George Nelson | Santa Ana, CA | gnn0509@gmail.com | (714) 851-2491
Education
2001- 2005
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Senior Exhibition
2005
Fragments of Memoirs and Metaphors, Burroughs Wellcome Gallery
Solo & Group Exhibitions
2006
'New Art Now, Work by Amanda Haswell, George Nelson, Mike Hill'
Acasia’s Tipsy Teapot, Greenville, NC
Halifax County Arts Council presents Sip and See: George Nelson
David’s Restaurant, Roanoke Rapids, NC
Appearance | Situation, Greene Gallery, Murfreesboro, NC
Juried Exhibitions
2005
4th Annual Schwa Show
Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
Community Council for the Arts Exhibition
Kinston Arts Center, Kinston, NC
Illumina
Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
Sans Camera Exhibition
Burroughs Wellcome Gallery, Greenville, NC
ECU Undergraduate Exhibition
Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC
Tiny Art show
Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
2004
ECU Undergraduate Exhibition
Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC
Tiny Art Show
Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
2003
Illumina
Mendenhall Student Center, Greenville, NC
2002
"And the Kitchen Sink!"
Lakeland Cultural Arts Center, Littleton, NC
ECU Undergraduate Exhibition
Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC
Awards
2006
Chowan University Artist in Residency, Murfreesboro, NC
2004
UBE Award in Printmaking
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2003
Illumina Merit Award in Printmaking
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2002
L.O.V.E. Award for Best Set Design
Lakeland Cultural Arts Center, Littleton, NC
Taylor Scholarship in Foundations
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Demonstrations
2006
A Brief History and Demo of the Intaglio Process,
Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC
2005
Aluminum Plate Lithography
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Relief Printing
Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC
Professional Affiliations
2005
Vice-President, Painting Guild
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Treasurer, Visual Arts Forum
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Memberships
2004-Present
Southern Graphics Council
Work Experience
2006-Present
FedEx Kinkos Production Operator, Huntington Beach Center
C.A.M.P. Instructor in Printmaking, Halifax Country Arts Council
Resource Development, Halifax County Arts Council
2005
Internship, Emerge Gallery
Artist Statement
My current work continues to deal with social and self-analytical issues, illustrating views on cultural affiliation. These ideas are presented visually through a motif of theatrical themes and symbolism through personal vocabulary. I am fascinated with the layers of metaphors within theatre and reality, exploring such subject matter as role status, social norm, and anxiety. The use of metaphor serves as a comment on universal issues we face in our modern surroundings.
My work is strongly figurative and still-life/environment based. I use observation in realism as a vital tool in emulating a "presence and tangibility." The imagery incorporates full spectrums of color and varieties of line making. In many cases, there is a psychological undertone in attempt to materialize human memory and mood. Like theatre, my work calls for the visual response and interpretation of the viewer. It also calls for the willing suspension of disbelief: to ponder what concept or narrative is beyond the visual plane.