Gaile Snow Gibbs
2008 Honored Member

A diminutive dynamo, a woman of many talents and accomplishments and as a long time board member, Gaile has devoted much of her skill and energy to the smooth functioning of the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club. Nevertheless, she works daily at painting the portraits and still lifes for which she has become recognized in art circles not only in New York City but nationally as well.

After twenty-five years as an award winning Art Director and Creative Supervisor in the advertising industry, Gaile turned to her first artistic passion - portraiture. She returned to her studies at the Art Students League where she had originally enrolled at the age of fifteen, studying under Jean Liberté. Her early promise was rewarded with the publication of her work in the ASL annual catalog. Later, in pursuit of a Fine Arts Degree, she also studied at DePauw University, Hunter College and the School of Visual Arts.

At age twenty-five, she was commissioned to paint two oil portraits of Dustin Hoffman for the Off-Broadway production of “Journey of the Fifth Horse” at the American Place Theater. She continued to hone her skills with study under the direction of pastellists Richard Pionk and Americo
DeFranza, classical painter Frank Mason and watercolorist Irwin Greenberg. Over the years, she has
received numerous awards for her pastel and oil works in many juried exhibitions that showcased her work.

"China Daisies," Pastel, 19" x 22"

"Maria," Oil, 16" x 20"

“Purple Peonies," Oil, 16" x 20"

Gaile is a life member of the Art Students League, an assoicate member of the Pastel Society of America, Audubon Artists, and Allied Artists of America. She is a Fellow of the American Artists Professional League as well as an elected artist
member of the Salmagundi Club.

In 1996, Gaile was elected to membership in CLWAC and in 1997 she joined the board accepting the responsiblility for producing the catalog for our club’s Annual Open Exhibitions. This task has been close to her heart; she has improved, updated, expanded and added color pages always ensuring that the catalogs are available for the club’s opening Reception at the National Arts Club in October. She served as chair of the CLWAC Members’ Exhibiton at the Broome Street Gallery in 2001. From 2003 to 2005, Gaile worked as liaison with the club’s first webmaster as CLWAC went online.

Above: "La Reine," Oil, 9" x 12"

Right: "La Senora," Oil, 28" x 32"

Much of the enthusiasm and competence associated with Gaile’s personality also imbues her art. The interpretation of her sitters whether they be priest or gypsy, adult or child, black or white lifts them out of the ordinary. They are portraits that exhibit flawless technique, power, great beauty and strength. There is a magical excitement depicting an inner significance and other-worldliness evident in her works. Her work is reminiscent of the angels painted by the Italian master Guido Reni, whose paintings evoke an unearthly purity. One also senses this while looking at one of Gaile’s paintings.

Our Gaile has another life, a New York City life. She assists her husband and best friend, Clark Warren, acting as manager for his cabaret career. From 2004 through 2007, Gaile also served on the Board of Control of the Art Students League. Most recently she worked tirelessly for the “Save Carnegie Hall Tower Studios” effort helping to organize a benefit performance of the French American Orchestra at St. Peter’s Church. Gaile is a true woman of the twenty-first century and is Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s honored member for 2008.

"Peppers, Peppers, Peppers," Oil, 5" x 7"

"Self Portrait - Age 2," Watercolor, 5" x 6"

“Scully," Oil, 16" x 20"

1979 Sally Swan Carr
1983 Diana Kan
1985 Carey Boone Nelson
1990 Adrienne Potter
1991 Marilyn Newmark
1993 Sybil D'Orsi
1994 Lucille Hampton
1995 Lucille Stillma
1997 Beverly Bender
1998 Mary Lou Ferbert
1999 Dorothy Dallas
2000 Virginia Abbot

2001 Francine “Franke” DeBevoise
2002 Inge Jannen Heus
2003 Jean Kroeber
2004 Eleanor Tyndall Meier
2005 Ruth B. Reiber
2006 Elaine Lavalle
2007 Lucille Berrill Paulsen
2008 Gaile Snow Gibbs
2009 Amy Bright Unfried
2010 Mary Maran
2011 Gabriela G. Delosso