Gus Sermas


Gus Sermas with his oil painting at Cerulean Arts

Gus Victor Sermas was born in Laconia, Greece. His family emigrated to the United States, and he grew up in Texas. After finishing undergraduate study at Baylor University in Texas, he earned an MFA in painting from the University of Wisconsin. He was a professor of painting at West Chester University for many years, and was the recipient of three Fulbright Awards for study in Hungary, India and Egypt. 
Gus was fascinated by classical Greek myths which he learned as a child. Throughout his career he relied on those iconic stories to engage the issues facing contemporary society and us as individuals. Rather than illustrate them, they had a general influence on his choices of color, shape and composition. 

For Gus, painting was the accumulation of small but critical gestures that add up to an embodiment of his thoughts, values, prejudices, and preferences: in short, the self-made visible. His paintings are multi-level artifacts, vessels of meaning that fuse form, subject and content. 

Gus Sermas passed away in August of 2023. An exhibition of his work is currently on display March 13 - April 7, 2024. 

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Persephone: Calamata Fish mixed media on paper, 30" x 22"  Available 


Untitled 1, mixed media on paper, 30" x 22"  Available 


Untitled 2, acrylic on panel, 24" x 24"  Available 


Untitled 3, acrylic on panel, 24" x 24"  Available 


Untitled 4, acrylic on panel, 24" x 24"  Available 


Untitled 5, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"  SOLD 


Mythological Flower II, oil on canvas, 50" x 42"  Available 


Modern Eve, oil on paper mounted on board, 30" x 22"  SOLD


Helen in the Palace, mixed media on paper, 24" x 18"  Available 


Trojan Woman, conte crayon on paper, 24" x 18"  Available 


Trojan War: Kassandra Vision 2, mixed media on paper, 40" x 32"  Available 


Trojan War: Omen I, mixed media on paper, 22" x 30"  Available 


Trojan War: Kassandra Can See, mixed media on paper, 22" x 30"  Available 


Landscape, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"  SOLD 

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Gus' previous solo exhibition was held January 18 - February 12, 2023.  A selection of works from that show is available at the gallery as indicated below.  


Morning, acrylic on board, 40" x 30"  Available 


Persephone: The Mint Plant, mixed media on paper, 30" x 22"  Available 


Persephone: First Winter, mixed media on paper, 41.5" x 35.5"  


Tree - Red, oil on board, 14" x 11"  


Flowers for Electra, pastel on paper, 36" x 36"  SOLD 


Flowers for Electra 2, pastel on paper, 36" x 36"  


Trojan War: View from Olympus, mixed media on paper, 30" x 22"  Available 


Trojan War: View from Olympus 1, mixed media on paper, 38" x 32"  Available 


Trojan War: View from Olympus 2, mixed media on paper, 32" x 38"  Available 


Trojan War: Gates Open, mixed media on paper, 22" x 30"  Available 


Trojan War: Troy, mixed media on paper, 22" x 30"  SOLD 


Trojan War: After, mixed media on paper, 30" x 22"  SOLD 




Lethe - 1, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 


Lethe - 2, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD  


Lethe - 3, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 


Lethe - 4, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 


Lethe - 5, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 


Lethe - 6, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 


Lethe - 7, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  Available 


Lethe - 8, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 


Lethe - 9, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 


Lethe - 10, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 


Lethe - 11, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  Available 



Lethe - 12, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD


Lethe - 13, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 


Lethe - 14, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  Available 


Lethe - 15, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 


Lethe - 16, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD

Anger of Demeter - 1, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  SOLD 

Anger of Demeter - 5, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  Available 


Anger of Demeter - 7, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  Available 



Anger of Demeter - 8, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  Available 


Anger of Demeter - 9, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  Available 


Anger of Demeter - 10, mixed media on paper, 14" x 11"  Available 


Trojan War: Before, mixed media on paper, 22" x 30"  SOLD 


Trojan War: Red Cloud, mixed media on paper, 22" x 30"  SOLD 


River of Styx: Entrance, mixed media on paper, 38" x 30"  SOLD