Garry Scott Wheeler

Artist Statement

The heart and soul of my paintings emanates from vividly seeing colors and shapes in my daily life and from the adventures and inspiration that I have found from my travels to over 100 different countries around the world. Fans of my work have told me that looking at my art is comparable to lying on their backs, looking up at the clouds and trying to interpret the shapes that they see. I don't know about you, but that sounds like a
whole lot of fun to me!

Biography

Introduction
My name is Garry Scott Wheeler and I am a self-taught award winning international abstract acrylic artist, author and entrepreneur from the Gulf Coast of Florida. www.garryscottwheeler.art
(603) 496-1011

Education

DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois 1994 - Bachelor of Arts
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2000 - CSS Graduate Business Degree

Recent Awards

Collector's Vision International Art Award, 2021 - Contemporary Art Curator Magazine
Power of Creativity Art Award 2021 - Contemporary Art Curator Magazine
Editor's Pick - 2021 Visual Artists Association Spring Exhibition in London, England
Lee Ackert Memorial Award for use of color, 2021 - Fort Myers Beach Art Association

Recent Exhibitions

M.A.D.S Gallery "Kromatic@rt" - Milan, Italy - January, 2021
Visual Artist Association "International Spring Exhibition"- London, England - May/June, 2021
Manatee Art Center, Bradenton, Florida "Colors of Life" June 2021 & "Create", September 2021
Art Center of Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida "Revealed" April, 2021 & "Regional Show" July 2021
Visual Art Center, Punta Gorda, Florida "Color!" September, 2021

Current Gallery Representation

Coco Art Gallery, Estero & Naples, Florida https://www.cocoartgallery.com/
Five 3 Gallery, Laguna Beach, California https://www.five3gallery.com/
Dancing Crane, Bradenton, Florida https://dancing-crane.com/
DAAS CO-OP Gallery, Fort Meyers, Florida https://daascoop.com/

Experience

Award winning self-taught international acrylic abstract artist - 1995 to Current
World traveler - Traveled to over 100 countries in the past 25 years
Entrepreneur - Founded/led 4 startups: IT consulting and security, home building, record label and interactive video for the music industry
Published Author of "50 Ass Kickin' Lessons for the Entrepreneur Wannabe" a best seller in several Amazon categories in 2018
Inventor/innovator - launched the first digital music download store in New England in 2003. Launched the first interactive video platform for the music industry in 2006
Music producer, record label owner and concert promoter working with talent such as Maroon 5, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Suzanne Vega, Lily Tomlin and Journey
Home designer, land developer and builder of single family homes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire - owned and operated two different businesses for 10+ years
Retired High Tech Executive - Operated at the VP level for over 20 years at 6 different companies such as Icontrol Networks, Polycom, Polaroid, Aavid Thermalloy

Exhibition History (CV)