Gale was born in England, where she received a Bachelor of Education, specialising in art and design.  Following a studio ceramics program at Hereford College of Art, Gale trained and apprenticed as a studio potter. The skills she acquired as a teacher of art and design and her study in ceramics opened opportunities to explore many pathways once she emigrated to Canada in 1986.

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Living on the West Coast of British Columbia enriched Gale’s studio practice as an artist and reenergized and motivated her to pursue a creative life. She fell in love with Canada and fell in love with the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.

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​A move away from the ocean to the Okanagan Valley introduced Gale to the rich arts network of the Okanagan and reawakened in her a desire once again to explore the world of fine art, with a focus on mixed media abstract painting and printmaking.

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Today, Gale enjoys a studio practice emersed in creativity and constant exploration. Once described by her peers as a “compulsive creative able to be inspired by a house brick”, she indulges in her love of the natural world and all things art.

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Gale believes in paying forward and passionately teaches all that she knows and all that she has learnt from others.