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GENE GILL was born in
Memphis, Tennessee and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
from The Chouinard Art Institute (now called The California Institute
of
the Arts).
He has exhibited
widely in the Los Angeles area since 1970, in group shows as well as in
one-man exhibitions. His paintings and graphics are included in the
permanent
collections of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Palm Springs
Desert
Museum, Container Corporation of America, Atlantic Richfield
Corporation,
The Northrop Corporation, Home Savings, and The Ronald Reagan
Presidential
Library.
Travel has become
a way of life for the artist. He has personally visited all the sites
represented
in these notes and counts 30 visits to Europe alone. In 1992 Gill began
making miniature replicas of famous landmarks based on the photographs
he took during his travels. The first simple miniatures were, in
fact, "...a personal 3-D scrapbook of my travels...".
Today the artist has perfected his craft and continues to make these
astonishing
miniatures. Visit the artist's web site: <http://genegillminiatures.com>
In addition to
his career as an artist and traveler, Gene Gill was an art teacher
with
the Los Angeles School District for 25 years.
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