BORNJuly 3, 1940Elmhurst, Illinois EDUCATION The American Academy of Art, Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago University of Arizona Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, University of Idaho, Moscow ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS 1995Retrospective ExhibitionFort Worth Zoo Museum, Texas 1993Retrospective ExhibitionAutry Western Heritage Museum, Los Angeles 1988The TarahumaraSouthwest Museum, Los Angeles 1985The TarahumaraIndianapolis Museum of Art 1982The TarahumaraNatural History Museum, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. 1979-80Retrospective ExhibitionIndianapolis Museum of Art TWO-MAN EXHIBITIONS 2001Morris Museum of ArtAugusta, Georgia 1994Thomas Gilcrease MuseumTulsa Oklahoma GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2004Salon d' ArtsDenver, ColoradoThomas Gilcrease MuseumTulsa, OklahomaWildlife Experience MuseumParker, Colorado 2003 - 04California Art Club ExhibitionPasadena Museum of California Art, California 2002 - 03Fallbrook Art and Cultural CenterFallbrook, California 1998 - 05Coors Invitational, 2000 Feature Artist, National Western Stock Show and RodeoDenver Colorado Masters of the American WestAutry Western Heritage Museum, Los Angeles 2001Marietta/Cobb Museum of ArtMarietta, Georgia 2000From the Inside Out: Contemporary Wildlife Art and the Legacy of Carl Rungius, Glenbow MuseumCalgary, Alberta, Canada 1995-05Prix de West • National Cowboy Hall of FameOklahoma City 1995Western Rendezvous ShowPark City, Utah 1981-2000Artists of America ShowDenver, Colorado 1999"100 Years of the Art of Taos"Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado 1998The Governor's InvitationalDenver, Colorado 1996Direct From NatureInternational Center for Earth Concerns, Ojai, California 1992The Denver Seven National Cowboy Hall of FameOklahoma City 1991-92High Plains Heritage MuseumSpearfish, South Dakota 1991The Hakone Open-Air MuseumTokyo 1990Amerika HausBerlin, GermanyCentral House of ArtistsMoscow, U.S.S.R.National Academy of DesignNew YorkNational Sculpture SocietyNew YorkHubbard MuseumRiudoso, New Mexico 1973-90National Academy of Western ArtOklahoma City 1989Kennedy CenterWashington, D.C.Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western ArtIndianapolis 1988Western & Wildlife MuseumJackson, WyomingKentucky Derby MuseumLexingtonAmericana Museum El Paso, Texas 1987Kyoto World Exposition of Historical CitiesJapan Sonoma County MuseumSanta Rosa, California 1985Gilcrease MuseumTulsa, Oklahoma 1984Salmugundi ClubNew York 1982-83National Sculpture SocietyNew York 1981The Peking ExhibitBeijing, China Indianapolis Museum of ArtIndianapolis PriorPhoenix Art MuseumDenver Natural History MuseumPenrose Library • University of Denver ONE-MAN GALLERY SHOWS 2002Nicholas GalleryBillings, MontanaMatthew Chase GallerySante Fe, New Mexico 2001The Art Spirit GalleryCoeur d' Alene, Idaho 1994Erin VaughanDenver, ColoradoKneeland GalleryKetchum, IdahoThe Opicka GalleryDenver, Colorado 1993Fenn GalleriesSanta Fe, New Mexico 1992Gerald Peters GallerySanta Fe, New Mexico 1990Kneeland GalleryKetchum, Idaho 1989Farber Gallery of Fine ArtIndianapolis 1988Gerald Peters GallerySanta Fe, New MexicoSun Valley Center for the Arts & HumanitiesIdaho 1987Gerald Peters GalleryDallas Texas 1985Gerald Peters GallerySanta Fe, New Mexico 1983O'Grady GalleriesChicago 1982Folger GalleryIndianapolis 1981Stremmel GalleryReno, Nevada 1980Grand Central Art GalleriesNew York 1977Gerald Peters GallerySanta Fe, New MexicoO'Grady GalleriesChicagoStremmel GalleryReno, NevadaBishop GalleryScottsdale, Arizona 1976Kennedy GalleriesNew York 1972Saks GalleryColorado Springs, Colorado TWO-MAN GALLERY SHOWS 1993Kneeland GalleryKetchum, IdahoThe Opicka GalleryDenver, Colorado BACK TO THE TOP 1971Saks GalleryColorado Springs, Colorado AWARDS 2005Masters of the American West Award Autry National Museum John J. Geraghty AwardAutry National Museum 2003The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Award for SculptureAutry National MuseumGold Medal for Sculpture, California Art ClubMary Bell Grant Award, Coors Invitational 1989Gold Medal, National Academy of Western ArtGold Medal, Robert Lougheed Award, National Academy of Western Art 1988Silver Medal, National Academy of Western Art 1985Gold Medal, National Academy of Western Art 1983Merit Award, Western Rendezvous ShowHelana, Montana 1981Silver Medal, National Academy of Western Art 1980Gold Medal, National Academy of Western Art 1978Gold Medal, National Academy of Western Art 1976Silver Medal, National Academy of Western Art 1975Prix de West, National Academy of Western Art 1974Gold Medal, National Academy of Western Art MEMBER 2005Sculpture Review Editorial Board 