THE ARTIST
MEET THE ARTIST
George Galbreath graduated from Hickman High School in 1997 and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Howard University in
in 2000. He completed his M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002. Throughout his eighteen years of classroom teaching, including sixteen years with the Fulton County School District in Atlanta, Georgia, he has maintained a career as a working artist. He currently serves as Art Department Chair at Westlake High School. His work has most recently been showcased in his 2021 solo exhibition at P2 Gallery in Castleberry Hill Art District.
George was also awarded the Roanne H. Victor Merit Award; Juried Plein Air Exhibit at Rice Gallery (Kansas City, MO) and the African American Art Exhibition at the Actors Theatre (Louisville, KY) in 2018 ; and several exhibits throughout the city of Atlanta. He was awarded Best in Show in 2015, and Honorable Mention in 2016, at Georgia Art Educators Association (GAEA) exhibit. George was also a 2016 and 2018 Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series semi-finalist. He is the co-founder of non-profit UAE Youth Artist Program and co-founder/co-curator of ARTiculate ATL in Atlanta, GA.
George is an active member of the Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Association and finds inspiration living in the historic arts district with his wife Esohe. George and Esohe are members of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Art Exhibitions
2022 SPC Advance Artist Collaboration
2022 NBAF Gala Art Auction
2022 NAEA Virtual Exhibit, Cover Artist
2015-2022 ARTiculate ATL, Mason Fine Art
2021 Solo Exhibit at P2 Gallery
2021 ArtFields Competition and Exhibition Judge
2020 Back to the Bridge, KAWD Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2019 Halcyon Days, Notch8 Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018 Below I-20, Fulton County Aviation Community Cultural Center
2018 African-American Art Exhibition at the Actors Theatre, Roanne H. Victor Merit Award, Louisville, KY
2018 Juried Plein Air Exhibit, Rice Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2017 Seascapes and Landscapes Juried Exhibit, 311 Gallery, Durham, NC
2017 Hundo Exhibit, Artlanta Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2017 Undertones Exhibit, Mable House Arts Center, Mableton, GA
2017 Beyond Glass Ceiling Exhibit, Aviation Community Cultural Center, Atlanta, GA
2017 COI 10th Anniversary Exhibit, City of Ink/Peters St. Station Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2016 Bombay Sapphire Artisans Series Semi-Finalist
2015/2016 Georgia Art Educators Association (GAEA) Exhibit, Best in Show/ Honorable Mention
2015/2016/2017/2018 ARTiculate ATL, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2014 ARTiculate ATL, Atlanta Decorative Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2014 What Those Who Teach Can Do, The Art Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
2013 Eclectic Harmony II, Holder Photography Studio & Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2013 ARTiculate ATL, Inventor’s Loft, Atlanta, GA
2012 Eclectic Harmony I, Holder Photography Studio & Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
2002 Art of Artists Teachers’ Exhibit
2001 Howard University, Washington, DC
SELECTIONS
SELECTIONS
Design Commissions
Georgia Tech Diversity Summit
Georgia Power Executive Suite Display
Lumen Grant Park Apartments
Buckhead Exchange Mural
Castleberry Row Mural
Kevin Cole Website
S&S Lux
My Sisters Arms
Optimum Global Logistics
Technique Concrete Construction
Village of Wisdom
Men and Women of Devine Purpose
L.O.V.E. & PJs Book Cover
Heavenly Furniture Design, Inc.
Spa Hambrik
So Happy Being Me
TheMooBar
Wealth Transfer, Inc.
Ebenezer Baptist Church Atlanta
Rock Bridge High School
Fairview Elementary School
Hickman High School
Westlake High School
Infotek International
Black College.Com
YWCA
Fort Worth Flyers
Second Missionary Baptist Church
Columbia (Missouri) Black Officers Association
University of Missouri Education Department
Fulton (Missouri) High School
Horizon Design Consultants
Ulozi Fashion Design
Laplace Records
Ty Sanders Basketball
GDF Africa
Covenant Counseling
Soul Stylz
ART X EDUCATION
I was destined to become an art educator, primarily because of the amazing art teachers throughout my high school and post-secondary experience. These were educators who planted, cultivated, and nourished the seeds of art appreciation and creativity. I have followed their lead in my career and taught high school art since 2003. Teaching has offered me a sense of purpose and pride. As an art educator, I am shaping the future and impacting the lives of our next generation of artists.
My mentor (renowned artist) Kevin Cole, who I taught with for a decade at Westlake High School in Atlanta, showed me that a full-time art educator could also be a full-time artist and that one of the greatest lessons and gifts I could give my students is a front-row view of the creative process. With discipline and support from my school I’ve been able to participate as an artist in group shows, national competitions, and two solo exhibitions. My students traveled to my solo exhibit in Baton Rouge. We frequently attend art museums, galleries, and artists’ talks (both in and out of the classroom setting.)
It is my mission to provide young artists with the same information, tutelage, and experiences that I received from Mr. Cole and so many other art educators in my life and to connect them with multiple facets of the arts ecosystem. As an art educator who is also a practicing artist, I have come to realize that both creating art and teaching students how to create art is an equally gratifying experience.
ART X EDUCATION
