ARTIST: GAIL ROSENBLOOM KAPLAN

Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan is a working artist with a studio in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Her portfolio of work includes trompe l‘oeil clay, glass mosaics, printmaking and mixed media. As an artist she has been privileged to not only create art but also to share her talents with the community through gallery exhibitions and community installations. She has gained recognition both in her home state of Michigan and internationally. Her work has been displayed through the Arts and Embassy Program and showcased in Norway, Barbados and Brazil. Her ceramic “Toolbelt” is a permanent part of the Hechinger Collection. She was chosen by the Gifts of Art for exhibition at the Taubman Gallery at the University of Michigan Hospital. Gail believes in the power of art to heal and teach and is committed to community projects with schools, hospitals and senior citizen residences. Most recently, Gail was invited by author Mitch Albom to be artist in residence at the Have Faith Haiti Mission where she created art with the children of the orphanage. Art is an integral part of her life as it helps to define who she is as an individual and as a member of the community at large.