09/01/2026
We're pleased to announce that Pacific Northwest artist, Jack Gunter, will be the judge for our upcoming fall exhibit at the Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park.
Jack is a self-taught artist using the ancient technique of egg tempera painting. He exhibited his large format works in several New England museums and was included in an Andrew Wyeth and Family show in the Sharon, N.H. Art Center in 1979. That year, a studio fire claimed all of his existing paintings and landed him in Washington State with a pickup truck, his dog, and the clothes on his back.
He settled on an island in Puget Sound when he discovered that he was the only person in a thousand-mile radius who wanted mission oak objects, and the Northwest was chock full of Mr. Stickley's furniture. Since moving to Camano Island he has created over one thousand additional paintings, three movies as a SAG indie filmmaker, and six books -- an illustrated guide to Northwest history narrated by a flying pig: "A Pictorial History of the Pacific Northwest Including the Future", four novels in the Wally Wi******er adventure series: "Original Finish", "The Egg Rocker", "Mother of God", "Soft Focus", and "Masterpiece Fever," along with the science textbook published by Avon Books, NY, NY in 1974. He lives in a cliff-side cabin with views of the Olympic Mountains, eagles, and spouting whales out his front window while he works on new paintings, his film, and a memoir. You can learn more about Jack and see his artwork at jackgunterart.com.
Don't miss the exhibit which runs Saturday, October 17 through Sunday, November 15, 2026. We'll have an Opening Reception on Saturday, October 17, 2026, 4:30-7:00pm.
