George Leo Sanders
Born 1987, Santa Barbara, CA.
Lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA
Education
2016 MFA Candidate, University of California Santa Barbara
2010 B.A., Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, New York
Selected Exhibitions
2016 Slippery When Wet, GAIT, Los Angeles, CA
Tying Loose Ends, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
UCSB 2016 MFA Exhibition, AD&A Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
Locals Only, Schur-Narula at Soy Sauce Factory, Bangkok, Thailand
2015 Full Circle, Merchants of Reality, San Francisco, CA
doppelpainting, Glass Box Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Unintended Consequences, curated by Charles Donelan, The Arts Fund, Santa Barbara, CA
Strangers forming a group waiting to kiss, Motel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
UCFZ, Gone Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Current Focus, Red Barn Project Space, Santa Barbara, CA
Better Luck Next Time, Schur-Narula, Berlin, DE (click here for installation images)
nervous for a new reason, Glass Box Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2014 Likewise, Glassbox Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Open Studios, Harder Stadium, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA
Small Images (Curated by Tif Sigfrids), Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Oxbow Alumni Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2013 Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY
Call for Entries, Industry Home, Santa Barbara, CA
2012 Small Images, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Brain Melt, A Gathering of Tribes Gallery, New York, NY
2010 The Artist is Presents, 431 South 5th Street (Judy Pfaff Studio), Brooklyn, NY
Work Done Worked On (Bachelor of Arts Thesis Exhibition, Bard College), Bard Exhibition Center, Red Hook, NY
Press / Bibliography
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
2013 Roberta Smith, “Art, a Balm After the Storm, ‘Come Together: Surviving Sandy’ Samples 300 Artists”, New York Times
Jerry Saltz, “The 10 Best Art Shows of the Year”, New York Magazine
2010 Bard Papers, Bard College
Grants / Awards / Fellowships
2016 Santa Barbara Art Association Award, Santa Barbara, CA
2015 Levitan Grant, University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Art
Block Grant, University of California Santa Barbara, Studio Art
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of California Santa Barbara, Studio Art
2014 Block Grant, University of California Santa Barbara, Studio Art
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of California Santa Barbara, Studio Art