Gail Gregg (1951- ) is an American artist, photographer, and journalist, based in New York City. Painting in encaustic, Gregg's densely layered pictures often are inspired by aerial views of the American West and refer to Minimalism, Color Field painting, the

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movement, and classic

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. These same ideas and interests also find their way into her collages and photographs. Gregg continues to write for such publications as ''

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''. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and small museums across the country. She is the mother of ''

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'' publisher Arthur Gregg Sulzberger.

Early life and education

Gregg was raised in

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. Her parents are Ann (née Wehe) and Thomas Merrill Gregg. She comes from a Congregationalist family and has a sister and three brothers: Judith Gregg Peters, Tyler Gregg, Gordon Gregg, and Andrew Gregg.Topeka Capital-Journal: "Obituary: Thomas Merrill Gregg"
February 17, 2005 Gregg received her bachelor's degree in Journalism from Kansas State University in 1972, a Master's in Journalism from

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

in 1975, and a Master of Fine Arts from

Vermont College Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) is a private graduate-level art school in Montpelier, Vermont. It offers Master's degrees in low-residency and residential programs. Its faculty includes Pulitzer Prize finalists, National Book Award winners, ...

in 1998. She has also studied for the Bagehot Fellowship for Economics Reporters at

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in New York City; at the

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, the National Academy of Fine Arts in New York City; and the Graduate School of Figurative Art,

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Journalism

Gregg started her career in journalism as a reporter in 1976 for

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, working in

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and

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, United Kingdom. This job lasted only three years, and then she moved on to the ''

Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is part of a privately owned publishing company called CQ Roll Call that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress. CQ was acquired by the Economist Group and combined ...

'' in 1979, as the Chief Economics Reporter. Gregg has contributed articles to various newspapers and magazines, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Manhattan, Inc.'', ''Working Woman'', '' New York Woman'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Institutional Investor'', ''

Boston Business Journal The ''Boston Business Journal'' is a weekly, business-oriented newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts. It is published by the American City Business Journals. The newspaper was founded by Robert Bergenheim and launched its first issue on ...

'', ''Investor's Daily'', ''

'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

On May 24, 1975, Gregg married Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., publisher of the ''

'' from 1992 to 2018. The couple have two children: a son, Arthur Gregg "A.G." Sulzberger, the current ''Times'' publisher; and a daughter, Annie Sulzberger. In May 2008, they announced plans to end their marriage."Times Publisher and His Wife Separate"
''

'', May 10, 2008. Accessed August 10, 2008.

References

External links

Gail Gregg official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gregg, Gail UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media alumni Kansas State University alumni Vermont College of Fine Arts alumni Living people Sulzberger family Year of birth missing (living people) American women journalists 21st-century American women