George Goodnow

Summer 2024 Cycle – Art
Australia georgegoodnow.com

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention George Goodnow

'Bathroom Cubicles', Acrylic and oil on wood panel (framed), painted timber, melamine, hinges, indicator dials, 326 x 240 x 29cm

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention George Goodnow

'Early Morning (In the Club)', Acrylic and oil on wood panel, 180 x 90 cm

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention George Goodnow

'Undressed', Acrylic and oil on wood panel, 180 x 90 cm

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention George Goodnow

'Keychains and Carabiners', Acrylic and oil on wood panel, 50 x 40cm

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention George Goodnow

'A Rose Left at the Door', Acrylic and oil on wood panel, 30 x 30cm

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention George Goodnow

'Canberra Roof', Acrylic and oil on wood panel, 244 x 180cm

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention George Goodnow

'Tissues on Brick Pavers', Acrylic and oil on wood panel, 80 x 80cm

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention George Goodnow

'Trans Trucks on the Hume Highway', Acrylic and oil on wood panel, 50 x 40cm

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention George Goodnow

'Staring at the Shower Floor', Acrylic and oil on wood panel, 30 x 30cm

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention George Goodnow

'Pressing Against Plastic', Acrylic and oil on wood panel, 30 x 30cm

Artist Statement Biography

George Goodnow (they/them) is an artist based in Australia. Their practice ranges from painting and public murals, to sculpture and site-specific installations. Across their practice, Goodnow’s work focuses on relationships between people and built environments to explore themes of memory and queerness. They are interested in how objects hold memories, and how architecture reflects, orientates and holds bodies. Their work combines pattern and realism to record moments from everyday life and deconstruct experiences of space.
 
Goodnow has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Ki Smith Gallery (New York), Science Gallery (Melbourne), Waiting Room - Sydney Sexual Health Centre (Sydney), Wollongong Art Gallery (Wollongong), Platform Arts (Geelong), The University of Newcastle Gallery (Newcastle) and Art Not Apart (Canberra).

George Goodnow (they/them) is an artist based in Australia. Their practice ranges from painting and public murals, to sculpture and site-specific installations. Across their practice, Goodnow’s work focuses on relationships between people and built environments to explore themes of memory and queerness. They are interested in how objects hold memories, and how architecture reflects, orientates and holds bodies. Their work combines pattern and realism to record moments from everyday life and deconstruct experiences of space.
 
Goodnow has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Ki Smith Gallery (New York), Science Gallery (Melbourne), Waiting Room - Sydney Sexual Health Centre (Sydney), Wollongong Art Gallery (Wollongong), Platform Arts (Geelong), The University of Newcastle Gallery (Newcastle) and Art Not Apart (Canberra).

Meet the Artist

George Goodnow

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