My creative journey started in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1938 when I was born the middle child in a family of five children.
My father was a Cub and Boy Scout leader and our family was very involved in scouting and enjoyed camping. I feel that this contact with nature had a strong influence on my developing creativity. I attended public schools and in 1958 received my AA Degree from Los Angeles City College.
After College, I married and moved to the San Fernando Valley where I created four of my most imaginative works of art, my children. As my children grew older and became more self-sufficient, I was able to explore my own creativity in an even deeper way by taking art classes at Los Angeles Valley College and Cal State Northridge.
Over the years while on my quest to create, I have worked in many forms of art including Painting, Drawing, Three-Dimensional Art Collages, Sculpture, Woodworking, Welding, Ceramics and Glass. I have loved working in all these forms and each piece I create is a new experience that brings me great satisfaction when finished.
“Circles of Illumination” is a poem that one of my creations inspired me to write:
Circles of Illumination
Circles of my life
Gently moving, ever there
Changing, swirling in the air
Lights of glimmer
Lights of hope
Lighting the path of my existence
Blending the hues of ever-changing moments.
I am delighted to share my creations with you!
Gilda Green
Born Los Angeles, California - 1938
Education
1979-1984 California State University, Northridge
1976-1978 Los Angeles Valley College
1958 Los Angeles City College, Associates of Arts
Selected Group Exhibitions & Accomplishments
2009 Howeeduzzit Gallery, Works of Glass
2008 Finegood Art Gallery, “Personal Views,” Works of Glass
2008 “My Art Show,” Van Nuys, CA
2007 Honorable Mention in CBS’s “Dichroic By Design” contest with “Forever Blowing Bubbles”
2001 Finegood Art Gallery, “Eye for Art,” Metal Sculptures, Collages
2000 Judson Studios Gallery, ACS-DC Presidents Show, Ceramic Sculptures
1997 Brandeis Bardin Institute, “Shelter,” Assemblage and Ceramics
1995 Millard Sheets Gallery, “Multiple Impressions,” Assemblages
1994 Orlando Gallery, Ceramic Teapots
1993 Los Angeles Valley College, “Honors Women Artists,” Collages
1989 Los Angeles Valley College, “In Memory of Fidel Daielli,” Collages
1988 Muffins Gallery, “Women Artists ’88,” A National Juried Exhibition of Works by Women, Assemblage
1988 13th Annual Multi-media Juried Art Show, Burbank CA, Collages
1986 Orlando Gallery, Collage
1985 Jewish Federation Council Valley Beth Shalom, Monotype Print
1983 Cal State Northridge, “A Tribute to Marvin Harden,” Assemblage
1981 Great Art Search, Los Angeles, Acrylic Painting
1978 Los Angeles Valley College Art Show, Collage, Drawing, Oil Painting