BIO
Gerald K. Stone is a visual artist who resides in Palm Beach County, Florida. Born and raised in Montreal and vicinity, he earned his B.A. and Master of Library Science degrees, respectively, from Concordia and McGill universities. During his undergraduate years he studied with artists Charles Gagnon and Günter Nolte. Gerald retired in 2009 after a lengthy career at Canada's national archives and library, including positions in the National Photography Collection and Documentary Art and Photography Division. In 2012, after viewing an exhibition of the work of the renowned artist Louise Nevelson in Naples, Florida, Gerald was inspired to start making assemblages, augmenting his long-standing interest of book collecting.
Gerald K. Stone is a visual artist who resides in Palm Beach County, Florida. Born and raised in Montreal and vicinity, he earned his B.A. and Master of Library Science degrees, respectively, from Concordia and McGill universities. During his undergraduate years he studied with artists Charles Gagnon and Günter Nolte. Gerald retired in 2009 after a lengthy career at Canada's national archives and library, including positions in the National Photography Collection and Documentary Art and Photography Division. In 2012, after viewing an exhibition of the work of the renowned artist Louise Nevelson in Naples, Florida, Gerald was inspired to start making assemblages, augmenting his long-standing interest of book collecting.
EXHIBITIONS (juried group exhibitions unless otherwise noted)
2023 AESBGLM, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Florida (Solo exhibition, May 5-June 17, 2023)
Gerald Stone’s assemblage works pay homage to the renowned artist Louise Nevelson. Stone incorporates wooden toy blocks, boxes, and trays; fragments of discarded furniture and scrap lumber; as well as other found objects into coherent works of art. The work provides an opportunity to reincarnate detritus as objects of contemplation. Based on the New York Times' Spelling Bee word puzzle in which seven letters (any of which may be reused) are used to create as many words of five or more letters, the seeminlgy cryptic letters chosen for the exhibition title can be rearranged and reused to make the words "assemble" and "assemblage" (and their plural forms).
2023 Open Studio, Lake Worth, Florida, May 20, 2023.
2022 Bellaggio Art Show, Bellaggio Recreation Association, Lake Worth, Florida (unjuried exhibition)
2019 Think Inside the Box, ARTspace, Chatham, Ontario (Solo exhibition, Sept. 12-Nov. 2, 2019)
2018 Eye for Art Show, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario (Award of Excellence for Composition with B and Yellow)
2018 Breaking Barriers Art Show, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario (unjuried exhibition)
2017 Hello Yellow, Naples Art Association, Naples, Florida
2016 Putting It Together: The Art of Assembling, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
2016 Add Some/Take Some: An Abstractions Show, Armory Arts Annex, Lake Worth, Florida
2023 AESBGLM, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Florida (Solo exhibition, May 5-June 17, 2023)
Gerald Stone’s assemblage works pay homage to the renowned artist Louise Nevelson. Stone incorporates wooden toy blocks, boxes, and trays; fragments of discarded furniture and scrap lumber; as well as other found objects into coherent works of art. The work provides an opportunity to reincarnate detritus as objects of contemplation. Based on the New York Times' Spelling Bee word puzzle in which seven letters (any of which may be reused) are used to create as many words of five or more letters, the seeminlgy cryptic letters chosen for the exhibition title can be rearranged and reused to make the words "assemble" and "assemblage" (and their plural forms).
2023 Open Studio, Lake Worth, Florida, May 20, 2023.
2022 Bellaggio Art Show, Bellaggio Recreation Association, Lake Worth, Florida (unjuried exhibition)
2019 Think Inside the Box, ARTspace, Chatham, Ontario (Solo exhibition, Sept. 12-Nov. 2, 2019)
2018 Eye for Art Show, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario (Award of Excellence for Composition with B and Yellow)
2018 Breaking Barriers Art Show, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario (unjuried exhibition)
2017 Hello Yellow, Naples Art Association, Naples, Florida
2016 Putting It Together: The Art of Assembling, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
2016 Add Some/Take Some: An Abstractions Show, Armory Arts Annex, Lake Worth, Florida
COLLECTIONS
Gerald K. Stone's artwork is held in private collections in Canada and the U.S.A.
PUBLICATIONS
- Kelley Marcellus, with photos by Jerry Rabinowitz. "Creating Places : Lost and Found," in Art & Culture (Palm Beach, FL), Spring/Summer 2023, front cover and pp. 30-31.
This article provides a glimpse into the artistry of Gerald Stone, one of the many artists participating in the Palm Beach County Open Studios event on May 20, 2023.
- Gerald K. Stone. Think Inside the Box: Assemblages. Delray Beach, Fla., 2019. 14 p. ISBN 978-0-9811643-2-8.
An illustrated catalog issued in conjunction with the artist's solo exhibition at ARTspace gallery, Chatham, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 12-Nov. 2, 2019.
REVIEWS
"Gerald K. Stone's work is both an homage to Nevelson and a meticulous inquiry of his life experience through the media of assemblage. Each of Stone's works tell a story and often have deep personal meaning. Visually, they are magical puzzles of shapes connected by his unerring eye for precision and a touch of whimsy."
Jessica Ransom, Director of Artist Services, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, Florida, 2023.
"There is something immensely personal about the work of Gerald Stone, a quality only heightened by the coolness of its presentation and the care which goes into the composition of each work. As the titles themselves suggest, there is a sense of trauma, implicit or overt, laying just beneath their surfaces, a fragility thoughtfully approached and organized so as to amplify what is poetic and beautiful."
Phil Vanderwall, Curator, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario, 2016
MEMBER
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
International Council of Museums
ARTspace, Chatham, Ontario (past member)
Gerald K. Stone's artwork is held in private collections in Canada and the U.S.A.
PUBLICATIONS
- Kelley Marcellus, with photos by Jerry Rabinowitz. "Creating Places : Lost and Found," in Art & Culture (Palm Beach, FL), Spring/Summer 2023, front cover and pp. 30-31.
This article provides a glimpse into the artistry of Gerald Stone, one of the many artists participating in the Palm Beach County Open Studios event on May 20, 2023.
- Gerald K. Stone. Think Inside the Box: Assemblages. Delray Beach, Fla., 2019. 14 p. ISBN 978-0-9811643-2-8.
An illustrated catalog issued in conjunction with the artist's solo exhibition at ARTspace gallery, Chatham, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 12-Nov. 2, 2019.
REVIEWS
"Gerald K. Stone's work is both an homage to Nevelson and a meticulous inquiry of his life experience through the media of assemblage. Each of Stone's works tell a story and often have deep personal meaning. Visually, they are magical puzzles of shapes connected by his unerring eye for precision and a touch of whimsy."
Jessica Ransom, Director of Artist Services, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, Florida, 2023.
"There is something immensely personal about the work of Gerald Stone, a quality only heightened by the coolness of its presentation and the care which goes into the composition of each work. As the titles themselves suggest, there is a sense of trauma, implicit or overt, laying just beneath their surfaces, a fragility thoughtfully approached and organized so as to amplify what is poetic and beautiful."
Phil Vanderwall, Curator, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario, 2016
MEMBER
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
International Council of Museums
ARTspace, Chatham, Ontario (past member)
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