WINDOW #3 Ancient Echoes
2026 City of Burien Gallery Program
Modern Myths Solo Show
GJ Gillespie, artist
Window 3 — Ancient Echoes
Left Rack
- Alexander #2, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 16 × 12″, 2024--$285
- Ozymandias #2, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024--$120
- Only a Memory, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 24 × 13″, 2024--$285
- Helen #1, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024--$120
- Ozymandias #7, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024--$120
- Ozymandias #1, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024--$120
- Highwayman, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage on canvas, 11 × 8″, 2024--$120
Center
- Return to Ithaka, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 30w × 48h″, 2022-- $1500. About this piece.
Right Rack
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| Alexander #2, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 16 × 12″, 2024 |
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| Ozymandias #2, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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- Only a Memory, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 24 × 13″, 2024
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| Helen #1, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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| Ozymandias #7, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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| Ozymandias #1, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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| Highwayman, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage on canvas, 11 × 8″, 2024 |
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Return to Ithaka, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 30w × 48h″, 2022.
About this Piece. |
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| Helen #3, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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| Foiled Hector, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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| Aeneas, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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| Helen #2, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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| Helen #4, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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| Ozymandias #10, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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| It's a Wrap, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
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| Ozymandias #3, by GJ Gillespie, mixed media collage, 10 × 8″, 2024 |
Modern Myth Making
Where Ancient Stories Meet Found Materials June–September 2026
Modern Myth Making is a solo exhibition by GJ Gillespie, presented as part of the City of Burien Gallery Program at Merrill Gardens, June–September 2026.
58 works are installed across nine storefront windows in three series — Ancient Echoes, Midcentury Rifts, and Mystic Landscapes. Working in mixed-media collage, Gillespie layers grocery ads, crossword puzzles, tissue, found paper, and paint to reimagine Greek and Roman mythology, mid-century abstraction, and the fog-bound landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Titles drawn from rock and pop music connect ancient imagery to modern soundtracks, producing work that feels simultaneously familiar and strange.
ABOUT the Artists
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| GJ Gillespie Artist |
GJ Gillespie (b. 1955) is a mixed-media collage artist living and working in a 1928 Tudor Revival farmhouse on Whidbey Island, Washington. Inspired by the Northwest Mystics and mid-century abstract expressionism, his layered collages transform found materials — grocery advertisements, tissue, newsprint, and paint — into figurative and abstract works that explore cultural iconography. His work has appeared in 213 publications, received 19 awards, and been exhibited in 77 shows.
Gillespie owns Leda Art Supply — a premium sketchbook company — and is founder of The Creativity Initiative, a (501(c)(3), educational art charity. Learn more at creativityinitiative.org.
INDEX
MODERN MYTHS — 2026 City of Burien Gallery Program
Window 1 — Ancient Echoes
Window 2 — Ancient Echoes
Window 3 — Ancient Echoes
Window 4 — Midcentury Rifts
Window 5 — Midcentury Rifts
Window 6 — Midcentury Rifts
Window 7 — Mystic Landscapes
Window 8 — Mystic Landscapes
Window 9 — Mystic Landscapes
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