40" w x 51 h x 3" d, Acylic and oil on cradled wood panel, 2018

From her solo exhibition Pele and the Sensual World, Gina Tuzzi's masterful triptych featuring Joan of Arc, a Dusty album cover and the front of Don Quixote in a cultural mishmash the artist is so well known for.

Gina Tuzzi was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California. She attended Humboldt State University, receiving a BA in painting and printmaking and later Mills College where she received a MFA in painting. Gina has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally, is a Murphy and Cadogan fellow and a two time SECA nominee. She teaches painting and drawing at Humboldt State University and lives in Blue Lake, California.