Gail Potocki (born 1961, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is a

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artist utilizing the skills and techniques of the Old Masters in the 21st century. Influenced by 19th-century artists like

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, Jean Delville, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Potocki's first monograph, ''The Union of Hope and Sadness: The Art of Gail Potocki'' was released in the Summer of 2006 and features text by

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and Jim Rose of the

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. Gail was the First Place winner of the First International Online Symbolist Art Exhibition. Gail currently lives in Chicago.

Television, interviews

*''Life's Lesson: The Studios of Howard Street'', Channel 21, Chicago, Jan 2004 *''Iz This Art?'', Channel 26, Chicago, March 2002 *''ArtBeat Chicago: "Preserving the Arts: Drawing on the Past"'', PBS Channel 11, Chicago, October 18, 2000 ''(regularly re-run)''

Books

* ''The Union of Hope and Sadness: The Art of Gail Potocki'' (2006) by

with introduction by Jim Rose of The

An exploration of the

painting of Gail Potocki; more than 100 works are represented and discussed. The 208 page hardcover book also includes essays from

, the host of BBC's Disinformation: the Series and neuroscientist Marina Korsakova-Kreyn.

Press

*'' The Sentimentalist'' magazine, Winter 2001: ''"Gail Potocki: A Modern Symbolist"'' *''ArtsOnline: The Arts Council of England'' online news magazine, September 9, 2002: ''"No Longer a Dream but a Reality"'' * ''Inscape'' magazine, Winter 2002: ''"When Dreams Become a Reality"'' *''American Artist Drawing'' magazine, Winter 2005: ''"Gail Potocki"'' *''"Snake Oil"'', author: Jim Rose

Exhibitions

*Gail Potocki's art has been exhibited in the US, Germany, Austria, Italy,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, and Scotland.

External links

Gail Potocki:Official website
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