Who is Gerry Lantaigne, the Outdoor Gallery’s Artistic Director?
Gerry Lantaigne graduated from the Ontario College of Art, majoring in set design and scenic painting. Lantaigne attended OCA’s New York City Campus, where he was a set design assistant and painter for various Off Broadway Theatres. Lantaigne later worked in Toronto’s sign industry. As an airbrush artist Lantaigne worked as a production manager for Murad painting photo realistic murals up to seven stories tall in Toronto and Montreal. Lantaigne’s love of Algonquin Park drew him to the Group of Seven and Thomson story, which he has now brought to life on the walls of Huntsville. A few years ago, Lantaigne decided to make Huntsville his home. When he’s not off painting, Gerry can be found with his wife Robin, in their downtown Huntsville retail store, Caterpillar Heart. Why recreate Franz Johnston murals in Dorset? “‘We chose Franz Johnston because after he died in 1949, his widow came and lived here in the early 1950s and, at one time, owned the Dorset Hotel which is where the Fiery Gri
