George Leo Sanders
Born 1987, Santa Barbara, CA.
Lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA
CONTACT
georgeleosanders@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2016 M.F.A., University of California Santa Barbara
2010 B.A., Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, New York
SELECTED SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2016
Tying Loose Ends (with Vanesa Gingold), California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
Locals Only (with Luther Kroman), organized by Schur-Narula, Soy Sauce Factory, Bangkok, Thailand
2015
doppelpainting, Glass Box Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2010
Work Done Worked On (Bachelor of Arts Thesis Exhibition, Bard College), Bard Exhibition Center, Red Hook, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
Thomas Fire Artists’ Recovery Exhibition, Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA
2017
Disorderly Construct, The Arts Fund, Santa Barbara, CA
Out of Place, Westmont Ridley Tree Museum, Santa Barbara, CA (Juried by Ruth Estévez)
2016
Slippery When Wet, GAIT, Los Angeles, CA
UCSB 2016 MFA Exhibition, AD&A Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
2015
Full Circle, Merchants of Reality, San Francisco, CA
Unintended Consequences, The Arts Fund, Santa Barbara, CA
Strangers forming a group waiting to kiss, Motel, Brooklyn, NY
Current Focus, Red Barn Project Space, Santa Barbara, CA
nervous for a new reason, Glass Box Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2014
Likewise, Glass Box Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Small Images, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA (Juried by Tif Sigfrids)
Oxbow Alumni Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2013
Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY
2012
Small Images, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Brain Melt, A Gathering of Tribes Gallery, New York, NY
PRESS
2017
Charles Donelan, “Disorderly Construct Breaks the Law”, Santa Barbara Independent
Josef Woodard, “Disorderly Construct: Eight Artists Exploring Unexpected Edges”, Santa Barbara News-Press
2016
Angella d’Avignon, “Slippery When Wet at GAIT”, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles
Charles Donelan, “UCSB MFA Exhibition 2016″, Santa Barbara Independent
Josef Woodard, “Forging New Pathways”, Scene, Santa Barbara News-Press
Gabriel Lazo, “Grads Present Theses at AD&A”, The Daily Nexus
2015
Josef Woodard, “Looking Back at an Art-Full Year”, Scene, Santa Barbara News-Press.
Josef Woodard, “Rough, Ready, and Meditative”, Scene, Santa Barbara News-Press.
Maureen Foley, “‘Unintended Consequences’ Yields Delightful Results”, Santa Barbara Independent
Sehba Mohammad, “6 Amazing & Free Things to Do in NYC This Weekend”, Flavorpill
Paul Laster & Ryan Steadman, “Weekend Edition: 11 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before August 18th”, Art & Gallerist, The New York Observer
Keep This Bag Away From Children, Issue #4
Into the Teeth of the Wind, UCSB College of Creative Studies
“Schur-Narula: Better Luck Next Time,” Berlin Art Link
“Better Luck Next Time”, Berlin Independents Guide
2014
“GEORGE SANDERS”, Keep This Bag Away From Children
2010
Bard Papers, Bard College
GRANTS/AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS
2016
Santa Barbara Art Association Award
2015
Levitan Grant, University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Art
Block Grant, University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Art
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Art
2014
Block Grant, University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Art
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Art
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2014-2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Art