George
has been actively painting in the fine art field for
fifty-four years. He attended five art schools. George majored in
medical illustration completed his B.P.A. at the Art
center of Los Angeles and followed up at the University
of California, where he observed both surgeries and
autopsies.
- “I found medical illustration unrewarding
and turned to the calculator field for fifteen
years.” comments George. “Being a night
person, I painted a lot, taught painting in San
Jose and sold my paintings in the San Francisco
bay area.” In 1969 George moved his family
to Klamath Falls Oregon where he opened the Pioneer
Gallery that he used as a home base. He painted,
taught, and traveled to compete in the major art
shows on the west coast.
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- SOME OF THE PLACES WHERE HIS PAINTINGS
HAVE BEEN SHOWN:
- Artist Co-op San Francisco, Ca.
- Parks Galley, San Jose, Ca.
- Abercrombie and Fitch, New York, NY
- Northwest Wildlife Art Festival, Seattle, Wa.
- Favell Museum, Klamath Falls, Or.
- Pacific Flyway Festival, Santa Rosa, Ca.
- Town and Country Gallery, Palo Alto, Ca.
- Pioneer Gallery, Klamath Falls, Or.
- Trails West Gallery of Fine Art, Sun Valley, Id.
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- HONORS AND AWARDS
- McMahan earned the title of Senior Member of the
Western Artists at age of twenty-four. He is
presently a Charter Member of the Western Artists
of America. He has had feature stories in Ducks
Unlimited Magazine and SouthWest Art Magazine.
He has won many best of show and first place awards. He is listed in Contemporary Western
Artists of America (page 353) and American
Artists of Renown (pagel70). He is listed in the
Encyclopedia of Artist Symbols & Monograms (page 354).
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- George
can be reached at:
- Pioneer
Gallery
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200 Conger Ave.
- Klamath Falls,
Oregon 97601
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Ph. 541-885-9681
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