After working as a ceramic artist for more than twenty years creating wall sculptures, Gail Titus has been focusing more extensively on pursuing her long-time interest in abstract painting. Her detailed studies of abstract painting techniques led Titus to develop works on canvas using acrylic paint and a variety of unconventional tools and techniques. Her primary focus in painting has been on textural surface development.
Gail Titus works spontaneously and intuitively without regard to realistic forms, but with a focus on textures, colors, and interesting shapes. She creates artwork by applying paint to a canvas using brushes, scrapers, water bottles, or other objects, working intuitively. As this process continues, certain areas of the painting will start to feel undeveloped. She will methodically rework those areas until the artwork gradually feels resolved. Her original artworks have been acquired by corporations and private collectors throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Gail Titus, with over two decades of experience as a ceramic artist creating wall sculptures and commissioned installations, has recently shifted her focus toward her enduring passion for abstract painting. Delving into in-depth studies of abstract painting techniques, Titus has channeled her expertise into crafting works on canvas utilizing acrylic paint and an array of unconventional tools and methods. Much like her ceramic creations, her primary emphasis in painting remains on the development of surfaces.
Titus works spontaneously and intuitively without regard to realistic forms, but with a focus of textures, colors and interesting shapes. She creates artworks by applying paint to a canvas using brushes, scrapers, water bottles or other objects, working quickly and intuitively. After this initial phase she begins to discern and work more methodically, further developing the painting. As this process continues, certain areas of the painting will start to feel undeveloped. This is when she will methodically rework those areas until the artwork gradually feels resolved.
Titus says of her work, “It is difficult to title my work. I paint spontaneously, usually without any preconceived ideas…when a painting is close to being finished or when it is finished that I can relate the composition to something external, but often not even then. I really want the viewer to relate to the images on the painting, with their response coming from their own experiences.”
Her artworks have been acquired by corporations and private collectors throughout the United States, Canada and Australia.
EXHIBITIONS
2022- The Unknown Nature of Being, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
- Surfing Madonna Save the Ocean, Escondido Municipal Gallery, Escondido, CA
- Mission Valley Artwalk @ Little Italy, San Diego, CA
- Twenty Women Artists: NOW - Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
- 20/20: Twenty Women of Vision, Fresh Paint Gallery, San Diego, CA
- OMA Artist Alliance: Creative License, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
- The First Artist’s Invitational, Swift Gallery, San Diego, CA
- Mission Federal Artwalk @ Little Italy, San Diego, CA
- Artwalk @ Liberty Station, San Diego, CA
- Informal Languages, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
- Prom Dress: Seventeen on Being 17, Cannon Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
- Featured Artist Exhibition, SACCA, Tucson, AZ
- Pop Futurism and Abstraction, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
- Abstract Paintings, Ventana Canyon, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ
- hand + spirit + art, Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ
- The Practice of Abstract Painting, The Drawing Studio, Tucson, AZ
- Crosscurrents, The Gallery at the Tucson International Airport, Tucson, AZ
- Art Spirit, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
- Desert Reflections, Ironwood Gallery, Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
- Two Person Show, Tucson Jewish Community Center Fine Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- From Earth to Art, Pink Adobe Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- Designer Showcase ’95, Tucson Museum of Art and ASID, Tucson, AZ
- Four Person Exhibit, After Image Gallery, Silver City, NM
- Alumni Show, WMNU McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM
- SACA Show, Desert Artisans Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- WNMU McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM
- All Fired Up, Impressions Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- Southern AZ Clay Artists, Impressions Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- Graduate Show, WNMU McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM
AWARDS
2022- The Unknown Nature of Being, Best of Show Award
- Ventana Canyon Abstract Paintings, Honorable Mention
- Desert Reflections, Honorable Mention
- Southern AZ Clay Artists, Cash Award
- WNMU Miller Library Permanent Collection, Purchase Award
COLLECTIONS
- USC Fisher Museum of Art permanent collection, Los Angeles, CA
- WNMU Miller Library permanent collection, Silver City, NM
- Law Office of Jojene Mills, Tucson, AZ
- Karp and Weiss, Tucson, AZ
- Farrell and Bromile, Tucson, AZ
- Crescent Real Estate, Fort Worth, TX
- Gavi Italian Restaurant Corporation, Tucson, AZ
- Myerscoff Restaurant Corporation, Inc., Charleston, IL
- Numerous Private Collections
INSTALLATIONS
2006- Ceramic Installation, Ford Elementary School, TUSD, Tucson, AZ
- Ceramic Installation and Painted Mural, Gavi Italian Restaurant, Tucson, AZ
- Ceramic Installation, Private Residence, Tucson, AZ
- Ceramic Installation, Ochoa Elementary School, TUSD, Tucson, AZ
MEDIA COVERAGE
2021- Interview, CBS Channel 8, San Diego
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Time for Women Artists, San Diego, CA
- American Women Artists, Chesterfield, MA
EDUCATION
2018- Paulette Warner Workshop, Tucson, AZ
- Pen and Ink, Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA
- Metalsmith Coursework, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
- Drawing Studio, Abstract Painting, Tucson, AZ
- Graduate Coursework in Art, University of AZ and WNMU
- Paula Rice Workshop, Tucson, AZ
- Frank Boydon Workshop, Phoenix, AZ
- Akio Takamori Workshop, Phoenix, AZ
- Wayne Higby Workshop, Santa Fe, NM
- Robert Piepenburg Workshop, Tucson, AZ
- NCECA Conference and Workshops, Phoenix, AZ
- Wayne Higby Workshop, Tempe, AZ
- Harvey Sadow Workshop, Phoenix, AZ
- Don Reitz Workshop, Tucson, AZ
- Bachelor of Arts in Art - Western New Mexico University
- David Shaner Workshop, Silver City, NM
- Master of Arts in Sociology - Eastern Illinois University
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology - Eastern Illinois University
TV & FILM
- Insecure, HBO
- ROAR, Apple TV
- Home Economics, ABC
Gail Titus, with over two decades of experience as a ceramic artist creating wall sculptures and commissioned installations, has recently shifted her focus toward her enduring passion for abstract painting. Delving into in-depth studies of abstract painting techniques, Titus has channeled her expertise into crafting works on canvas utilizing acrylic paint and an array of unconventional tools and methods. Much like her ceramic creations, her primary emphasis in painting remains on the development of surfaces.
