George M. Turner Jr.
(814) 241-9444
e-mail: Bohemianartz@yahoo.com
on the web: www.BohemianArtz.com
Education
2009
2008
1997-2001
1996
1982-1996
Work Experience
2004-2009
2006-2009
2004-2009
2007-2008
2002-2007
2004-2007
2003-2004
2002-2003
2001-2003
1997-2001
Mater’s study in Sculpture, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
Art Students League, New York City, NY
BFA in Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Windber Area School District, Windber, PA
Owner/Founder, Georges Art Studios
Artist in Residence, Sculptor, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto,
PA, and Arts Path, Indiana, PA
Artist in Residence, Painter, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto,
PA, and Arts Path, Indiana, PA
Sculptor/Technician/Consultant, Evergreene Painting Studio, Manhattan, NY
-Saint Thomas Aquinas Church, new sculpture/ornament molding/casting, Ojai, CA
-Paramount Theatre, plaster restoration, Boston, MA
-Saint Anthony’s of Padue Parish, plaster ornament, Ambler, PA
-Atlas Sculpture, repatination, Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, NY
-Count Basie Theatre, plaster restoration, Red Bank, NJ
-Harlem Hospital plaster mural and wall removal, Harlem, NY
Private Art Instructor for Johnstown area residents, Johnstown, PA (including Pennsylvania Governors School
Participates, contact artist for full list)
Stage Crew, District 626, Southwestern, PA
Project Coordinator, AMD&ART, AmeriCorps National Service and Pennsylvania Mountain Services,
Vintondale, PA
Education Coordinator, AMD&ART, AmeriCorps National Service and Pennsylvania Mountain Services,
Vintondale, PA
Counselor I, Adelphoi Village, Greystone House, Jennerstown, PA
Work Study, the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts-10 Day Artist Residencies
2008
Blacklick Valley High School, Nanty Glo, PA
2007
Windber Area High School, Windber, PA
2006
Central Cambria Area Middle School, Ebensburg, PA
2005
Forest Hills Area Middle School, Forest Hills, PA
2005
Johnstown Area High School, Johnstown, PA
2004
Altoona After-School Program, Altoona, PA
2004
Kimmel Alternative School, Altoona, PA
Art and Educational Presentations and Demonstrations
2006
Photoshop Demonstration, BottleWorks Ethnic Arts Center, Cambria City, PA
2006
Café at Central Park, Johnstown, PA (glass)
2005
Norwin Area School District, Irwin, PA (sculpture)
2005
Shade Area School District, Cairnbrook, PA (sculpture)
2004
Summer Art Days, Bottleworks Ethnic Arts Center, Johnstown, PA (sculpture)
2002
Richland Area Grade School, Johnstown, PA (sculpture)
Awards
2009
2008
2007
2007
2005
2002
2001
2001
2001
1997
Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
Honorable Mention, “Mixed Media Sculpture”, Art Students League, Manhattan, NY
Artistic Achievement Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
Evelyn J. Picking Award, “75th Annual Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, PA
Best of Show, “Annual Winter Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, PA
Golden Apple Award, Ridgeview Academy Charter School, Latrobe, PA
Finalist, Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA
Merit Award, Senior Show, Savannah College of Art and design, Savannah, GA
Juror’s Choice, First Annual Site Specific Sculpture Exhibit, Savannah, GA
SAT Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Solo Shows
2004
2001
2001
2000
1999
“Time in the City”, Emerging Artist 2004, the Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, Cambria City, PA
“The Analytical and the Axiomatic”, Café at Main, Savannah, GA
“Life and Times”, Café at Main, Savannah, GA
“Recent Works”, Money Penny’s, Hilton Head, SC
“New Visions”, Joe Beans Coffee Shop, Savannah, GA
Group Shows
2008-2009
2008
2008
2008
2008
2007
2007
2007
2006-2007
2006
2006
2006
2006
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2004
2004
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2000
1999
“Biennial 2008”, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA
“the Chorus Project”, the Hun Gallery, Manhattan, NY
the Korus House, Washington, D.C.
