Born in Athens, Greece, artist and jewelry Dorothy Skeados Ganek is primarily self-taught. A resident of New Jersey, she studied at the New York School of Interior Design from 1965 to 1968. She is an elected member of several societies including the American Watercolor Society and New Jersey Watercolor Society, and is a member of the National Association of Women Artists, Audubon Artists, Allied Artists of America. She is listed in the 2002 edition of the Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S.

Dorothy Skeados Ganek uses the watercolor medium in bold colors and shapes often on handmade papers with collage. She carries with her childhood memories that are interwoven into her work through use of color and texture. A talented jeweler as well, her work has been published in art magazines, has been displayed at the Academy of Design; Montclair Art Museum, NJ; Saginaw Art Museum, MI; Seton Hall University, NJ; and in solo shows at Gallery 9, Chatham, NJ; Isis Gallery, Manhasset, NY; New Center of Visual Arts; and the Juxtapose Gallery, Westfield, NJ.