pastel”, APF 2006, ISBN: 2-9520830-4-5 “Chautauqua Literary Journal”, Issue 3, Issue 2, 2005, ISSN: 1549-7917 “Who’s Who in American Art” Marquis Publishers ISBN: 0837963028                          "The Glass Makes a Difference” Pastelagram, Vol. 30, No.2, 2003 “Pastels with Pumice” Pastelagram, Volume 31 No. 1 2003 “The Best of Pastel 2” (Gail E Robinson) Rockport Publishers,ISBN: 1564964485   "Chelsea Literary Journal”, Volume 63, 1997 “Heraclitus” ISSN: 0009-218 “Sudden Harbor” R. Foerster, Orchises Press, 1992 ISBN: 0-914061-28-3

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