George Beasley  

George Beasley was born in Ironton, Ohio in 1943. He achieved a B.F.A degree at the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1968 and a M.F.A. at Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1970 at which time he joined the faculty of Georgia State University.  He received the International Sculpture Center’s 1^stOutstanding Sculpture Educator in 1996.   In 2007 he was recognized as a “Regent’s Professor of Fine Art by the University System of Georgia and has retired as “Regent’s Professor Emeritus.”  In 2015 He received the Masters Lifetime Achievement Award by the Midsouth Sculpture Alliance. He has exhibited in 10 one person, and 94 group shows, 57 of which were invitational. His work is found, internationally, in 28 major private, corporate, and institutional collections.

Inspiration for imagery in his sculpture and drawings has been developed through research into Celtic influences on European foundry history and practice.  Issues of Sociology, as molded by immigration patterns in the iron industry, have had a profound affect on this research.

22 Site-specific furnace installations have been built to substantiate this research. They are at first performances, enabling the viewer to briefly experience the “dance” of iron making. The structures then remain, giving visual testimony to the event. A series of cast bronze and iron sculptures and carbon based drawings have been made that derive their inspiration and composition from these events.  They often serve as documents, containing notation on the surface using Ogham markings and Gallic verse.

Presently he divides his time between residences in Atlanta and in Northeast Scotland.



George Beasley | MEITHEAMH TRANSFER: furnaceproject Open Air Museum Latvia Pedvale

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