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Dear Friends,

Last week I heard from several universities, and museums postponing their Centennial events until the Summer or Fall due to the Coronavirus. Although I am disappointed, I certainly understand that the safety of everyone is now our main concern.

So, I thought I would send the email below since someone told me "great art is great therapy and your mother's choice of color and movement convey a spirit of optimism and levity that people enjoy." 

Another person said "when you saw a Dorothy Gillespie you saw unique, you saw passion, and it was consistent there was no deviating from it and one was more successful than the other, it brought joy and that to me is the definition of an artist."

Over the next couple of months, I will share photos of my mother's art in collectors' homes, hospitals, museums, galleries, universities and in public places.

Regards,
Gary
Dorothy Gillespie Centennial
In honor of Dorothy Gillespie’s 100th birthday and her unique place in art history and her approach to art, the 2020 Dorothy Gillespie Centennial will commemorate this special anniversary and paint a rich portrait of Dorothy Gillespie and her world.

In communicating her legacy, we seek to broaden and strengthen the Gillespie community and advance her important work in art and education. Dorothy lived an unconventional and pathbreaking life as an artist, painter, sculptor, pioneer, installation artist, activist, mentor, writer, educator, and lecturer. Her life story offers possibilities for young female artists today, re-visiting and re-imagining what it means to be a successful artist on your own terms .
 
Please look at our newly redesigned website https://www.dorothygillespie.com/ .

Highlights include:

1. Newsletter archives...  https://www.dorothygillespie.com/newsletter
2. Map of Dorothy Gillespie’s Public Artworks... https://www.dorothygillespie.com/past-1
3. Map of Events to Celebrate Dorothy Gillespie Centennial 2020
Leu Gardens Orlando FL.
Multi-Colored Totem Orlando FL
Nyack Library, Nyack NY.
Emory and Henry College, Emory VA
Student Service Center University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Blume Literacy Center, Boynton Beach FL.
 Belmont University’s Leu Art Gallery, Nashville TN. 2017
 Legacies: Honoring Artistic Luminaries from Southwestern Virginia, Taubman Museum 2017
Thalian Hall, Wilmington NC. 2019
Wilson Center, Wilmington NC titled " Entrance to the Enchanted Castle", 2019
40th Anniversary of Dorothy Gillespie-Castellani Art Gallery at  Niagara University,  2019
Dorothy Gillespie and Caldwell University's 40th Anniversary of School's BFA 2016