Gail Potocki
Artist Bio

Influenced by the elegant strength of Anthony Van Dyke and the melancholic mystery of the late 19th century French and Belgian Symbolists, Gail Potocki chose an arcane path of study, training intensely to learn to wield oil on canvas in the manner of the Old Masters.

Potocki’s paintings have been exhibited in important Symbolist and Surrealist exhibitions worldwide, sharing wall space with such masters as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, H. R. Giger, Salvador Dalí, and Ernst Fuchs. Her first monogram, “The Union of Hope and Sadness: The Art Of Gail Potocki,” was released in 2006 by Olympian Publishing and examines emotionally charged portraits depicting Potocki's subconscious explorations and environmental concerns as physical characters, covering the first six years of her career. A First Place winner of the First International Online Symbolist Art Exhibition, Potocki currently lives and works in Chicago, IL.