“Exposure”, Ceres Gallery, Chelsea, NY
“Film Art Function”, One Glass Productions, Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
“Mixed Media Sculpture”, Art Students League, Manhattan, NY
“Launch II, Large Format/Installation Show”, Art Works and the Allied Artists of Johnstown, Cambria City, PA
“75th Annual Juried Exhibition”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Southern Alleghenies Museum of
Art, Johnstown, PA
“Annual Summer Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Community Arts Center, Westmont, PA
“75th Year Anniversary Traveling Exhibit,” Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Conemaugh Health
Systems, Johnstown, Windber, and Huntington, PA
“Annual Winter Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Ameriserv Bank, Johnstown, PA
“Launch”, Art Works, Johnstown, PA
“Annual Summer Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Community Arts Center, Westmont, PA
“Annual Spring Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Community Arts Center, Westmont, PA
“Annual Winter Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Ameriserv Bank, Johnstown, PA
“Artists in Our Midst”, Art in Common, Annual Juried Show, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona, PA
“73rd Annual Juried Exhibition”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Southern Alleghenies Museum of
Art, Johnstown, PA
“Annual Summer Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Community Arts Center, Westmont, PA
“Annual Spring Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Ameriserv Bank, Johnstown, PA
“Annual Summer Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Community Arts Center, Westmont, PA
“New Member Exhibition”, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Frick Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA
“92nd Annual Exhibition”, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Andy Warhol Museum, Carnegie Museums,
Pittsburgh, PA
“70th Annual Juried Exhibition”, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Southern Alleghenies Museum of
Art, Johnstown, PA
“Annual Summer Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown Pennsylvania, Community Arts Center, Westmont, PA
“Annual Spring Show”, Allied Artists of Johnstown Pennsylvania, Ameriserv Bank, Johnstown, PA
“Selected Works”, Savannah Steak House, Savannah, GA
“Exhibition”, Moon River, Savannah, GA
“69th Annual Juried Exhibition”, Allied Artists of Johnstown Pennsylvania, Community Arts Center, Westmont,
,PA
“Annual Show”, Town Tempo Gallery, Somerset, PA
“Personal Inspiration, Senior Show”, Annual Juried Exhibition, Annex Gallery, Alexander Hall,
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
“The Weed House”, the Historic Weed House, Savannah, GA
“Bridge”, Alexander Main Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
“In the Round”, the First Annual Juried Sculpture Show, Jen Library, Savannah College of Art and Design,
Savannah, GA
“First Annual Site Specific Sculpture Exhibit” Gardens, Savannah, GA
“Individual Approach”, Alexander Main Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
“Big Picture Show”, Annual Juried Exhibition, Bergen Main Gallery, Savannah College Of Art and Design,
Savannah, GA
Galleries Exhibited
Ceres Gallery, Manhattan, NY
Hun Gallery, Manhattan, NY
Exhibit A, Savannah, GA
Red Gallery, Savannah, GA
Exhibit Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
Commissions
2005-2006
2005
2005
2005
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2003
2003
2001
2000
2000
1999
University of Pitt at Johnstown, 11 foot bronze “Mountain Cat”, Johnstown, PA
Windber Research Institute, 6 sculptures, Windber, PA
YMCA, 30th Annual Marathon and 10K Run, poster design, Johnstown, PA
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, “Saturday Night Special”, poster design, Johnstown, PA
Jon Lochre, Polyurethane Resin Piece, Windber, PA
AMD&ART display, New York Museum of Water, Chelsea District, NY
Dr. Neft, acrylic polymer casts, Somerset, PA
Larry Hutchinson, Game Instructions graphic design, Central City, PA
Larry Hutchinson, game piece castings, Central City, PA
City of Windber, Allan Freed Bronze Sidewalk Star, Windber, PA
Dr. Neft, bronze sculpture commission, Somerset, PA
The Philo Café, sculpture commission, Savannah, GA
De Ja Groove, sculpture commission, Savannah, GA
Boomer Blast Inc., graphic design commission, Savannah, GA
Savannah Stone Works, sculpture commission, Savannah, GA
1997
Marjan McPhee, painting commission, Tucson, AZ
Publications
2007-2008
2007
2006
2006
2002
2001
1999
“New Art International”, Volume XII, Book Art Press, Woodstock, New York
“Johnstown Magazine”, Most Beautiful People, May 2007, Johnstown, PA
Savannah College of Art and Design, “Alumni Connections”, Volume 3, No. 2, December 2006, Savannah, GA
