About Reece George

Artist Bio

Reece George (b. 1967, Perth, Australia) is a Martu painter based in Woodstock, New South Wales. A latecomer to professional art, George began painting in 2024 after years of running a coffee van and an earlier career in academia, where he earned two PhDs in Information Technology and Marketing. What began as a spontaneous experiment with house paint and a large piece of canvas quickly grew into a full-time practice when collectors discovered his work online. Within months, his paintings caught the attention of a prominent Australian collector and artist, leading to gallery representation and his first exhibitions.

His practice blends Indigenous storytelling with humour, warmth, and desert colour. George’s paintings carry the visual rhythm of Martu Country… the red dust, long horizons, and verandah laughter of his childhood at Beyondie Station in the Western Desert. Across both his Martu Faces series and his playful animal works, he explores themes of connection, memory, and joy as acts of resilience.

George has exhibited with Wentworth Gallery (Sydney and Brisbane) and Manyung Gallery Group (Victoria). His works are held in private and institutional collections across Australia and internationally, valued for their emotional honesty and distinctive balance between cultural depth and contemporary spirit.

Connection to Country

For Reece George, being Aboriginal is a holistic experience of being connected to everything… land, family, memory, and spirit. His earliest experiences of that connection come from Beyondie Station, a 622,000-acre family cattle station founded by his grandmother Yibby George and uncle Ron George in the Pilbara. The colours, laughter, and stories of that Country formed the foundation of his art and remain the heartbeat of every canvas he paints.

Beyondie Station, 1969 with my cousins

Location of Beyondie Station

Now painting from his studio in a 100-year-old shop in Woodstock, George continues to explore that connection through joy rather than sorrow, believing that “how I feel when I paint lives on in the artwork.” His paintings are both personal and universal — works that celebrate the strength, humour, and humanity of Martu Country.

My studio… once a country shop, now filled with canvas, colour, and light.