George was born on the island of Mahe and spent his childhood on the island of La Digue. From a young age, George took an immediate interest in art, working initially in charcoal and pencil and gradually experimented with other mediums like watercolour, gouache and acrylic. He studied at Blackheath Collage of Art and Goldsmiths College, both in London.
In 1987 he established Sunstroke Seychelles, a craft and screen printing studio which provided him with a means to continue his design activities and his fine artwork. Later he restored an original wooden colonial house in Victoria which is named Kaz Zanana; a space which remains his main gallery in Mahe.
George’s most recent endeavours incorporate a wide range of materials and processes in the development and articulation of his personal visual mythology. Taking his cues from his native Seychelles landscapes, he has incorporated elements of ‘objet trouvé’ into mixed media work experimenting with metal, resin & relief work. Poetic and dark undertones in his conceptual makings, a soft chill runs deep under his sandy beaches.
George was selected to represent Seychelles at both the 56th and 58th Venice Biennale in Italy. He was the winner of the Seychelles Biennale in 2017. He has original work in many private collections. George has had solo & group exhibitions in Seychelles, Mauritius, Martinique, Reunion, UK, France, Italy, China, Germany, Russia, Brussels, Mali, and Ivory Coast.
George works from his studio, a creative spaces housing a variety of creative and design businesses. Not open to the public, visitors by appointment only.