Geraldine Arata is 4th generation San Franciscan. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art from San Francisco State University and her Master Degree from the Academy of Art University of San Francisco,

Arata, along with her husbandJohn Pruett owned and operated Arata Fine Art Gallery on Columbus Ave., San Francisco from 2009 until 2012. Arata’s art is currently exhibited at Arata Art Gallery, 637 1st Street, Benicia, CA. Her work has been exhibited in New Orleans French Quarter  since 2010 , and will soon be at Creason Fine Art Gallery,831 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70116. Her art can be found at the Sweet Spot Gallery in San Francisco, CA. Arata currently resides in Benicia California with her husband John Pruett.  in Benicia, CA.