ETHEREAL JOURNEYS:
ABSTRACT FIGURES AND DREAMSCAPES
GJ Gillespie, Artist
Coupeville Public Library, January 2026
Art List
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| Tell Me Why by GJ Gillespie. Mixed media collage on board. 24 x 22.5. 2025. $1,200. Contact garjog@gmail.com. (New work submitted for publication) |
Mixed media collage on canvas. 20 x 16. 2019.
$1,000. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
Appeared in Northwest Collage Society 2019 Winter Exhibit,
Seattle Convention Center (January 12-March 31, 2019),
Langley BC Canada Arts Council Gillespie Solo Show (April 12-May 24, 2023),
and Molbak's Sip and Stroll Art Show, Woodinville, WA (October 20-22, 2023).
Published in Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
10th Annual "Figurative" Competition (March 2020)
and Arboreal Literary Magazine (November 2023).
Mixed media collage on canvas. 20 x 16. 2025.
Title after 1970 song by Van Morrison.
$370. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
Published in Rock Salt Journal, Fall 2025.
California Dreaming by GJ Gillespie.
Mixed media collage on board. 20 x 16. 2020.
$1,000. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
Published as COVER ART in DeLudge Journal, Fall/Winter 2021.
Appeared in Langley BC Canada Arts Council
Gillespie Solo Show (April 12-May 24, 2023).
I Will Survive by GJ Gillespie.
Mixed media collage on canvas. 24 x 24. 2020.
$1,000. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
Appeared in Starkville, Mississippi "Time On Our Hands" Exhibit,
Partnership Art Center (July 7-September 13, 2021),
Langley BC Canada Arts Council Gillespie Solo Show (April 12-May 24, 2023),
and "Into the Mystic" Show, Hurst Gallery, Kirkland, WA (April 22-June 15, 2024).
Published in The Word's Faire Literary Magazine, Summer 2024.
Mixed media collage on paper. 20 x 15. 2015.
$1,000. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
MERIT AWARD, Light Space Time Online Gallery "Abstracts" Art Exhibition, 2015.
Appeared in Fiber Fusion Show (September 2015-April 2016).
HONORABLE MENTION, The Art Room Gallery International online Abstract competition, March 2020.
Appeared in Langley BC Canada Arts Council
Gillespie Solo Show "Choose Authentic" (April 12-May 24, 2023),
Molbak's Sip and Stroll Art Show, Woodinville, WA (October 20-22, 2023),
and "Sights and Sounds" Exhibition, Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery, Arizona (December 5, 2024).
Published in Sunspot Literary Magazine, AI Enhanced Art Issue, Spring 2024.
The Way You Look Tonight by GJ Gillespie.
Mixed media collage on paper. 20 x 16. 2017.
$800. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
Published as COVER ART in Hey, I'm Alive Magazine, Summer 2021.
Appeared in Northwest Collage Society 2017 Summer Exhibition,
Seattle City Hall (2017),
Langley BC Canada Arts Council Gillespie Solo Show (April 12-May 24, 2023),
and Kirkland Art Center "21 Century Women Show" (June 20-October 16, 2019).
Published (black and white version) in Assignment Literary Magazine, December 2024.
Party At the End of the World by GJ Gillespie.
Mixed media collage on canvas. 24 x 26. 2025.
Title after 2006 song by Jimmy Buffett.
Inspired by Arshile Gorky.
$1,200. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
(New work - no prior exhibitions or publications)
Visions of Johanna by GJ Gillespie.
Mixed media collage on paper. 22 x 17. 2021.
$800. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
Published in 86 Logic Magazine, Issue 8, 2022
and Encephalon Journal, Spring/Summer 2024.
Appeared in Langley BC Canada Arts Council
Gillespie Solo Show (April 12-May 24, 2023).
Crazy Diamond Number 6 by GJ Gillespie.
Mixed media collage on board. 25 x 25 x 1.75. 2025.