Titus works spontaneously and intuitively without regard to realistic forms, but with a focus of textures, colors and interesting shapes. She creates artworks by applying paint to a canvas using brushes, scrapers, water bottles or other objects, working quickly and intuitively. After this initial phase she begins to discern and work more methodically, further developing the painting. As this process continues, certain areas of the painting will start to feel undeveloped. This is when she will methodically rework those areas until the artwork gradually feels resolved.
Titus says of her work, “It is difficult to title my work. I paint spontaneously, usually without any preconceived ideas…when a painting is close to being finished or when it is finished that I can relate the composition to something external, but often not even then. I really want the viewer to relate to the images on the painting, with their response coming from their own experiences.”
Her artworks have been acquired by corporations and private collectors throughout the United States, Canada and Australia.
EXHIBITIONS
2022- The Unknown Nature of Being, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
- Surfing Madonna Save the Ocean, Escondido Municipal Gallery, Escondido, CA
- Mission Valley Artwalk @ Little Italy, San Diego, CA
- Twenty Women Artists: NOW - Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
- 20/20: Twenty Women of Vision, Fresh Paint Gallery, San Diego, CA
- OMA Artist Alliance: Creative License, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
- The First Artist’s Invitational, Swift Gallery, San Diego, CA
- Mission Federal Artwalk @ Little Italy, San Diego, CA
- Artwalk @ Liberty Station, San Diego, CA
- Informal Languages, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
- Prom Dress: Seventeen on Being 17, Cannon Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
- Featured Artist Exhibition, SACCA, Tucson, AZ
- Pop Futurism and Abstraction, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
- Abstract Paintings, Ventana Canyon, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ
- hand + spirit + art, Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ
- The Practice of Abstract Painting, The Drawing Studio, Tucson, AZ
- Crosscurrents, The Gallery at the Tucson International Airport, Tucson, AZ
- Art Spirit, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
- Desert Reflections, Ironwood Gallery, Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
- Two Person Show, Tucson Jewish Community Center Fine Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- From Earth to Art, Pink Adobe Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- Designer Showcase ’95, Tucson Museum of Art and ASID, Tucson, AZ
- Four Person Exhibit, After Image Gallery, Silver City, NM
- Alumni Show, WMNU McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM
- SACA Show, Desert Artisans Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- WNMU McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM
- All Fired Up, Impressions Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- Southern AZ Clay Artists, Impressions Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- Graduate Show, WNMU McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM
AWARDS
2022- The Unknown Nature of Being, Best of Show Award
- Ventana Canyon Abstract Paintings, Honorable Mention
- Desert Reflections, Honorable Mention
- Southern AZ Clay Artists, Cash Award
- WNMU Miller Library Permanent Collection, Purchase Award
COLLECTIONS
- USC Fisher Museum of Art permanent collection, Los Angeles, CA
- WNMU Miller Library permanent collection, Silver City, NM
- Law Office of Jojene Mills, Tucson, AZ
- Karp and Weiss, Tucson, AZ
- Farrell and Bromile, Tucson, AZ
- Crescent Real Estate, Fort Worth, TX
- Gavi Italian Restaurant Corporation, Tucson, AZ
- Myerscoff Restaurant Corporation, Inc., Charleston, IL
- Numerous Private Collections
INSTALLATIONS
2006- Ceramic Installation, Ford Elementary School, TUSD, Tucson, AZ
- Ceramic Installation and Painted Mural, Gavi Italian Restaurant, Tucson, AZ
- Ceramic Installation, Private Residence, Tucson, AZ
- Ceramic Installation, Ochoa Elementary School, TUSD, Tucson, AZ
MEDIA COVERAGE
2021- Interview, CBS Channel 8, San Diego
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Time for Women Artists, San Diego, CA
- American Women Artists, Chesterfield, MA
EDUCATION
2018- Paulette Warner Workshop, Tucson, AZ
- Pen and Ink, Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA
- Metalsmith Coursework, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
- Drawing Studio, Abstract Painting, Tucson, AZ
- Graduate Coursework in Art, University of AZ and WNMU
- Paula Rice Workshop, Tucson, AZ
- Frank Boydon Workshop, Phoenix, AZ
- Akio Takamori Workshop, Phoenix, AZ
- Wayne Higby Workshop, Santa Fe, NM
- Robert Piepenburg Workshop, Tucson, AZ
- NCECA Conference and Workshops, Phoenix, AZ
- Wayne Higby Workshop, Tempe, AZ
- Harvey Sadow Workshop, Phoenix, AZ
- Don Reitz Workshop, Tucson, AZ
- Bachelor of Arts in Art - Western New Mexico University
- David Shaner Workshop, Silver City, NM
- Master of Arts in Sociology - Eastern Illinois University
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology - Eastern Illinois University
TV & FILM
- Insecure, HBO
- ROAR, Apple TV
- Home Economics, ABC