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 Solo Gallery, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Florida (forthcoming 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.
2022 Bellaggio Art Show, Bellaggio Recreation Association, Lake Worth, Florida (unjuried group 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)
2018 Breaking Barriers Art Show, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario (unjuried group 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 Solo Gallery, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, Florida (forthcoming 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.
2022 Bellaggio Art Show, Bellaggio Recreation Association, Lake Worth, Florida (unjuried group 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)
2018 Breaking Barriers Art Show, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario (unjuried group 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
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
"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
MEMBER
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
International Council of Museums
Gerald K. Stone's artwork is held in private collections in Canada and the U.S.A.
PUBLICATIONS
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
"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
MEMBER
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
International Council of Museums
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