Yvonne George
Sculptor
BA Ceramics, Grad Dip, Post Dip. Public Art
Receiving a BA in ceramics in 1986, I began Working as a production potter before establishing my own ceramic business two years later. In 1997 I changed mediums to metals completing a diploma of welding, as well as forging workshops. These days my main mediums are Steel, Bronze, and copper.
Since this time I have been developing a range of commercial products that I distribute around Australia and Export to Italy. I have and still do, produce a significant amount of private and commercial commissions per year.
My passion and inspiration comes from an observation and respect in capturing the qualities that define our landscape, manipulating both scale, texture, and subject. Re constructing elements of nature.
I have my own gallery workshop within the tourist complex at the Bendigo pottery, After working for many years in isolation I find the public reaction to my work helps keep my work accessible and grounded.
I have significant experience in creating sculptural works of art for the private and public realm, and am skilled at working with land developers and government bodies to project briefs have a good working relationship with engineers, foundries, engineers workshops and all relevant industries.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1983- 86 Bachelor of Arts Bendigo
1992 Diploma of Welding Bendigo
2003-04 Post Graduate Diploma RMIT Public Art Melbourne
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Artizen Gallery
2010 Artizen Gallery
2003 Nature Contained PIT space, RMIT, Melbourne
Solo Exhibition Torquay
1999 Solo Exhibition Artists Garden Brunswick St Fitzroy Vic
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MIFGS)
1995 Stone and Steel Sculptural Exhibition. National Bank Gallery Vic MIFGS
Group Exhibitions 2013
Artanica Sculpture Show
2012 Muse Gallery Out door Sculpture Exhibition
Dahlia Arts Festival
Queer Film Festival Exhibition
2011 Redesdale Art Show
Dahlia Arts Festival
Artanica Mt Macedon Sculpture Exhibition
Queer Film Festival Exhibition
2010 Dahlia Arts Festival
Queer Film Festival
2009 Queer Film Festival
2008 MIFGS
2005 Solo site at Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) - Silver award winner
Bendigo Easter Art Exhibition
Colac Gardens Exhibition
Melbourne Home Show Exhibition Centre
2003 Outer Site Pit space gallery, RMIT, Melbourne
MIFGS
Metamorphosis Artist Garden, Fitzroy
Fringe Furniture Fringe Festival, Melbourne Museum
2002 Sydney Garden Expo Sydney
MIFGS
Melbourne Home Show Exhibition Centre
2001 Sydney Garden Expo Sydney
Gold, Bronze and Beyond Artizen Gallery Bendigo
Hard Hat Exhibition Gold Fiesta Bendigo
2000 MIFGS Bendigo and Ballarat Tourism
Melbourne Home Show with Urban Ponds
1998 Metal Corroboree Exhibition Braidwood NSW
MIFGS
Up the Garden Path Nicholson St Gallery Bairnsdale
1997 MIFGS
1996 Bendigo Arts Centre Exhibition Bendigo
1992 Wallace Brothers Gallery Castlemaine
1990 Shepparton Art Gallery Shepparton
Art space Sponsored Award Bendigo
1989 Five Women, Five Ways Bendigo
Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival Eaglehawk Beautiful Things Bendigo
1989 Castlemaine State Festival Castlemaine
1987 Back to the Future Travelling Exhibition
1986 WestPac Gallery Melbourne
Awards
2011 Redesdale Art Show - Best sculpture Award
Dahlia Arts Festival Award -Short Listed
Queer Film Festival Exhibition
2010 Dahlia Arts Festival- Best Sculpture Award
Peoples Choice award
Queer Film Festival Exhibition
2008 National Association of Women in Construction
Award of Excellence, Practicing Trades Person
2005 MIFGS medal winner Gold
2005 MIFGS medal winner Silver
2004 MIFGS Medal winner Silver
2003 MIFGS medal winner Bronze
Media Coverage
2005 Oasis Garden Magazine October
2005 Garden &Outdoor Living feb issue
2003 House and Garden September
Backyard Design Ideas Issue 2
Out door Design and Living 6th edition
The Age September
2002 Your Garden Magazine January
Outdoor Design and Living – 5th edition
Your Garden Magazine February
House and Garden February
Burke’s Backyard Magazine February
MPG Good Living Magazine
Burke’s Backyard Television August
Inside Out Magazine September
ABC radio interview September
2001 Unmag magazine #10 December
1999 Country Style Magazine Wallace Brothers Feature Article September
Weekly Times Newspaper Country Artists Feature June
Bendigo Advertiser Newspaper Homes Feature Article October
1998 Country Style Magazine May
Your Garden Magazine June
Burke's Backyard Magazine April
3LO Gardening Show radio
The Age Extra Gardening Feature
1997 Country Looks Magazine Dec
1996 Craft Arts International No 38
Public Commissions
2013 Shire of Huntly 4mtr Whirrakee Wattle
2011 Bath lane Bendigo Steel Concrete Bendigo Council
2010 Private Land Developer- Series of 32 three meter steel grass blades.
2010 Private Land Developer- Steel Maple Leaf entry sculpture
2010 Artist in Residence Eaglehawk Secondary College Copper Eagle on three meter Plinth
2009 Sierra Development Stockland “Paying Homage” Cast SG iron 3.8 mtrs x 2.5
2009 Private Land Developer- Sail. Set of five perforated sails colored in autumn toning.
2008 Villa Wood Developers foyer Entrance Sculpture Copper/Steel/Lead/Concrete
Altona Council “Requiem To a Champion” Steel /Bronze/stainless 4mtrs
2007 Aurora Estate – Vic Urban-“ Nesting”-Three large scale bronze sculptures as entrance pieces to new development.
2005 Private Land Developer “Journey”, one of three steel and galvanised steel sculptures 7 metre high for new housing development. Wodonga. Two under construction in 2006
2005 Bendigo Tafe College ”Course set”- 3 metre steel sculpture, based on art within science.
2005 Private Land Developer - Series of sculptures for land parcel development consisting of three 8-metre stainless steel
birds with wingspan of 3 metres on galvanised steel poles. Three 6-metre steel and copper leaf sculptures for
entrance to new estate Doreen
2004 Private Land Developer -Series of six 4 metre steel sculptures and Three 6 metre steel and copper sculptures
for land parcel development Bendigo
2003 Commissioned by Levis Winery Chembra Italy, ‘’Birth of the Valley,’’ 3 metre steel Pod sculpture
2002 Copper vines for café area of Balgownie Estate Winery - Bendigo.
2001 Celebrating Women- Three 3 metre steel sculptures commissioned by City of Greater Bendigo and
150 years of Gold committee.
1999 Mosaic pathways and pavers. Artist in Residence Long Gully and Comet Hill Schools
1998 Sculptural Mosaic Seat. Artist in Residence, Kennington Primary School
Decorative fence. Shopping Centre Food Court, Brimbank Park Melbourne
1977 Plantusforsalas Nursery Fence St Kilda
EXPORTING
Works are currently exported to New Zealand and Italy
Private Commissions
Since 1997 a large part of my business is producing work for private and commercial commissions.
