“Denis Gaston, from West
Virginia, grew up in Florida and
received a BA in Design from the University
of Florida. He worked for
fifteen years as a graphic designer in Atlanta.
In 1984, Gaston returned to Florida
and embarked on a fine art career. He has maintained a studio since 1986 in the Gulf Coast
cities of Dunedin and Clearwater. Gaston’s mixed-media paintings
and drawings are rendered in oil, acrylic, wax, tar, collage, and other
materials. His work, at once spontaneous and intuitive, draws inspiration from
world cultural traditions. Masks and indigenous art hold special attractions
for him. Ken Rollins, Director of the Tampa Museum of Art, states that “Denis
Gaston is an important Florida
artist whose paintings address the human spirit in all of its
manifestations."
Lennie Bennett, art critic for the St.
Petersburg Times, writes that “Gaston’s paintings have the primal, evocative
feel of ancient cave drawings.” The Tampa Tribune’s Jenny Carey calls Gaston “A
dedicated artist whose mixed media paintings are distinguished and thought
provoking.” In 1990 Gaston was honored with a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, and
his art is included in the Florida Art in State Buildings Collection. He has
participated in hundreds of exhibitions and one can find his work in private
and public collections throughout the United States, and in Florida, the Polk
Museum of Art, Raymond James Financial Corporation, Holland and Knight Law
Firm, Stetson University College of Law and Eckerd College.”
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