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Atlanta North Art Gallery, located in Brunswick, GA, Gary A Grace AKA “GATO,” Owner and Artist - Original Industrial Abstract, Contemporary Artwork and Photography.

Today, the name “Gato” appears on a gallery wall, in my signature, and on the label of Gato & Grace Maison. But it began...
10/12/2026

Today, the name “Gato” appears on a gallery wall, in my signature, and on the label of Gato & Grace Maison. But it began long before any of that.

It began in East Hills, Pittsburgh, where family and friends gave me a childhood nickname that somehow stayed with me. Decades later, “Gato” is still here, woven through every chapter of my life.

It traveled with me to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, through the early days of the Posse clothing line, and onward to Atlanta, Johns Creek, and the Georgia coast. The places changed. The work evolved. The dream grew. But the name remained.

Now, as I reflect on the fall 2026 Gato & Grace Maison collection, I am reminded that every design carries more than color and form. It carries memory. It carries family. It carries the people who believed in me before there was a brand, a gallery, or a label.

I am deeply grateful to everyone who helped shape the person behind the name. What began as a nickname became my professional identity, and, today, a fashion house built with intention, passion, and hope for the future.

A childhood name became a legacy.

Did you have a nickname growing up, or a name someone gave you that helped shape who you became? I would love to hear your story.

Steel to silk…The heaviest material I paint with is tar: industrial, matte, and stubborn. It carries the memory of Pitts...
10/05/2026

Steel to silk…

The heaviest material I paint with is tar: industrial, matte, and stubborn. It carries the memory of Pittsburgh, where steel, labor, and grit shaped my earliest understanding of surface and strength.

When I work with tar, I do not try to soften its weight. I let the surface carry history. Tar becomes texture. Rhythm becomes surface.

At the opposite extreme is silk: light, fluid, and luminous. Gato & Grace Maison takes that same vision and translates it into a scarf meant to move beyond the canvas. It is not simply an accessory. It is fine art carried into everyday life. An intimate piece of the studio, shaped to become part of someone’s story.

From steel to silk, the materials change, but the vision remains. Grit and grace. Weight and movement. The past and the future meeting in one creative language.

The fall Maison collection is taking shape, and I am grateful to share the journey as each piece moves closer to reality.

Which speaks to you more: the tactile force of tar or the quiet luxury of silk? Follow the collection’s progress and let me know your thoughts.

Tonight is the night… and I’m deeply grateful to be part of it.Join us Friday, October 2, from 5–7 PM for the opening re...
10/02/2026

Tonight is the night… and I’m deeply grateful to be part of it.

Join us Friday, October 2, from 5–7 PM for the opening reception of “Putting On The Ritz,” a group art installation at The Ritz Theatre on Newcastle Street in downtown Brunswick.

I’m honored to be showing with this extraordinary community of artists. Please come experience the work, celebrate the arts, and say hello. It’s First Friday in downtown Brunswick, and it would mean so much to see you there.

With gratitude,
“Gato” Grace
Grace

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I have learned that seeing differently can become a lifelong gift.I am dyslexic, and my mind has always been drawn to wh...
10/02/2026

I have learned that seeing differently can become a lifelong gift.

I am dyslexic, and my mind has always been drawn to what lives beyond the obvious: the space between shapes, the rhythm of patterns, the movement of color, and the story hidden inside texture.

I often understand the world visually first. That way of seeing has guided me through art, fashion design, photography, and pattern work. It has shaped not only what I create, but how I experience life.

I am deeply grateful for every person who encouraged my creativity and reminded me that intelligence does not have only one appearance. To parents and teachers, please continue looking for the strengths that may not always show up in expected ways. To anyone carrying a creative dream that arrived later in life: your timing does not disqualify your vision.

Every chapter matters. Every way of seeing has value. And sometimes, what once felt different becomes the very foundation of a legacy.

I would be honored to hear your story. How has your own way of seeing shaped the life you are building?



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First Friday is almost here, and I’m honored to be showing with CAAGA in “Putting On The Ritz,” a new group art installa...
09/30/2026

First Friday is almost here, and I’m honored to be showing with CAAGA in “Putting On The Ritz,” a new group art installation at the Historic Ritz Theatre in downtown Brunswick, Georgia.

Please join us for the opening reception on Friday, October 2, from 5–7 PM, at the Historic Ritz Theatre on Newcastle Street. I’m deeply grateful to the Contemporary Art Alliance of Georgia for creating this opportunity for artists to come together, and to The Ritz Theatre for welcoming this installation into such a meaningful space.

Tracey Grace and I would love to see our friends, fellow artists, collectors, and members of the community there. Every exhibition is another chapter in this lifelong journey, and sharing the work with you makes it even more special.

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I hope you’ll join us for an evening of art, community, and celebration. Please share this invitation with family and friends!

