Gail Fularski was born in Brantford, Ontario in 1956. Residing in Toronto, she has worked as an art educator for the last 27 years.

Gail is captivated by texture and loves the passionate physicality of working with rich and dynamic tactile surfaces. This makes for a more compelling physical presence. The spontaneity and random factor of working with unpredictable chemical reactions is very appealing to the artist. Her work takes on an evolutionary and intuitive progression. Gail's artistic training in both Canada and abroad in figurative and abstract studies has led to a compelling body of work.

Artist's Statement: Concealing... Revealing...

My series of pieces revolve around the concept of “Concealing and Revealing” and were inspired by my travels to Italy. A country rich in textures, its beauty was often obscured or barely glimpsed. Peeling facades gave glimpses of rich frescoes beneath; massive doors hid beautiful courtyards and historic ruins were concealed by overgrown foliage.

My canvases are richly textured, somewhat evocative of landscapes and cityscapes. The surface is worked up with acrylics and liquid iron which is chemically oxidized. They are in multiple layers - some concealing… some revealing...