Tebby George

The human form has been for me an unending source of strength, beauty and inspiration. My work is a continuing challenge to capture and express in different mediums the spirit of each individual subject. It is also about portraying the diversity as well as the similarity in each person that I am privileged to sculpt.

Diversity, even at its most subtle level, stirs my imagination. And here in the Bay Area, populated with people from many shores, I am surrounded by a wealth of compelling subjects in the varied shapes, forms, colors, sizes and energies of those who walk beside me daily.

In addition to the physical manifestation of the subject that is so compelling – whether broad nose or high cheekbones, sharp angles or soft forms – it is the spirit of these individuals that moves me to sculpt. It’s not only the uniqueness of the features or the drama of the gesture that gives a piece its greatest strength, it is also the humanity of the subject. To me, a good piece results from an artist’s seeing and capturing the struggles and joys that are native to all regardless of physical or cultural differences.

My being is nourished by the desire and the challenge to materialize what I see and feel – to capture the essence of the i...

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS

- DeYoung Museum, “De Young Open,”  San Francisco, CA
- Marinwood Annual Spring Exhibit, San Rafael CA, Best in show,
- Marin Civic Center, “Portraits of Marin County,”  San Rafael, CA
- Throckmorton Main Theater Gallery,  Solo exhibition “From Many Shores,” Mill Valley, CA
- Vallejo Windows Installation , Vallejo, CA
- Merced Multicultural Art Center, 2 person Coldcast Exhibit, Merced, CA
- Ceramics Annual of America,  San Francisco, CA,  Juror’s Award Third Place
- Artisans Gallery,” Salon Show,” San Rafael, CA, Best in Show, Sculpture
- Crocker Art Museum, "Annual Crocker-Kingsley Open," Sacramento, CA    
- Lincoln Arts & Culture Foundation, “Feats of Clay,” Lincoln, CA
- The Artery,  “California Clay Competition,” Davis, CA
-  Marin Arts Council, "Figurative," Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
-  Laney College Art Gallery, Invitational 4 Women Show, Oakland, CA
-  Jernigan-Wicker Gallery, Invitational Group Show, San Francisco, CA
-  Vallejo Comm. Arts’ Fetterly & Ethnic Notions Galleries, Vallejo, CA, Juror’s Award
-  Marin Society of Artists' Gallery, "National Show," Ross, CA
-  San Francisco Women Artists, "Visions Explored," San Francisco, CA, Merit Award
-  9...