Maud Gatewood

Maud Florance Gatewood (January 8, 1934 – November 8, 2004) was an American painter from Yanceyville, North Carolina. She is considered one of North Carolina's most acclaimed painters.[1][2]

Maud Gatewood
Born(1934-01-08)January 8, 1934
Yanceyville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 2004(2004-11-08) (aged 70)
Durham, North Carolina
Known forPainting
MovementRealism, Abstract, Media art

Biography

Life and career

Maud Gatewood grew up in Yanceyville and attended Bartlett Yancey High School.[3] When she was sixteen, she enrolled at Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Finishing her undergraduate degree in 1954, Gatewood continued her art studies at Ohio State University, where she received a Master’s of Fine Arts in Painting.[4]

In 1963, Gatewood won a Fulbright grant to study art in Austria under renowned painter Oskar Kokoschka. Returning to North Carolina, she began teaching at the art program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She later left her position at the school in 1973, desiring more time to paint.[5]

During her lifetime, Gatewood enjoyed a considerable following, particularly in the Southeastern United States. Her work has been exhibited in private collections and museums throughout the U.S., including the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC.[6]

Gatewood also won numerous awards during her artistic career, including an art award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1972 and the North Carolina Award in Fine Arts in 1984.[7]

References
  1. "The Rising Star of Maud Gatewood". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. "The Maud Gatewood Trail". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  3. "Bartlett Yancey High School - Yan Tat Yearbook (Yanceyville, NC) - Class of 1950". Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  4. "The Rising Star of Maud Gatewood". Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. "Maud Gatewood". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  6. "Gatewood, Maud Florance". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  7. "Maud Gatewood Painter". Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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