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George Thompson is a nationally recognized, award-winning fine artist known for his portrait, figure and landscape work. His paintings are part of many prominent collections throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He has exhibited at the Woodmere Museum in Philadelphia, The Art Students League in New York and The Philadelphia Sketch Club. In addition, he had over 30 of his figure and portrait paintings on view at The Trenton State Museum at Ellarslie Mansion in New Jersey. He has been featured in The Artist's Magazine numerous times and has had portraits featured on their November 2007 and December 2009 covers. Thompson also works as an editorial illustrator with work appearing in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine and many other publications. Thompson runs weekly life drawing and painting sessions and teaches workshops.

EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE

AWARDS
Tinicum Arts Festival, Bucks County, PA - Best In Show, 2002; Second Place, 2005
Artsbridge 10th Annual Regional Art Exhibit at Prallsville Mill, Stockton, NJ, 2004 - Honorable Mention
The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, "Works On Paper", 2005 - Second Place
The Philadelphia Sketch Club "Small Oil Paintings Show", 2005 - Honorable Mention
Mixed Media Gallery, Doylestown, PA - "Juried Drawing Exhibition", 2005 - First Place
The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, "Small Oil Paintings Show", 2007 - Third Place
Sabine Rose Gallery, Doylestown, PA - "Bucks County Juried Plein Air Paint Out", 2007 - Honorable Mention
Phillips Mill Annual Exhibition, Bucks County, PA, 2008 - Award
Galaxy Art Show & Sale, Doylestown, PA, 2008 - Best In Show
Reflections of Hunterdon, Stockton, NJ, 2010 - Best In Show
Coryell Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition, Lambertville, NJ, 2011 - The Lambertville House Award

JURIED SHOWS
Phillips Mill Annual Exhibition, Bucks County, PA, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011
RSVP, NY - Portrait Competition Exhibition, 2004
The Woodmere Museum, Philadelphia, PA, "Annual Exhibition", 2004
The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, "Small Oil Paintings Exhibition", 2004-2010
Galaxy Art Show & Sale, Doylestown, PA, 2009 - 2011
Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, NJ - "Lambertville Historical Society Annual Juried Exhibition", 2008-2011
Sabine Rose Gallery, Doylestown, PA - "Bucks County Juried Plein Air Paint Out", 2008
38th Annual Yellow Springs Art Show, Chester Springs, PA, 2011

GROUP EXHIBITS
River Run Gallery, Lambertville, NJ, Group Exhibition, 2003, 2009
Mixed Media Gallery, Doylestown, PA - 2003-2006
Sabine Rose Gallery, Doylestown, PA - 2004-2008
The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Trenton, NJ - "Drawn Together", 2006
Gratz Gallery, Doylestown, PA - Now & Then, 2010
Radclyffe Gallery, New Hope, PA - 2008-2010
Canal Frame & Gallery, Washington Crossing, PA - "Plein Air Invitational", 2011
Travis Gallery, New Hope, PA - 2010 - Present

SOLO and FEATURED EXHIBITS
The Writer's Room Of Bucks County, Doylestown, PA, 2003
The Freight House Restaurant, Doylestown, PA, "Selected Works", 2005
Sabine Rose Gallery, Doylestown, PA - "Celebrating the Seasons", 2007
Gallery at Chapin, Princeton, NJ - "Solo Exhibition", 2008
Galaxy Art Show & Sale, Doylestown, PA , 2009 - Featured Artist
Radclyffe Gallery, New Hope, PA - Lifescapes: A Collection of Drawings and Paintings, 2009

PUBLICATIONS
Bucks County Town & Country Living, Spring 2005 - Feature
The Artist's Magazine, November 2007 - Cover and Feature
The Artist's Magazine, August 2008 - Article
D'town Magazine, December 2008 - Cover and Feature
The Artist's Magazine, May 2009 - Studio Tour
The Artist's Magazine, December 2009 - Cover and Close Up
The Artist's Magazine, May 2010 - Feature Article

WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
Drawing Toolbox
Making Sense Of Color
Basic Oil Painting
One Day Painting and Drawing Workshop for Central Bucks School District Art Faculty
Plein Air Painting in Bucks County
The Business Of Illustration
Painting The Still Life
Painting The Costumed Figure One Day Life Drawing Workshop