www.georgetowneart.com

Occupation:  Painter / Visual Artist

Education:

M.F.A. School of Visual Arts 1997

B.F.A. School of Visual Arts 1990

One & Two-Person Exhibitions:
2011:
“The Company Of Men: Recent Paintings By George Towne” 6/2011
One-Person Exhibition 6/2 – 7/9, michaelmutgallery.com
Michael Mut Gallery, 97 Avenue C (near 6th Street), NYC
2004:
“Portraits by Aileen Boyce and George Towne” 9/2004
The Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY
“George Towne – Portraits” 2/2004
Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
2003:
“The Ground Zero Portraits – New Work by George Towne” 9/2003
The Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY
2002:
“Full Frontal – Paintings & Prints by George Towne” 11/2002
LGBT Center, 208 West 13th St., NYC

Recent (Selected) Group Exhibitions:
2011:

Forever & Today Gallery, "Petite Mort-Book Launch"  9/17 9/2011
SVA Westside Gallery, "Condition X" SVA Alumni Show 8/6-8/20 8/2011

The Forbes Galleries, "The Timberfield 10" 60 Fifth Ave 6/23-7/30 6/2011

P.J.S. Exhibitions, "Seduction - Queer Visions of Masculinity", NYC 4/2011

CRG Gallery, “Postcards From The Edge” – Benefit for Visual AIDS 1/2011

2010:
Leslie-Lohman Gallery, “Art & AIDS: Loving Life”, NYC 10/2010
LGBT Center, “Harvey Redding’s ‘Muscle Beach Sexy Art Party’” 8/2010
Leslie-Lohman Gallery, “Drawn Together”, curated by Rob Rosen 2/2010
Envoy Enterprises, “artistsFOR:HAITI (Benefit)”, NYC 2/2010
ZieherSmith Gallery, “Postcards From The Edge”, NYC 1/2010

2009:
Leslie-Lohman Gallery, “Living For The Moment”, GMHC Show 11/2009
Envoy Enterprises, “The Sparky Project”, NYC 9/2009
LGBT Center, “Stripped, Uncensored Book Party/Exhibition” 8/2009
LGBT Center, “Harvey Redding’s ‘Painted Boy Erotic Art Fair’” 4/2009
Metro Pictures, “Postcards From The Edge”, NYC 1/2009

2008:
The Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, Bridge Art Fair, Booth 8, Miami, FL 12/2008
Leslie-Lohman Gallery, “Art, Actually”, curated by Charles Leslie 3/2008

2007:
James Cohan Gallery, “Postcards From The Edge”, NYC 12/2007
SVA Westside Studios, “Printmaking Summer Residency Show” 8/2007

2006:
Sikkema Jenkins & Co, “Postcards From The Edge” 12/2006
SVA Westside Studios, “Painting Summer Residency Show” 8/2006

Recent Selected Press / Publications:

Out Traveler, Online Edition, "Selections from Petite Mort", Pictorial 10/2011

Art & Understanding, "Band of Brothers", Feature by Chael Needle 8/2011

Metrosource, Image Reproduction 6/2010
Art & Understanding, show coverage, Angela Leroux-Lindsay 5/2010
Next Magazine, Full Cover Image Reproduction 2/2010
American Artist Magazine, Feature Article by M. Stephen Doherty 12/2009
The Archive Journal of LLGAF No. #23, Interview by Nelson Santos 4/2007
HX Magazine, Feature Article by Joe E. Jeffreys 10/2002
Blue Magazine (Australia), Feature by Robert Vescio 8/2002
Art & Understanding (A&U) – Feature by Alistair McCartney 9/2001

Art Book Anthology Inclusion:

"Petite Mort:Recollections/Queer Public", Forever & Today, Inc. 2011
“100 Artists Of The Male Figure”, Schiffer Publishing 2011
“Big Love: Sexy Bears In Gay Art”, BrunoGmuender.com,Germany 2011
“Completely Stripped”, BrunoGmuender.com, Germany 2010
“Stripped, Uncensored”, BrunoGmuender.com, Germany 2009
“Powerfully Beautiful”, Firehouse Studio Publications 2009

Teaching Experience:
School of Visual Arts: “Pre-College Program for High School Students”.
Courses taught:
“Basic Painting” & “Portfolio Preparation”
2001-2004

Awards / Grants / Residencies:
Visual AIDS – Artists’ Materials Grants   '11, ’10, ’09, ‘07
SVA Summer Studio Residencies,  Printmaking Sum ’07, Painting Sum ‘06
Stonewall Community Foundation’s Billy Heekin Arts Award 2002
Paula Rhodes Memorial Award / SVA 1997
SVA Alumni Society Award 1990