"Belchertown, MA, Greta Grace Gundersen, 65, died in her home after a lingering illness. Born in Bronxville, NY, June 29, 1952, she is survived by her brother, Donald Gundersen and her husband, Peter Lobdell. She graduated with a BA in Fine Arts and a BA in Psychology, with Honors, from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1979. As a painter she has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Millay Colony for the Arts in New York, and at Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic, and has apprenticed with painters Miguel Arguello in Spain and Francisco Ruiz in Colombia. From 1981 - 1990 Gundersen was the director of BACA Downtown, a nonprofit visual and performing arts center in Brooklyn, New York. Curating over 80 exhibitions, she visited hundreds of artist studios and produced nine years of theatrical programming, earning her an OBIE Award "for keeping experimental theater alive and well in New York City." ?In 1990 Gundersen became the Artistic Director of The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council at the World Trade Center. There she worked with visual and performing artists to create public installations, events and festivals throughout the Financial District. For over 10 years she served as a panelist and consultant with The Rockefeller Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., The Jerome Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts, The Jim Henson Foundation, among others, reviewing work by artists and organizations from around the country. Over the years she has been represented by Gerald Peters Gallery in Dallas; the Fedri Fine Art Advisory in Dallas; Thornwood Gallery in Houston and Dallas; Harrison Gallery in Williamstown, MA; as well as with the McGrath Galleries, New York, NY; Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY; Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York, NY. ?Greta Gundersen left New York City in 1995 for Western Massachusetts where she painted full time. All services will be private. Beers & Story Belchertown Funeral Home has been entrusted with her care and an online guestbook may be found at www.beersandstory.com . "