What if tar could be a painting medium?Most artists stop at oil and acrylic. Gary “Gato” Grace keeps searching: working ...
09/24/2026

What if tar could be a painting medium?

Most artists stop at oil and acrylic. Gary “Gato” Grace keeps searching: working in oil, acrylic, enamel, latex, airbrush, photography, mixed media, and tar.

For Gato, tar is more than an unconventional material. It carries memory. Growing up around Pittsburgh’s steel mills, he witnessed the grit, heat, machinery, and industrial textures that shaped his earliest understanding of the world. Today, those elements live alongside the coastal light, marshland, and salt air of the Golden Isles.

This is another layer of From Steel to Salt: texture as memory, material as meaning.

Every ridge, stain, gloss, and weathered surface becomes part of a larger story. For collectors who value a body of work, these paintings reveal an artist continually expanding his language without losing the roots that made him.

And for anyone who has never considered what a painting can be made of, perhaps this is an invitation to look again.

Which medium would you want to see Gato explore next, or what do these deep, industrial textures make you feel?

September opens another meaningful chapter in Gary “Gato” Grace’s lifelong creative journey.After decades of painting, f...
09/22/2026

September opens another meaningful chapter in Gary “Gato” Grace’s lifelong creative journey.

After decades of painting, fashion illustration, photography, music, and design, Gato is returning to his fashion roots with the upcoming Gato & Grace Maison collection this fall.

Scarves and distinctive ties will carry his signature Gato & Grace pattern: translating the color, movement, texture, and spirit of his artwork into refined wearable art.

For Gato, this is more than a collection. It is a continuation of the vision he began developing many years ago: making fine art part of everyday life while creating pieces with the character of tomorrow’s heirlooms.

From canvas to silk. From gallery walls to personal style.

The next chapter is taking shape… and September is only the beginning.

Follow along as Gato & Grace Maison moves from vision to reality.

Some commissioned paintings begin with a blank canvas. This one began with a single piece of tile in Kat and Greg’s home...
09/22/2026

Some commissioned paintings begin with a blank canvas. This one began with a single piece of tile in Kat and Greg’s home.

Kat and Greg, our wonderful tennis friends, came to me with a vision for a painting created specifically for their space. I drew inspiration from the tile’s palette and movement, bringing together black, white, gold, and violet to create an original work that belongs to the room rather than simply sitting in it.

This is one of my favorite parts of creating commissioned art. A room, a wall, a fabric, a stone, a view, or even one small detail already living in a home can become the beginning of something deeply personal. From that element, I build color, rhythm, energy, and emotion into a painting made for the people who will live with it.

Kat and Greg, thank you for trusting me with your vision and for supporting my work. It was an honor to create this piece for your home.

If you have a special space or meaningful element in your home that you would like to see transformed into an original painting, I would be honored to hear your ideas. Every commission begins with a conversation, and a dream.

For more than 50 years, Gary “Gato” Grace has been a drummer. That lifelong relationship with rhythm does not stop at th...
09/21/2026

For more than 50 years, Gary “Gato” Grace has been a drummer. That lifelong relationship with rhythm does not stop at the music: it moves through his visual art.

In Gato’s paintings, timing becomes composition. Repetition builds energy. Improvisation gives the work its freedom. Movement carries the eye across the surface, while pauses create space to breathe. Texture becomes its own percussion: layered, physical, and alive.

This is part of the insider story behind the work: Gato does not approach each medium in the same way. Painting, photography, animation, fashion, and storytelling each carry a different kind of rhythm. Every medium has its own tempo, its own silence, and its own way of making an idea move.

For Gato, the brush is another instrument. The canvas is another stage. Every mark is part of a lifelong conversation between sound, movement, memory, and feeling.

Look closely at the painting. What do you hear? What do you feel: the beat, the pause, the improvisation, or the movement?

Share your interpretation with us. I’d love to know what resonates with you most.

From canvas to silk, Gato’s vision is becoming wearable art.This fall, Gato & Grace Maison introduces a refined collecti...
09/19/2026

From canvas to silk, Gato’s vision is becoming wearable art.

This fall, Gato & Grace Maison introduces a refined collection of signature silk scarves and distinctive ties, each carrying the spirit, movement, and unmistakable patterns of Gary “Gato” Grace’s artwork.

Fine art becomes wearable luxury. A scarf becomes a statement. A tie becomes a conversation. Every piece is thoughtfully created for those who believe fashion can carry meaning, memory, and a legacy of its own.

Limited by design. Timeless by intention.

This collection is part of a broader cultural moment where art and fashion meet: and where original creative vision moves beyond the gallery to become part of everyday life. These are not passing trends. They are tomorrow’s heirlooms, created to be worn, treasured, and remembered.

Follow along as Gato & Grace Maison moves this fall collection from vision to reality. The journey from canvas to silk has only just begun.

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