StoreGeorge Towne came to New York City 20 years ago to attend the School of Visual Arts, where he earned both a B.F.A. and M.F.A. degree. His paintings have been featured in galleries including Michael Mut Gallery, The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art, The Barbara Ann Levy Gallery; and Delaware Valley Arts Alliance. His work has been reproduced and written about in publications such as American Artist Magazine, Time Out New York, and Metrosource. George has settled in New York's East Village neighborhood, and has continued with his love of painting and depicting male images and landscape/citiscape.
George Towne
georgeerictowne@gmail.com
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:
2012:
“George Towne: Portraits & Landscapes” 6/2012
One-Person Exhibition 6/1 – 7/14, michaelmutgallery.com
Michael Mut Gallery, 97 Avenue C (near 6th Street), NYC
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:
2012:
LGBT Center, "Art & Sin" - Black Party Posters, Artists Drawings 3/2012
Cheim & Read, "Postcards From The Edge", Benefit for Visual AIDS 1/2012
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
Chelsea Now, Listings Article "The Art of Pride" by Scott Stiffler 6/2011
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