Maud Gatewood

Maud Florance Gatewood (January 8, 1934 – November 8, 2004) was an American artist from Yanceyville, North Carolina. Art historians, museum directors, curators, and collectors recognize her as one of North Carolina's most distinguished painters.

Early life and career
Maud Gatewood grew up in Yanceyville and attended Bartlett Yancey High School. When she was sixteen she enrolled at the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina, which is presently the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Finishing her undergraduate coursework in 1954, Gatewood continued her art studies at Ohio State University where she received a Master of Fine Arts degree.

In 1963, Gatewood won a Fulbright grant to study art in Austria under renowned painter Oskar Kokoschka. Returning to North Carolina, she began teaching art at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She later left her position at the school in 1973, desiring more time to paint.

During her lifetime, Gatewood had a strong following, particularly in the southeastern United States. Her work has been exhibited in private collections and museums throughout the U.S., including the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC.

Gatewood won numerous awards during her artistic career, including an art award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1972 and the North Carolina Award in Fine Arts in 1984.