The Painted Life of Gregory Gillespie

After four years of research and production, the award-winning film The Painted Life of Gregory Gillespie arrives as the first feature-length documentary examining the life and art of this extraordinary late-20th-century painter and iconoclast. Drawing on previously unseen archival footage and extensive interviews with artists, family, and art world insiders, director Evan Goodchild uncovers the full story about an artist’s escape from an insular New Jersey upbringing to study in New York and Italy.
Following the screening, join Goodchild and Rick Segal, collector, friend of Gillespie, and VBMA Board Chair, for a conversation about the project and the artist’s legacy. Having lived in Gillespie’s studio after his passing, Goodchild brings a uniquely personal perspective, while Segal reflects on his many encounters with the artist, some of which remain immortalized in paint.