LIBBY GEORGE

ABOUT:

 

Libby George lives in northern California three miles from the ocean and one mile from her mother's house.  She visits both often.

 

 

BIOGRAPHY:

 

Since 1974, George's work has been exhibited in solo and group shows at galleries and museums in the United States and abroad, including, the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, California; the California Museum of Art, Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa, California; the University of California, San Francisco; and the College of Art in Kumasi, Ghana Africa.

 

In addition, her pastels and prints are in public and private collections, including those of the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington D.C.; the College of the Redwoods, and the Clarke Memorial Museum in Eureka, California; the Save-the-Redwoods-League in San Francisco California; and the Bureau of Land Management in Sacramento, California.

 

ARTIST STATEMENT:

 

With each breath, I become someone new—and someone older. My paintings imagine a quiet communion with this constant transformation. I envision a passage of change without resistance, without hard edges.

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I work with soft pastels and dry pigments, layering color onto rough, sandpaper-like paper. This textured surface can hold many layers, allowing me to blend for hours before it begins to wear down. Through this slow, immersive process, I create smooth transitions and explore infinite color possibilities. 
 

When viewers connect with my work, I believe it’s because they recognize a shared experience—a feeling or memory seen through the language of color.