Gloria E. Barreto was born in Puerto Rico; she currently, resides in Florida. Gloria is a natural born artist. She began painting seriously in 2003 and has not stopped since. She has studied some art in Tampa and reads as much as she can about art techniques. Gloria loves to create realism, abstract and CUREABS paintings with her God given talent. Gloria also does Commission paintings including Portraits. Her inspiration is the reaction of the people who admires and purchase her art creations.
She has won several juried competitions in the Tampa Bay area (see next paragraph). Gloria has appeared in local papers such as Brandon, Zephyrhills, Tampa Tribune, St. Pete Times and other local papers. She has exhibited her originals in the Tampa Museum, Kotler Gallery, West Shore Towers, The Florida Aquarium, Teco gallery, HCC in Ybor City, and other local galleries.
Her work is included in the private collections of art lovers throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and other countries. Her primary mediums are acrylic and oil.