User:Mitzi.humphrey/Gerald Donato

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Gerald Donato (1941-2010)[1] [2].....Donato was born in Chicago and grew up in the Midwest, and parts of that gritty heritage showed up in his work, Reynolds, the owner of Reynolds Gallery[3] said......

"It really was who he was," she said. "But he was so down to earth."

Education[edit]

Donato earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Northern Illinois University and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

He was originally a printmaker, the role in which VCU hired him. He taught himself to paint and began teaching that instead. He retired in 2005 after 38 years.

A memorial service is planned for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Plant Zero Art Center, 0 E. 4th St. in South Richmond.ref>Reid, Zachary. "Retired VCU art professor Gerald Donato dead at 68". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 17 March 2020.</ref>


Exhibitions[edit]

In 2017 Donato showed Mr. Man & Friends at Richmond's Reynolds Gallery.[4]

Biography[edit]

[5] With Amy Moorefield he wrote

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gerald Donato - 12 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Gerald Donato, Reinventing the Game". blackbird.vcu.edu. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Gerald Donato". Reynolds Gallery. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ Jr, Harry Kollatz (19 April 2017). "Mr. Man & Friends". richmondmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ Jr, Edwin Slipek. "Gerald Donato". Style Weekly. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

External links[edit]

  • Jerry Donato at Reynolds Gallery.[1]
  • Donato at 1708.[2]