MICHAEL GELLATLY – PAINTER/ILLUSTRATOR Michael’s website
	Born in Connecticut, raised on New England, Gellatly, is living and working in Upstate New York. A maker of things in many forms, he has exhibited throughout New England and New York in both solo and group shows. A recipient of a national Endowment for the Arts grant, a Pollock/Krasner Foundation Grant, and numerous state Individual Artist Grants from CT and MA. He has been the recipient of several full fellowships at both the Vermont Studio Center, and the Millay Artist Colony, NY and was granted a two year project-residency at the Deering Estate, Miami, FL. Along with this life-long adventure as a creative, Gellatly has been working as a freelance illustrator for the past 25 years, while also teaching art intermittently throughout the years to every academic level and to all ages.
During this year’s ARTmostNY event
During the ARTmostNY tour this year I'll be talking about the mechanics of how I start a painting, while painting my way into a painting.