Jeanne T. Guay's solo exhibit 'Timelapse' reflects her passion for creating artwork later in life

November 27th, 2023

The artwork of Jeanne T. Guay will be on view through Jan. 7 in new solo exhibition "Time Lapse" at Grant & Little Gallery. (Courtesy of Joseph Guay)

For Jeanne Guay, the path to becoming an artist took quite an unusual route. At the age of 67 in 2014, Guay had been assisting her best friend during her 10-year battle with cancer.

With the increasing emotional weight of the experience, Jeanne Guay turned to her artist son Joseph Guay for help, with the hope that art might provide her a therapeutic outlet.

Now, at the age of 76, Jeanne T. Guay is a full-time professional artist. Her first solo exhibition, “Timelapse,” is on view through January 7, 2024, at the new Grant & Little Gallery.

In this interview, Jeanne and her son, famed artist Joseph Guay, spoke with “City Lights” host about Jeanne’s artistic journey.

“Act as if you did when you were a kid just put some stuff on the canvas. Don’t worry about where it’s going, don’t worry about showing it to anybody, this is just a process of tapping into what we all have always had,” Joseph Guay said.

Artist Jeanne T. Guay’s first solo exhibition, “Timelapse,” is on view through January 7 at the Grant & Little Gallery in Grant Park. More information is available here.