Auburn Cheryl Sallee Gallery Gillian Hunt

The City of Auburn and the Auburn Arts Commission are pleased to present the work of Gillian Hunt at the Cheryl Sallee Gallery, on view July 1st – September 2nd, 2026.

Gillian is a west coast artist inspired by the cycles of beauty and light found in nature. Her work has been shown in Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Portland.

A scenic painter for film and television and a fine art painter, Gillian is always painting. She has worked on productions for Netflix, Nickelodeon, Disney, Peacock, and more. When not working, she can be found plain air painting with her filmmaker friends or studying floral references in her studio.

In her latest body of work, she uses acrylics to explore the cycles of change in nature, sunlight, and the seasons. The days pass, the flowers bloom and wilt, and each bittersweet change has its own beauty. Her paintings focus on budding tulips, the yellowing of cottonwood leaves, and plein air paintings chasing the light and the memory. She loves to find moments of bright pink or pale purple on the edges of shadows or in flower petals. She utilizes bold colors to create unity across the series of paintings and to express emotion. 

Each piece examines the fleeting nature of both light and life, urging us to find beauty in change.

“A special thank you to The Sou’wester Lodge in Washington for hosting me as an artist in residence and allowing me time and space to add to this body of work.

Another special thank you to Estudio Corazon at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico for hosting me as an artist in residence.”

- Gillian Hunt