Georgetta Gancarz

Founder & Director of ART - POLI

　

EUROPE / USA / ASIA / AFRICA / OCEANIA / CANADA

 

Georgetta Gancarz graduated from the School of Visual Arts and Fordham University with degrees in science, education, and Fine Arts. She also minored in Art Therapy and received various artist and instructor awards and scholarships. She is a professional artist, professor, author, and international travel guide.
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She has been teaching painting for over thirty-five years and is the CEO and founder of the ART - POLI Painting On Location International program, with studio classes in Painting, Drawing, Art History, Printmaking, Hand Block Printing, Sculpture, Photography, Glassblowing, Restoration, Architecture, Exhibiting and Marketing Art, Art Therapy, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, Philosophy, Music, Fashion, Film, Theater, Jewelry, Herbology, Religion, Yoga and Meditation, Culinary, Oenology, Leather and Wood Crafting, Mask Making, Textiles, Ceramics, Mehndi, and Perfume Design.
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Programs are offered in Europe, the USA, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Oceania (Florence, Venice, Siena, Rome, Murano, Carrara, Verona, London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Portugal, Prague, Poland, Malta, Greece, Vienna, Amsterdam, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Iceland), Japan, Australia, New Zealand, India, Egypt, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Victoria and Montreal.
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Working on her charity art show "Artist For Breast Cancer", she continues to educate the public on awareness and prevention.
Georgetta spends a lot of her time volunteering, teaching, and promoting artists. She currently teaches art at Seattle Central College and Western Europe. Her paintings have been exhibited worldwide and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

She is internationally represented by the Saatchi Gallery. Other collections are in the Muse/ Foundation and Museums in NYC. Her works are on file at The Women Museum of Arts, Washington, DC. Her Renaissance-style paintings are in a collection of Basilicas in Florence and Venice, Italy, and St. James Cathedral in Seattle.

To date, Georgetta is writing and illustrating her 21st book as well as opening another art studio program in Europe. She just released her own 2014 line of ART - POLI acrylic and watercolor paints. Her current books include Painting for Everyone, How to Exhibit, Market and Sell Your Art, Italy’s Treasures, Italy’s Windows, Doors, Alleys and More, Painting on Location Italy, and Italian Cathedrals and Cemeteries.

 

In 2018, Georgetta developed an imprint and program to encourage students to write and create books in multiple languages.
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She loves teaching and enjoys seeing her students progress all over the world. She tells her students, education, passion, and hard work are the keys to success.
　

 

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