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Jack Gunter
Jack Gunter is a rare combination of artist, writer, filmmaker, antique expert, and innovator. His paintings hang in museums and important private collections; his books have a large and loyal following; his new film will be released this winter; his inventory of early industrial lighting ranks with the best in the country; his experimental paintings and installations use phosphorescent pigments, UV light effects, and burst out in a dark room like 3-D holograms. A self taught artist using the ancient technique of egg tempera painting, he exhibited his large format works in several New England museums and was included in an Andrew Wyeth and Family show in the Sharon, N.H. Art Center in 1979. That year a studio fire claimed all of his existing paintings and landed him in Washington State with a pick up truck, his dog, and the clothes on his back. He settled on an island in Puget Sound when he discovered that he was the only person in a thousand mile radius who wanted mission oak objects and the Northwest was chock full of Mr. Stickley's furniture.Browse all performers