Grand Entrance
Watercolour
Collection of
Ken & Val McElhoes

French Cuisine
watercolour, 20 x 26"
Collection of Northern Song Gallery

Reverie
Watercolour
Original Sold
Prints & Cards Available

Biography

Gerry was born in and grew up in Vancouver. She spent several years in Alberta where she taught music at a college, and where she earned her Associate degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music as a solo performer in piano. There she began her painting career. Her three children were born in Three Hills, Alberta.

In 1974 Gerry moved to Abbotsford with her family. She continued to teach piano in her studio, Thompson Studios, also training student teachers at that time. She enrolled in the Fine Arts program at the Fraser Valley College, studying under Mircho and Janina Jakabow. After graduating from the program, with a major in painting and printmaking, Gerry began to teach watercolour in the Continuing Education Department of the College. Her classes continued for several years, until she moved to Vancouver in 1989. At that time a group of her students formed The Fraser Valley Watercolour Society. These artists flourish to this day.

Thompson’s association with the Federation of Canadian Artists goes back to the years when Allan Edwards was instrumental in revitalizing the FCA. For several years she took many courses that the FCA offered, studying under prominent North American artists.

Her award-winning paintings are found in collections throughout the world.

Evening Reverie
Watercolour
Collection of
Ross & Darlene Edwardson

Faculty House
Watercolour
Collection of
Trinity Western University

Awards

• Federation of Canadian Artists
• Vancouver Centennial Commission
• Northwest Watercolor Society (travelling exhibition)
• Images & Objects
• Fraser Valley College Annual Print Show

• Federation of Canadian Artists Medal Shows – Vancouver, BC
• Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour – Toronto, Ontario
• Limitless Potential – one of 40 CSPWC artists across Canada who were chosen for this travelling exhibition; image chosen for invitation.
• University College of the Fraser Valley – Abbotsford, BC
• Northwest Watercolor Society – Bellevue, Washington
• Australian Watercolour Society - Australia
• Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour - London, England
• Trinity Western University – Langley, BC
• Global Canada Cultural Exchange - Art of Japan, Canada, China, Korea
• Poway Center for the Performing Arts – Poway, California; featured Canadian artist
• Charisma Gallery – Abbotsford, BC
• Image West Gallery – Vancouver, BC
• The Old Schoolhouse Gallery – Qualicum, BC
• The Creative Framing Company – Vancouver, BC
• Ewart Gallery of Fine Arts – Saltspring Island, BC

Professional Associations

• Federation of Canadian Artists, AFCA; Director of Communications, 2002
  • Royal Conservatory of Music, ARCT
  • Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, CSPWC; Director for BC and the North
  • University College of the Fraser Valley Alumni Association

Professional Experience

• Instructor, Piano and Music Theory, Thompson Studios - Abbotsford, BC, 1974-1989; Member, BC Music Teachers Association.

Art Instructor and Juror

• Fraser Valley College, Department of Continuing Education – 1981 to 1989
• Royal Caribbean Cruise – “Sovereign of the Seas”
• City of Quesnel
• The Montpelier Center for Arts and Education – Virginia
• City of Kamloops

• City of Burnaby – Bonsor

• Art societies throughout British Columbia
• Painting workshops in France, Spain, California, Virginia
• Thompson Studios

Education

• University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC - Associate Degree, Major in Painting and Printmaking (1980)
• Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA - Lettering, Illustration (1980, 1981)
• Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON - Piano, Solo Performer (1967)

Contacting the Artist

Gerry Thompson
Unit 52 - 1238 Eastern Drive
Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 6C5
Phone: (604) 942-6672 (no fax number this time)
Email: g.thompson@telus.net