Gwen Bardon

I am an artist and educator living in the Hudson Valley in New York State. I have lived in numerous places in my life including California, Virginia and Washington DC. I eventually arrived in the Hudson Valley, attending the State University of New York at New Paltz and majoring in Art Education. I received both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in the field.

Over the course of my career as an educator, I also took a number of classes and workshops throughout the country to hone my own artistic practice. I have been taught by master artists specializing in watercolor, collage, jewelry making, printmaking, sculpture and oil painting.

In 2020 I created an art studio out of a small barn in my garden and forged an intense practice with oil and cold wax, creating series after series of abstract paintings. The layering I was able to achieve with this tactile, textural medium led me to build the surface of my works with properties that reflect light and luminosity in a transformative way.

My work has been exhibited in the rotunda of the Fine Arts Building at State University of New York at New Paltz, has been featured in both member and juried shows at the Woodstock Artist Association and Museum, the Bethany Arts Community in Ossining, NY as well as a show at Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY. A number of works are also owned by private collectors around the United States.