George Paliotto

Biography

Known for his impressionistic approach to Western art, George Paliotto is a member of the National Watercolor Society, the American Impressionist Society, the Oil Painters of America, and the Portrait Society of America. George operates Paliotto Art Studios, which produces fine art and commissioned portraits. He has also taught drawing, watercolor, and oil painting classes at the California Art Institute and at Cal Lutheran University.

In 2018 Paliotto started Westlake Academy of Art in Thousand Oaks California. He teaches students from grade eight through adult. Classes include Charcoal Drawing, Oil Painting, Watercolor and Gouache. He has worked with hundreds of students over recent years.

In his early years as an artist, George studied at the California Art Institute with famed illustrator Glen Orbik, who, George says, had a profound influence on him and the way he creates art. “I was able to spend several years and long hours learning from him,” George recalls, “and studying with a group of peers who were intensely pursuing fine art for four to five years really shaped me as an artist at the foundation.” George also studied at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art and at Concept Design Academy in Pasadena, California. He has also studied privately with noted artists Carolyn Anderson, Tony Pro, and Jeremy Lipking.

George has been represented by Coeur d’Alene Galleries, New Masters Gallery in Carmel, CA; Portico Gallery in Monticeto, CA; and Cimarron Sky, in Charlotte, NC.

Group Exhibitions & Museum Shows
Coeur d’ Alene Galleries Miniatures show
Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Western Art Show
Santa Fe Art Auction, Santa Fe, NM
High Desert Museum Art in the West Auction in Bend, OR
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Small Works Show
Coeur d’ Alene Galleries Miniatures show
Annual Bosque Art Classic – in Clifton, TX
C. M. Russell Museum Show & Auction, Great Falls, MT,
The Out West Art Show & Sale, Great Falls, MT
Western Spirit Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne, WY
The Out West Art Show & Sale, Great Falls, MT
The Heart of the West Art Show & Sale, Coeur d’Alene, ID
The Cattlemen’s Western Art Show & Sale, Paso Robles, CA
A Walk Through Time Art Exhibit, William Rowland Gallery of Fine Art, Cal Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA
The Thousand Oaks Art Show & Sale, Thousand Oaks, CA
American Impressionist Society National Exhibition, Carmel, CA
Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show, Bellevue, WA

Gallery Representation
Coeur d’Alene Galleries, New Masters Gallery in Carmel, CA
Portico Gallery in Montecito, CA
Cimarron Sky, in Charlotte, NC.

Artwork to be Showcased