2003California Art Club 2001Lionel Hampton National Jazz Festival, National Board of Directors 1981National Sculpture Society, elected to Fellow 1989 1974National Academy of Western Art HONORS 1999Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, University of Idaho 1996Idaho Govenor's Award for Excellence in the Arts 1992Artists of America, AOA Master CONFERENCE 1989Lecturer at U.S./Soviet Art SummitTretyakov Gallery, Moscow, USSR BACK TO THE TOP PRESENTATION COMMISSION 1995OLD BLUE, bronze sculpture: Charles Goodnight Foundation commission, Amon Carter Exhibition Hall • Fort Worth, Texas 1981NAVAJO JOHN, bronze sculpture: presented to retiring Chairman, Nicholas Brady by the Foreign Diplomatic Council • State Department, Washington, D.C. PORTRAIT BUST COMMISSIONS 2005Lionel Hampton • commissioned by University of Idaho 2003Carl Reichardt • commissioned by Carl Reichardt 1999John Lockridge • commissioned by Erika Lockridge 1997Ennis Cosby • commissioned by Bill Cosby 1994Bob Kuhn • commissioned by William Kerr for the National Wildlife Museum, Jackson, Wyoming 1991Phylicia Rashad • commissioned by Bill Cosby 1990Paul Robeson • commissioned by Bill CosbyRichard Ohrstrom • commissioned by Richard Ohrstrom 1981Bill Harrah • commissioned by Bill Cosby 1979Bill Cosby • commissioned by Bill Cosby OUTDOOR SCULPTURE 2005The Conquerer • heroic size, Autry National Museum, Los Angeles heroic size, Leanin' Tree Museum, Boulder, Colorado 1999Mane of Wind - Neck of Thunder • William Ballentine Collection on loan to the City of Kirkland, Washington 1999Mane of Wind - Neck of Thunder • William Ballentine Collection on loan to the City of Kirkland, Washington 1998I'm the Drum • New Mexico Museum of Santa Fe Fine Art Hopi Girls • New Mexico Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe 1994Paul Robeson • heroic size, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio I'm the Drum • heroic size, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado 1989The Greeting • heroic size, Eiteljorg Museum of the American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis 1988The Greeting • Genesee Museum, Rochester, New YorkI'm the Drum • heroic size, Bank of America, Las Vegas, Nevada 1985Of One Heart • heroic size, The Museum of Outdoor Art, Englewood, Colorado 1982Of One Heart • Genessee Museum, Rochester, New York 1980Early Day Miner • heroic size, Washington Park, Denver, Colorado BACK TO THE TOP PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS African American Museum in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania Amon Carter Exhibition Hall • Fort Worth, Texas Anschutz Collection • Denver, Colorado Autry Western Heritage Museum • Los Angeles Bank of America • Las Vegas, Nevada Boatman's Bankshare Inc. • St. Louis, Missouri Brownsville National Bank • Texas Charles Russell Museum • Great Falls, Montana Chase Manhattan Bank • New York Central State University • Wilberforce, Ohio Cherokee National Historical Society • Chakota, Oklahoma Colorado Springs Fine Art Center • Colorado Corning Museum • Corning, New York The Coeur d' Alene Resort • Coeur d' Alene, Idaho Denver, City and County of Denver Denver Museum of Art • Colorado Denver Natural History Museum • Colorado Denver Public Library • Colorado Eiteljorg Museum of the American Indian and Western Art • Indianapolis Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art • University of Oklahoma, Norman Getchell Library • University of Nevada, Reno Genesee Museum • Rochester, New York The Thomas Gilcrease Museum • Tulsa, Oklahoma The Harmson Collection • Denver, Colorado Harrah's Club • Reno Nevada Hotel Vajra • Kathmandu, Nepal Indiana University School of Medicine, Carole and Paul Stark School of Neurological Studies of the Brain Indianapolis Museum of Art • Indianapolis Leanin' Tree Museum • Boulder, Colorado School of American Ballet, Lincoln Center • New York City Los Angeles Athletic Club • California Manville Corporation • Denver, Colorado New Mexico Museum of Fine Art • Santa Fe Mountain States Bank • Denver, Colorado Mike Mansfield Center for Japanese Studies • University of Montana, Missoula Mobile Oil Corporation • Houston, Texas National Cowboy Hall of Fame • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma National Wildlife Museum • Jackson, Wyoming Nevada Museum of Art • Reno, Nevada Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture •Spokane, Washington Outdoor Museum of Art • Englewood, Colorado Pearce Western Art Collection at Navarro College • Corsicana, Texas Pierce McCallister Cottage, Colorado Historical Society • Denver, Colorado Pierce McCallister Cottage, Colorado Historical Society • Denver Rockwell International Rockwell Museum • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rocky Mountain Bank • Denver, Colorado Schromberg Museum • New York, New York Sutter Memorial Hospital • Sacramento, California Tucson Museum of Art • Arizona University of Idaho • Moscow University of Nevada • Reno, Nevada Wells Fargo Historical Museum • Los Angeles The Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Buffalo Bill Historical Society • Cody, Wyoming William Ballentine Collection • City of Kirkland, Washington World Wildlife Fund • Washington, D.C. U.S. Embassy • Copenhagen, Denmark BACK TO THE TOP 2005The Language of Drawing by Sherrie McGraw, Bright Light Publishing 2002George Carlson, Year of the Horse Nicholas Gallery, Billings, Montana 1997Leading the West: One Hundred Contemporary Painters and Sculptors, by Donald J. Hagerty, Northland Publishing 1994Masters of American Sculpture, by Donald Martin Reynolds, Abbeville PressGilcrease Museum Rendezvous '94, Tulsa, Oklahoma 1993George Carlson, Dignity in Art, Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum 1992George Carlson, The Strength of the Spirit, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1990 - 2004Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon Leipzig, Germany 1991-98Personalities of America, America Biological Institute, Raleigh, North Carolina 1990The Art Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Keith Lapham Brown, United States Residence, Copenhagen, Denmark, published by Gerald Peters Corporation 1989American Design: The Northwest, by Linda Humphrey, Fred Albert, Michael Jensen, Bantam PublishingSculpture: Technique - Form - Content, by Arthur Williams, Davis Publications, Inc. Worcester, Massachusetts 1988Directory of American Sculptors, edited by Glenn B. Opitz, Apollo 1986-91American References, Chicago 1986Sweet Promised Land, Robert Laxalt, University of Nevada Press 1985A Cup of Tea in Pamplona, Robert Laxalt, University of Nevada PressA Pastel Renaissance, David Marshall Smith, Ph.D., and N. Jill Warren, Ph.D.George Carlson, The Gerald Peterrs Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1984Four Centuries of Sporting Art, Gallery of Sporting Art, The John Weihle Collection, Genessee Country Museum, published by the Genessee Country Museum, New York 1983George Carlson: A Tarahumara Portfolio, University of Nevada Press 1981Carlson in Retrospect, Stremmel Galleries, Ltd., Reno Nevada 1980George Carlson: Profiles in American Art, Introduction and editied by Claudian Meyer, Ken Meyer Production. William Kerr Producer. O'Hara, Inc., Boulder, Colorado 1979-06Who's Who in AmericaWho's Who in American ArtWho's Who in the WestWho'd Who in the World 1979George Carlson: Sculptures from the Collection of Harrison Eiteljorg, Commentaires by George Carlson, edited by Robert Yassin, Indianapolis Museum of Art 1977The Tarahumara, by George Carlson 1976George Carlson Bronzes, Kennedy Galleries, New York 1974Bronzes of the American West, Patricia Janis Broder, Harry Abrams, New York 2005Plein Air Magazine September 2004Sculpture Review Fall 2003American Artist Drawing: Premier Issue 2002Southwest Art: September Wildlife Art Magazine: July/August 2001Art Talk: August/SeptemberArt of the West: May/June 1999Veranda Magazine: September/OctoberCoeur d' Alene Magazine: SummerArt Talk: January 1998Southwest Art: September Art of the West: January/February 1996Better Homes & Gardens: Decorating: SpringSouthwest Art: January 1995Art Talk: January 1994Southwest Art: MaySouthwest Art: AprilSouthwest Art: March 1993Art & Auction: OctoberSouthwest Art: October 1992Jet Magazine: SeptemberSouthwest Art: May 1991Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association: DecemberJet Magazine: January 1990Self Magazine: October 1989Ladies Home Journal: DecemberArtnews: SeptemberContemporanea: JuneArt Gallery International: March/April 1987Art Talk: June/JulyThe Robb Report: February 1986Western Art Digest: July/August 1985Santa Fean: AugustArt Talk: AugustSouthwest Art: August 1984Frontier Airlines Magazine: April 1983Americana Magazine: January/February 1982Artists of the Rockies: SummerSmithsonian Magazine: AprilNational Sculpture Review:Spring 1980National Sculpture Review: FallLaboratory Medicine: SeptemberCaminos Cel Aire: May/June 1979American Artist Magazine: December 1978American Artist Magazine: November 1976Southwest Art: October FILMS 1993George Carlson: Dignity in Art, Robert Kittila Productions 1980George Carlson: Profiles in American Art, Ken Meyer Productions; William Kerr, ProducerInterrelationships of Drawing and Sculpture, Metropolitan Librayr System, Oklahoma CitySculpture in the Round, Metropolitan Library System, Oklahoma City 1976They are Coming to Norogachic, Naumann Films, Harrison Eiteljorg, Producer