Gae is currently working from her home studio.
In 2015 Gae retired from printing and began creating acrylic nature paintings. She has become involved with the Dayton Ohio art scene including, The Contemporary Dayton Gallery, Dayton Society of Artists, K12 Gallery and TEJAS, and Front Street. Gae has created several public works and designed a dozen more for K12 Gallery. She continues to create nature themed art in acrylic, oil and recently glass mosaic.
2020 - Dayton Police Family Violence Center murals. 2018 - Studio space and Art Off participation.
DVAC’s Artist Fellowship - 18 Dayton area artists to watch.
Gae attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh at a time when this was also a fine art education. The commercial art background landed a position as a prepress technician. The prepress industry moved into the computer era and knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator became a necessity. A short stint as a retoucher for a fine art printer sparked an extreme interest in creating fine art. As it had been years since Gae had painted, she began using Photoshop as her canvas, building on what she had learned designing clock face backgrounds. Gae developed techniques for creating colorful palettes and natural textures, which could be distorted and cutout to create fanciful illustrations or bold abstract shapes.
From 2007 to 2010 Gae was involved with the Southeastern Indiana Art Guild. Gae contributed digital art, photography and watercolors to SIAG’s quarterly shows, helped with hanging shows, and started SIAG’s online presence.
Art Academy of Cincinnati - Watercolor with Ken Buck Art Institue of Cincinnati - Web Design 5 years - Southeastern Indiana Art Guild 6 month studio - Pendelton Art Center Member DVAC’s Artist Fellowship - the Ohio Arts Council Dayton Society of Artists K12 Gallery Front Street