Gil Dellinger has participated in over 300 group and one person exhibitions. He is a retired Professor of Art at the University of the Pacific. He has inspired many young artists through his talent for teaching and his own artwork, having won the Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence and Professional Contribution in 1990.
A Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, Dellinger excels in his pastel painting. Painting from life, his work captures majestic landscapes, peaceful pastoral scenes, the drama of the Pacific Ocean, florals, and any scene that catches his eye. His masterful technique is extraordinary. Dellinger feels the chalk is an extension of his heart, and captures his feelings like no other medium. He has been called a "Master Pastelist" by the Pastel Society of America. Dellinger also paints beautifully with acrylic, egg tempera and oils.
He was selected as one of the 22 artists invited as guests at the Forbes Chateau in Balleroy, France to paint for 10 days in 1997. In 1996, he was selected by American Artist magazine as one of 12 artists to paint on the Forbes/Trinchera Ranch near Durango, Colorado which was featured in the January 1997 issue of American Artist Magazine. The works from the event were shown at the ForbesMagazineBuilding Gallery in New York at a special exhibition.
In 1999, Dellinger was one of fifteen artists chosen by the Grand Canyon Trust to raft the Colorado River at the Grand Canyon and paint for ten days. The resulting show of works resulted in an exhibition at Forbes Gallery in New York in January 2001. The exhibit became the centerpiece for articles in American Artist Magazine and Art of the West.
Awards and Honors
Four awards for landscape painting - Pastel Society of America - named a Signature Member and a Master Pastelist
Three time inclusion in Top 100 Arts for the Parks
Award for Landscape Painting - California State Fair
Carmel Artist’s Association Artist’s Choice Award in 2001 for the Plein Air Festival
1990 Distinguished Faculty Award - awarded for teaching excellence and contribution to his field - University of the
Pacific
1991 Eberhardt Teacher/Scholar Award - University of the Pacific
2000 Stockton STAR Award for contribution to community art
2003 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Western Regional Award for Artists
2004 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Award for National Artist of the Triennium - 2004 to 2007
Events
American Artist paints Colorado: 22 artists painting at the Forbes Ranch
American Artist Paints France: 22 Artists at the Forbes Chateau in Normandy
Chosen by the Grand Canyon Trust to raft the Colorado River and paint as an environmental fundraiser for the Trust.
Curator for Twenty Five Artists Paint Yosemite - an exhibition at the HagginMuseum in Stockton, California in 2001
Co-Curator for SEA TO SHINING SEA a museum traveling exhibit opening in May 2004 and traveling to 7 museums
Societies and Publications
Signature Member:
Plein Air Painters of America
Pastel Society of America
The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
California Art Club
Invitee Plein Air Painters of America, Laguna Plein Air Painters, Sonora, and Carmel “Paint out” events
Featured in numerous articles in The Artist’s Magazine, American Artist, and the Pastel Journal
Featured in Painting with Passion and the Many Moods of Light - both published by North Light Press
