Ep 40 – Gregory Mortenson – Part 1 : From Haiti To Gethsemane

Gregory Mortensen spent 12 years studying painting. It shows. His work has been on the cover of American art Collector magazine a couple of times. He has been in numerous group and solo shows. He has just finished his latest one man show at the Arcadia gallery in New York called – Zion’s Children – which is of children in an orphanage in Haiti that he has been involved with since 2010. Here is what we talk about: Working in an orphanage in Haiti, Painting the children from the orphanage, Teaching art to the children of the orphanage, 12 years of art training, The story of the painting, “Gethsemane.” Excavating the machinery of sight To find out more about Gregory and his work http://www.gregorymortenson.com/ Gethsemane by Gregory Mortenson Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and rating on iTunes. I read every review and it helps to make the podcast better. Music by The Argyle Pimps. Thanks lads.

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