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George Manus, Buffalo Family, Found Objects, 93" x 51" x 123"

Biography George Manus

George Manus, a Native American and member of the Cherokee and Delaware Nations, was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1936. George Manus is self-taught in his art form and has been involved in sculpting since 1974. His use of discarded items in creating sculpture attests to his positive commitment to the environment.

George Manus, Small Armadillo, Found Objects, 18" x 32" x 14"

George Manus' work is a blend of abstract and contemporary images and his ability to bring unrelated found and discarded objects together to form new identities, life, and purpose of being is quite remarkable. All of his works have a message. They tell stories, make statements or observations, or reflect our concerns on social, political and environmental issues. George Manus hopes that you enjoy his work and welcomes you to join him in striving to keep it "blue, green and clean" for ourselves and for those who follow.

George Manus, Manana Iguana, Found Objects, 18" x 23"

Awards and Publications
Director's Award, Magnifico Albuquerque Festival of the Arts
Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau Newsletter Cover
New Mexico Magazine
Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque Tribune
CBS Morning Show, New York
Channel Q-13, Dinosaurs in New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lou Willie Award for Excellence in Sculpture, (Art on the Corner) Grand Junction, Colorado.
Catalog Cover & Poster for Sculpture in the Park 2001 Show, Loveland, Colorado
Southwest Art Magazine, July 2001 issue.

Juried Shows
Art on the Corner, Grand Junction, Colorado
Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado -01
Invited Artist, Sedona Sculpture Walk, Sedona, Arizona -01
New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair, Albuquerque, New Mexico
College of Santa Fe Sculpture Project, Santa Fe, New Mexico (ongoing)
Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Steamboat Springs, Colorado -00
Invited Artist, Magnifico Albuquerque Festival of the Arts, Albuquerque, NM -97
Private Show and Sale, Aspen, Colorado (ongoing)
Invited Artist, College of Los Alamos (UNM Branch), Los Alamos, NM -97

Public Arts Commissions
Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department District 2 Main Headquarters-Roswell, New Mexico, 1996
Selected to collaborate with a group of artists, private sector groups and architects to provide design and artwork enhancement for the city of Albuquerque and the New Mexico State Highway Department for the I-40 Freeway Artwork Enhancement Project and Master Plan. Grass Deco Design artwork accepted for the wing walls and pedestrian fencing for the new Wyoming Bridge, I-40 Enhancement Project, 1998.
Permanent Acquisition of "Hickory-Dickory-Dock" sculpture, by City of Grand Junction, Colorado

Museum Acquisitions
The American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, 1995
Explore! Science Center and Children's Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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George Manus, Heart & Steel, Found Objects, 78" x 32" x 60"