About
Biography
George Strasburger was born and raised in a working-class neighborhood in Scranton, PA. His first artistic influences were the murals in the Catholic Church he attended as a child, where he admired and studied the painting and the anatomy of the characters.
His work is characterized by an observation of humanity, our physical beauty, and our goodness. He mostly works in oils and also loves to draw. He is inspired by his neighbors, the landscape around him, and what unites us as aware people.
Strasburger is award-winning and prolific, with solo exhibits throughout the Southwest. He currently lives and paints full time in Tucson AZ.
Artist Statement
George Strasburger has a classical approach. His large-scale oil paintings begin with drawings, which make visual for him the finished work in his mind’s eye. His thoughtful compositions, and his combination of loose and tight brushwork serve the scenario he creates. Strasburger’s paintings are his “take” on the human condition, focusing on the common and good. His characters often perform tasks or engage in activities that to him depict an act or a need that is elemental. He values beauty and he reveals existential truth.
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Awards and Honors
2022 Best of Show, The Shock of the New West, Tubac Center for the Arts, AZ
2021 Runner Up in the Southwest Art Magazine’s 2021 Artistic Excellence Competition
2020 2nd Place, Trinity Art Show, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2020 Award of Merit, Portrait Artists of Arizona Juried Exhibition, Scottsdale AZ
2019 Honorable Mention, 2019 Arizona Artists Guild Annual Juried Exhibition, North Valley Art Headquarters, Surprise AZ
2018 Award of Excellence, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac AZ
2018 Honorable Mention, “Gateway to Imagination”, Farmington NM
2018 3rd Place Award, Phoenix Pride 2019, Phoenix AZ
2017 (Oct) Honorable Mention, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
2017 (Sep) First Place Award, Farmington Museum, Farmington NM
2015 (Jan) Best of Show. Yuma Fine Arts Center, Yuma AZ
2014 (May) First Place Award in the 4th Annual Portrait Artists of Arizona Juried Exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ
Fellow of the American Artists Professional League, NYC
Vera Rosenshaft memorial award American Artists Professional League, NYC
Solo Exhibitions
2024 The Olney Gallery, Phoenix AZ
2023 Master Gallery, Tubac Center for the Arts, AZ
2022 Parables, Yuma Arts Center, Yuma, AZ
2022 Parables, Sahara West Gallery, Las Vegas NV
2020 Eric Fischle Gallery, Phoenix College, Phoenix AZ postponed
2019 Main Gallery Yuma Art Center, Yuma, AZ
2019 Studio 508, Belen, NM
2018 Gallery2Sun, Tucson, AZ
2018 Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV
2017 The Alwun House, Phoenix, AZ (Aug.)
2017 Pima County Public Library, Tucson, AZ (July)
2016 Dairy Art Center, Boulder, CO
2016 Vincente’s Fine Art, Bisbee, AZ
2014 Bezalel Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
Selected Group Shows
2023 American Society of Portrait Artists, 96th Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2023 Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe AZ
2023 Arizona Biennial, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson AZ
2022 Shock of the New West, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ (awarded)
2021 XScape, Found:re Contemporary Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2021 Piecing It Together, First Studio, Phoenix AZ
2021 Faces and Identity, 9 The Gallery, Phoenix AZ
2021 American Artist Professional League Member Juried Exhibit, NYC, Virtual
2021 San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild Exhibit, San Diego, CA
2021 Emergence, The Untitled Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2021 21st Annual Artlink Juried Statewide Competition, Phoenix, AZ
2021 Artindex, The Mood Room, Phoenix AZ
2020 The Capsule Collection, 9 The Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2020 Trinity Art Show, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento CA (awarded)
2020 Portraits and Icons, FOUND:RE Contemporary, Phoenix AZ
2020 Arizona Biennial at The Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson AZ
2020 Gallery2Sun Tucson AZ
2020 Select 50, International Portrait Competition, Portrait Society of America
2020 20th Annual Artlink Juried Exhibition, Phoenix AZ
2020 PAOA Members’ Juried Exhibition, Scottsdale AZ (awarded)
2019 Contreras Jewelry and Gallery, “Tucson” Invitational, Tucson AZ
2019 Small Works Exhibit Invitational, Davis-Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2019 Arizona Artists Guild Annual Juried Exhibition, North Valley Art Headquarters, Surprise AZ (awarded)
2019 Art at the Center, Overland Pk, KS
2019 Artlink 19th Annual Juried Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ
2019 The Rice Gallery of Fine Art Nat. Portraits and Figures Show. Oakland Park, KS
2019 Ambos Nogales Border Art Project, Touring in AZ
2019 Fusion Art, Steven Baumbach Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2019 The Rice Gallery of Fine Art – National Portraits and Figures Show, Overland Park, Kansas
2018 Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac AZ (award of excellence)
2018, 2019 ACLU Arizona “In This Together” Touring exhibit.
2018 “Gateway to Imagination” Farmington, NM (awarded)
2018 Phoenix Pride 2019, Phoenix AZ (awarded)
2017 “Orange is the New Black” Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA (hon. Mention)
2017 Farmington Museum, Farmington NM (1st Place award)
2017 Yuma Fine Art Center, national call, Yuma, AZ (3rd Place)
2017 “The 25th Annual Small Works Invitational” Davis-Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2016 “Undressed” Nudes by Six Artists, Davis-Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2016 “All Art Arizona”, Gilbert, AZ
2015 – 2016 “Southwestern Invitational”; Yuma, Phoenix, Tubac, Flagstaff, Prescott, Surprise AZ
2015 Archangel Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2015 Davis-Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2015 Yuma Fine Arts Center, Yuma, AZ
2014 “Painting Now,” Southwest University of Visual Arts, Tucson, AZ
2014 “Redrawing Borders,” Ajo Plaza Gallery, Ajo, AZ
2010 “Art of the State,” State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
2009 – 2010 Portrait Exhibits, Lexington, MA
2008 American Artist Professional League Member’s Exhibit, NYC
2008 “Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Exhibit,” Marywood University, Scranton, PA
2007 American Artist Professional League Member’s Exhibit, NYC
2007 Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
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