Savannah College of Art and Design, “Alumni Connections”, Volume 3, No. 1, May, 2006, Savannah, GA
International Library of Poetry, “Under a Quicksilver Moon”, Owings Mills, MD
Photographers Forum Magazine, “21st Annual College Photography Contest”, Santa Barbara, CA
International Library of Photography, “Symphony of Color”, Owings Mill, MD
Media Coverage
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2005
2004
2004
2003
2002
“Cat’s New Home”, Johnstown Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA, June 13th
“Installation of Mountain Cat”, WJAC TV Channel 6 News, Johnstown, PA, June 13 th
“Central City man works on UPJ mascot”, Daily American, Somerset, PA, May 31 st
“Final Bronze Pour for UPJ”, WJAC TV Channel 6 News, Johnstown, PA, May 30th
“Cat Under Construction”, Johnstown Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA, May 28 th
“It’s Showtime”, Johnstown Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA, March 13th
“In the Spotlight”, Cover, Johnstown Tribune Democrat Weekender, Johnstown, PA, August 20th
“Local Personality”, Cover, Daily American, Somerset, PA, August 2nd
“Area Teachers Become Students to Learn About Local History”, Nanty Glo Journal, Nanty Glo, PA
“Associated With Andy”, Cover, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA, August 30th
Permanent Collections
2005
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA
Public Art
2006
University of Pitt at Johnstown, 11 foot bronze “Mountain Cat”, Johnstown, PA
Public Collections
Forrest Hills Middle School, PA
Central Cambria Middle School, PA
Robert Morris College, Chicago, IL
Windber Research Institute, Windber, PA
The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Savannah Sculpture Garden, Savannah, GA
The Philo Café, Savannah, GA
Money Penny’s, Hilton Head, SC
Café at Main, Savannah, GA
Windber Area High School Library, Windber, PA
AMD&ART, Environmental Education Center, Vintondale, PA
Private Collections: contact artist for full listing
Benefit Auctions (donated art)
2005
Artists Hall of Fame, Johnstown, PA
2004
Artists Hall of Fame, Johnstown, PA
Groups and Organizations
2009
Art Students League, Manhattan, NY
2004-2009
Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Artist in Residence, Loretto, PA
and Arts Path, Indiana, PA
2003-2009
Allied Artists of America, Associate Member, New York, NY
2001-2009
Allied Artists of Johnstown Pennsylvania, Johnstown, PA
2001-2009
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, PA
2005-2006
Art in Common, Altoona, PA
2001-2003
Laurel Arts, Somerset, PA
2001-2003
Somerset County Artists Association, Somerset, PA
Juror Experience
2007
Women’s History Exhibit, Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, Cambria City, PA
Volunteer Art Related Work
2005-2007
President, Allied Artists of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
2006-2007
“75th Year Anniversary Committee”, Allied Artist’s of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
2007
Chair, “1st Annual Large Format/Installation Show”, Allied Artist’s of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
2007
Co-Chair, “75th Annual Juried Exhibition”, Allied Artist’s of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
2006
Co-Chair, “74th Annual Juried Exhibition”, Allied Artist’s of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
2005
Co-Chair, “73rd Annual Juried Exhibition”, Allied Artist’s of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
2004
Co-Chair, “72nd Annual Juried Exhibition”, Allied Artist’s of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
2003
2002
2002
2001
2000
2000
1996
Co-Chair, “71st Annual Juried Exhibition”, Allied Artist’s of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Volunteer, “Spring Garden Party”, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA
Brochure design, “43rd Annual Spring Show”, Allied Artist’s of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Lecture on subtractive sculpture, Richland Area School District, Richland, Pennsylvania
American Diabetes Association, “Kiss a Pig” sculpture fundraiser, Savannah, Georgia
Bartlett Middle School mural, Savannah, Georgia
Bestform mural, Windber, Pennsylvania
References
Kevin Conlon, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Savannah College of Art and Design, P.O. Box 3146, Savannah,
GA 31402-3146 phone: (912) 596-9079 or E-mail: kconlon@scad.edu
F. Nicholas Jacobs, FACHE, President and CEO, Windber Medical Center and Windber Research Institute, 600
Somerset Avenue, Windber, PA 15963 phone: (814) 467-3703 or E-mail: njacobs@conemaugh.org
E. Jeanne Gleason, Member of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, 552 Elknud Lane, Johnstown, PA 15905
phone: (814) 255-5120 or E-mail: jegleason@atlanticbb.net