Gary Kret, originally from Wyandotte, Michigan and now lives in the Washington DC metro area. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and his Master of Fine Arts from Yale University School of Art, New Haven, Connecticut. He was the recipient of The Fannie B. Pardee Prize and Polish Heritage Grants. In 2024 he received DC Art Bank Program Grant. His work has been included in numerous regional gallery exhibitions and is held in several private collections.