Gary Perrone

Born: 1961

Hometown: Dallas

Based in: Mount Pleasant

I come from New Jersey and was raised in Rhode Island. I became serious about art in my teens and wanted to be a graphic designer. I studied art and so much more at Hartford Art School – University of Hartford, in Connecticut from 1979 - 1983. My first professional gig came in 1984 at a small design shop in Manhattan. In 1990 I moved to Dallas, TX where my career as a designer and art director flourished for another thirty years.

The first abstract painting I created was in Y2K. Over the next ten years I painted and exhibited frequently while continuing my career in the graphic arts. In 2018 I put my career aside and moved to rural northeast Texas where I spend my time being creative.

I like to work in different mediums, mainly pencil, acrylic and watercolor. I have also carved stone, clay and wax as I enjoy creating three-dimensional things.

Many of my paintings present a structured order that is like code waiting to be deciphered by the viewer. To me these paintings express the rhythmic and infinite stream of subconscious thought. More recent paintings feature geometric patterns that are designed to immerse the viewer in color and lead to a place of contemplation and introspection.

Currently my creative work centers on a series of watercolor illustrations that will accompany a story inspired by the natural environment around me.

Gary Perrone In The Studio

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." –Henry Ward Beecher

More About Gary Perrone

Question Icon What inspires you?

I am inspired by music.

Question Icon Describe your creative process.

I get an idea. I conceptualize it by sketching several variations. I determine the palette and commitment in time and energy. I prepare the work environment and surface medium. I put on music and dip the brush into my soul.

Question Icon What are 3 words that best describe your work?

Vibrant. Structural. Pure.

Question Icon Who are some artists that have influenced your work?

Frank Stella, Pierre Soulages, M.C. Escher, Josef Albers...

Question Icon What is the most important tool when creating your work?

Prismacolor Ebony Pencil – Jet Black Extra Smooth

Question Icon What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

Take the meds and you will live. This is the advice given to me in 1987 when I contracted HIV. It was the factor that drove every decision I made henceforth. It is the reason I am here today making art.

Question Icon Where do you go for inspiration?

I ride my bike, wherever I am, sometimes for miles looking for quiet, forgotten places that have a compelling or mysterious quality. I loved the World Trade Center in New York and the greenbelt in Dallas. Here, there are historic cemeteries at which I often stop to reflect and observe.

Collections Featuring Gary Perrone

4 Collections

The Festival of Lights: Artworks for Deepavali 2022

27 Artists, 34 Products

Last updated: October 19, 2022

Large Paintings

52 Artists, 63 Products

Last updated: June 3, 2021

Geometric Artworks

77 Artists, 88 Products

Last updated: November 29, 2020

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Credentials

Awards

POPAI – Outstanding Merchandising Achievement

2005

Central Market Annual Cookie Contest – Decorated Cookie

2004

Premiere Print Award – Best of Category – PIA

1995

Premiere Print Award – Certificate of Merit (X2) – PIA

1995

American Corporate Identity/6

1990

National Paperbox & Packaging Association – Excellence Award

1989

Certificate of Achievement – Association of The Graphic Arts

1988

Scholastic Awards for Achievement in Art – Graphic Design

1979

Exhibitions

Solo Show in The Backroom Gallery – Mount Pleasant Art Society – Mount Pleasant, TX

United States of America, 2019

Membership Show – Mount Pleasant Art Society – Mount Pleasant, TX

United States of America, 2019

Solo Show – Jo's Downtown – Mount Pleasant, TX

United States of America, 2018

Solo Show – Globe Runner Gallery 550 – Addison, TX

United States of America, 2017

Fundraising Auction – Mi Escuelita – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2013

Group Show – Gallery @ 1300 – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2011

Solo Show – Urban Dog Coffee – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2011

Solo Show – Firehouse Agency – Addison, TX

United States of America, 2011

Solo Show – Mod Shop – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2011

Hartford Art School Alumni Exhibition – University of Hartford – Hartford, CT

United States of America, 2010

Group Show (Finalist) – Hunting Art Prize – Houston, TX

United States of America, 2009

Solo Show – Clampitt Paper Center – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2009

41st Annual National Juried Art Exhibition – Visual Arts Society of Texas – Denton, TX

United States of America, 2009

Solo Show – Gachet Coffee Lounge – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2009

Small Works Alumni Show – Slipe Gallery – Hartford, CT

United States of America, 2008

The Art & Science of AIDS – Fort Worth Arts Center – Fort Worth, TX

United States of America, 2008

Solo Show – Gachet Coffee Lounge – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2008

Group Show – Continental Lofts – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2007

22nd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition – Irving Art Association – Irving, TX

United States of America, 2007

Group Show – 500X Gallery – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2006

New Works Space – McKinney Avenue Contemporary – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2006

Group Show – Bath House Cultural Center – Dallas, TX

United States of America, 2004