Journey to a Far Pavilion - from "The Legendary Feast" portfolio

Gail Ann Packer

This image is from the portfolio 'The Legendary Feast' by the Fort Mason Printmakers, under the direction of Eleanor Rappe. The Fort Mason Printmakers created several themed portfolios throughout the 1970s and '80s, a project that highlighted the diversity of the San Francisco teaching facilty and art press.

'The Legendary Feast' works with the theme of food and gathering, borrowing from history and myth to create a sense of celebration. The group of 23 artists' works is broken down into three sections, "Of Time", "Of Place", and "Of Table". "Journey to a Far Pavilion" is from the first section.

Printmaker Gail Ann Packer was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 28, 1945. She attended Ohio State University where she graduated in 1966, and Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, where she received her BFA in Painting and Printmaking in 1969.

Packer moved to the San Francsico Bay Area in the 1970s, eventually making her way north to Sonoma County, California. Gail practiced Tai Chi Chuan with Jane Golden for over 20 years, read Tarot cards, was a gourmet cook and wrote and recited poetry. Gail Packer died in Guerneville, California on April 6, 2008.

Packer had membership in the following professional organizations: Fort Mason Printmakers Feb. 1975-1987; Los Angeles Printmaking Society - 1984; Boston Printmakers - 1985; California Society of Printmakers -1985.