$800. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
Published in New Plains Review, Winter 2025.
Crazy Diamond Number 3 by GJ Gillespie.
Mixed media collage on board. 20 x 16. 2025.
$400. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
Published in Reed Magazine, Issue 159, 2026.
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Crazy Diamond Number 4 by GJ Gillespie.
Mixed media collage on canvas. 14 x 11. 2025.
$200. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
(New work - no prior exhibitions or publications)
Pinball Wizard by GJ Gillespie.
Mixed media collage on canvas. 40 x 20. 2024.
$800. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
Published in Welter Magazine, December 2024.
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| Something in the Way by GJ Gillespie. Mixed media collage on canvas. 24 x 18. 2018. Appeared in Northwest Collage Society 2019 Winter Exhibit, Seattle Convention Center show(January 12 -- March 31, 2019) And Langley BC Canada Arts Council Gillespie Solo Show (April 12-May 24, 2023) And Molbak's Sip and Stroll Art Show, Woodinville, WA (October 20-22, 2023). Published in Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery (10th Annual "Figurative" Competition, March 2020) and Letters Literary Journal (Issue 11, Winter 2023). |
The Sun King by GJ Gillespie.
Mixed media collage on canvas. 24 x 16 x 1.5. 2024.
$800. Contact garjog@gmail.com.
Published in Willows Wept Review, Winter 2025.
About the Artist
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| GJ Gillespie |
GJ Gillespie is an accomplished mixed media collage artist living on Whidbey Island, Washington. With over 200 publications in literary and art journals, 23 awards, and 70+ exhibitions, Gillespie has established himself as one of the region's most celebrated contemporary artists. His work draws inspiration from Northwest Mystics and mid-century abstract expressionists, particularly Arshile Gorky, Kenneth Callahan, and Mark Tobey.
Gillespie is a Professor Emeritus of Communication from Northwest University, where he taught for 32 years. He is also the founder of Leda Art Supply, an international sketchbook company, and serves as Director of The Creativity Initiative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on art education and supply accessibility.
His artistic process transforms everyday materials—newspaper clippings, tissue paper, Fred Meyer grocery ads, crossword puzzles—into what he calls "future antiques." Drawing from art history, Gillespie creates layered compositions that evoke what he describes as "unconscious feelings of longing for existential meaning that emerge from cultural icons."
Exhibition Details
All works are available for purchase, with prices ranging from $200 to $1,200. For inquiries, contact garjog@gmail.com.
Gallery Hours: (Insert library hours here)
Location:
Coupeville Public Library
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Coupeville, WA
For more information about the artist, visit: www.gjgillespieartistic.com
This exhibition promises to be an unforgettable visual journey through abstract expression and dreamlike imagery. Join us in celebrating one of the Pacific Northwest's most innovative collage artists.
𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘𝐒: 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘
The show features 15 mixed media collages spanning 2015-2025, including several brand-new works created specifically for this exhibition. Each piece transforms everyday materials—newspaper clippings, tissue paper, Fred Meyer grocery ads—into what I call "future antiques."
Drawing from my 1928 Tudor Revival farmhouse studio in Oak Harbor, these pieces channel the spirit of the Northwest Mystics—artists like Morris Graves and Mark Tobey—while exploring themes of transcendent beauty and existential meaning through cultural iconography.
As the newspaper notes, my approach involves "transforming everyday materials into ethereal compositions where figures dissolve into dreamscapes." With 23 awards, 70+ exhibitions, and 200+ publications across the US, Canada, and Europe, this homecoming exhibition on Whidbey Island holds special meaning.
𝐄𝐗𝐇𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒:
Coupeville Public Library
January 2026
Visit during library hours to experience these abstract journeys firsthand. Full exhibition details: www.gjgillespieartistic.com
Special thanks to the Whidbey News-Times and the Coupeville Public Library for supporting the arts on Whidbey Island!
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