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Gayleen Aiken BIOGRAPHY
1934 Barre, Vermont - 2005 Barre, Vermont. Known for: Outsider art, naive painting.
Gayleen Aiken was born on March 25, 1934 and lived most of her life in Barre, Vermont. An only child, she began drawing at an early age and developed the many themes she would explore throughout her... Read full biography
Gayleen Aiken was born on March 25, 1934 and lived most of her life in Barre, Vermont. An only child, she began drawing at an early age and developed the many themes she would explore throughout her life, including the imaginary Raimbilli family with its 24 cousins. Beginning in her teens, Gayleen... Read full biography
Gayleen Aiken was born on March 25, 1934 and lived most of her life in Barre, Vermont. An only child, she began drawing at an early age and developed the many themes she would explore throughout her life, including the imaginary Raimbilli family with its 24 cousins. Beginning in her teens, Gayleen became a faithful diarist and record keeper of the people, objects and events in her life. In the early 1980's, she was introduced to Grass Roots Art & Community Effort (GRACE) and during the ensuing... Read full biography
Gayleen Aiken was born on March 25, 1934 and lived most of her life in Barre, Vermont. An only child, she began drawing at an early age and developed the many themes she would explore throughout her life, including the imaginary Raimbilli family with its 24 cousins. Beginning in her teens, Gayleen became a faithful diarist and record keeper of the people, objects and events in her life. In the early 1980's, she was introduced to Grass Roots Art & Community Effort (GRACE) and during the ensuing years, Gayleen shared her unique artistic vision with the world through GRACE's exhibition program. Her paintings and drawings included themes of personal importance, Vermont's granite industry, the large old farmhouse where she grew up, musical... Read full biography
Gayleen Aiken was born on March 25, 1934 and lived most of her life in Barre, Vermont. An only child, she began drawing at an early age and developed the many themes she would explore throughout her life, including the imaginary Raimbilli family with its 24 cousins. Beginning in her teens, Gayleen became a faithful diarist and record keeper of the people, objects and events in her life. In the early 1980's, she was introduced to Grass Roots Art & Community Effort (GRACE) and during the ensuing years, Gayleen shared her unique artistic vision with the world through GRACE's exhibition program. Her paintings and drawings included themes of personal importance, Vermont's granite industry, the large old farmhouse where she grew up, musical instruments, and the Raimbilli cousins. Gayleen's work has been shown in major American folk art exhibits... Read full biography
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Gayleen Aiken was born on March 25, 1934 and lived most of her life in Barre, Vermont.
An only child, she began drawing at an early age and developed the many themes she would explore throughout her life, including the imaginary Raimbilli family with its 24 cousins. Beginning in her teens, Gayleen became a faithful diarist and record keeper of the people, objects and events in her life. In the early 1980's, she was introduced to Grass Roots Art & Community Effort (GRACE) and during the ensuing years, Gayleen shared her unique artistic vision with the world through GRACE's exhibition program. Her paintings and drawings included themes of personal importance, Vermont's granite industry, the large old ...But wait, there's more...
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