Born in Texas, Greene studied with noted regionalist Ancel E. Nunn, then attended the Arts Student's League and the New School in Manhattan, but only after years of odd jobs and a move to Europe was he able to start his career as a working artist. His first solo show took place on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza and sold out in less than an hour. He lived in Europe for several years and exhibited widely there, including group and solo shows in Germany, France and his beloved Spain.

In the New York studio - 1998

Though he worked steadily after his return to New York, he never felt completely in his element artistically. In 1997 he was invited to join the elite Hudson River Sculpture Center in Manhattan - ironically, this was also the time he began to question aspects of what he saw as the market-driven New York art scene and the negative effect he was allowing it to have on his work.

At the HRSC - Manhattan 1998

In 1998, at the behest of the HRSC, he made an extended visit to Brazil, where - in lieu of producing artwork - he discovered the joys of "voo livre" (hang gliding). He returned during 1999/2000 to learn the sport, living and working for nearly a year on the northeast coast near Fortaleza.

In Brazil, 2000

In 2001 he relocated to California where the climate - both cultural and weather-wise - helped him develop a new philosophy of art which he calls 'Neat-O!' (see below)

At home with "U-Shaped Woman". Los Angeles, 2004

As always, Geoff's main struggle seems to be with himself - he is currently settled into a far-too-comfy suburban lifestyle, working steadily and watching the equity drain from his southern California Dreamhouse. He and his 2nd wife make regular visits to China, where she was born, and he has adopted her son who is now in college. Geoff is currently at work on a series of prints (available on this site) and more "NEAT-O!" paintings for exhibition in the near future.

At work in the SoCal studio - 2008

(It's actually very comfortable)

Geoff's work is featured in many prominent collections, including the personal collections of PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer, star actor/producer Owen Wilson and taste-maker Michael Hirshchorn as well as the permanant collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

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GEOFF GREENE

SELECTED SHOWS

Galleria Es Moli - Ibiza, Spain................1985-95

Galeria Maecht - Barcelona.......................1997

Hromatka Gallery - Vienna, Austria...............1998

Hudson River Sculpture Center....................1998, 1999

Galerie Tiant - Paris, France....................1999

Dragao Do Mar, Fortaleza, Brazil.................2000

Studio Gallery - Irvine, CA......................2001 - Present

Pegaso Gallery - Los Angeles, CA.................2003 - Present

Selected Collections

FIAT MOTORS Milan, Italy - Permanant Corporate Collection

BROOKLYN MUSEUM - Permanant Collection

Personal Collection of OWEN WILSON, Malibu, CA/Oahu, HI

Personal Collection of MICHAEL HIRSCHORN, New York, NY (VHI, Ish Entertainment)

Personal Collection of JIM LEHRER, Washington, DC (PBS NewsHour)

HROMATKA INC Vienna, Austria - Personal & Corporate Collections

Personal Collection of KLAUS & RITA VON BEULHAUER, Berlin/Mannheim, Germany (Royal House of Hapsburg)

Personal Collection of FRANCOISE BORLETTI, Ibiza, Spain

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