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Jack Gunter

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Jack Gunter
Born
🏳️ NationalityAmerican
💼 Occupation
Artist
Known forPainting
🏅 AwardsNorthwest International Art Competition (1990)

Jack Gunter (born 1947)[1] is an American artist and gallery owner from Camano Island.[2][3][4] He attended Bowdoin College and the University of New Hampshire.[1]

His work "A View of Seattle from Pioneer Square" was a winner of the 1990 Northwest International Art Competition.[5] He was commissioned to created the mural Futureville by the Washington State Arts Commission. It was completed in 2010.[6] Gunter was the featured artist of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in 2022.[7]

The movie theater in Stanwood features a life-sized mural by Gunter depicting a street scene in the pioneer Stillaguamish River town.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Jack Gunter". Washington State Arts Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. Fiege, Gale (November 1, 2013). Written at Stanwood, Washington. "Camano artist returns from Russia with paintings". Longview Daily News. Longview, Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. Relyea, Kie (November 2, 2001). "Bored by ancient Egypt? Try really old Mount Vernon". The Bellingham Herald. Bellingham, Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. Tarzan Ament, Deloris (May 31, 1992). "Russians Struggle with Local Artist's Humor". The Seattle Times. Seattle. p. L1.
  5. "Winners of the 1990 Northwest International Art Competition". The Bellingham Herald. Bellingham, Washington. May 24, 1990. p. C1. Retrieved December 29, 2022. Painting: Jack Gunter, Stanwood. "A View of Seattle from Pioneer Square"
  6. "Futureville, 2010". Washington State Arts Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. "Jack Gunter of Camano Island chosen as 2022 featured artist for Tulip Festival" (Press release). Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. August 9, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  8. Cohn, Roseanne (September 27, 2006). "TOP 10 - An insider's guide to Snohomish County". The Seattle Times. Seattle. The pavilion at Stanwood Camano Village. Good stopping place for a movie or a meal, but the high point is the fabulous mural depicting very early Stanwood, created by local artist Jack Gunter. Careful — you could walk right into the picture!


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