Gilly Gordon Hay MFA ’03
Gilly Gordon Hay was born and raised in London, England, but emigrated to the US in the early 70’s. Traveling extensively with her military husband, her art education began at Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma while her husband was stationed at Fort Sill. However, another move and a growing family demanded a postponement of her schooling. Ten years later, now a resident of Connecticut, she returned to college, attending classes at Eastern Connecticut State University and University of Connecticut, earning a BA from ECSU in Fine Arts with a Music minor. A new home with a functioning studio allowed Gilly to work on developing her own style, with a particular interest in reflective surfaces. Meanwhile, friends and acquaintances started requesting classes for their children, and later for the adults themselves, and so a private teaching career began, with as many as 6 classes a week, and full time in summer with kids camps.