Guilaine Hedquist

About Guilaine

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A multi-talented artist and world traveler, Guilaine Hedquist was born and raised in Paris, France. Early in her career as a multi-national account executive in Advertising, she was responsible for fashion and beauty accounts. Hired by Elizabeth Arden in Paris as a European product manager, she was quickly promoted as an international marketing coordinator in New York. During this time, Guilaine and her husband, Jan, started a family and after a transfer to Miami, Guilaine began a new career as a cosmetologist. She continued to work as a make-up artist for Chanel, Lancome, Yves St. Laurent, Clinique, and Estee Lauder.

Upon moving back to Europe in 1995, Guilaine was finally able to begin her formal studies in art, a field she had been passionate about since childhood. She attended the Stockholm University of Art in Sweden and the Hampstead School of Fine Arts in London, graduating with an Oxford A Level degree in Art and Design. Guilaine and her husband, Jan, currently reside in San Francisco, California, where she continues to study art and paint with her unique flair for bold strokes and vibrant color — works that reflect the fullness of her life experience.