Minna George MA is a British award-winning artist based in London, whose distinguished career spans more than two decades. A graduate of Chelsea College of Art and Design, she later completed an MA in European Fine Art Practice at Kingston University, graduating with distinction.

Her work has been exhibited extensively in the UK and internationally, appearing in over 100 exhibitions and numerous sell-out shows. George’s paintings are held in distinguished private and institutional collections worldwide, including those of prominent international collectors, cultural figures and leading museums.

Recognised for her innovative approach to landscape, George has been featured in two European publications examining contemporary painting techniques throughout history, with particular reference to her celebrated landscapes of Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. Her work has also entered the secondary market through established auction houses, including Sotheby’s.

In 2008, George was invited to present a solo exhibition at the National Gallery in Kuwait-an accolade achieved by only a select number of Western artists.

Artistic Practice – Modern Landscape

Drawing and sketching lie at the heart of Minna George’s artistic practice. Working instinctively in charcoal, graphite and ink, her immediate mark-making captures a fleeting gesture, expression or impression before it is transformed into the final work.

Beginning her career with hundreds of observational studies of landscapes, seascapes and figures, Minna developed a distinctive approach in which the original drawing is no longer merely a preparatory study, but becomes an integral part of the finished painting.

“Sketching is the most honest representation of a true artistic emotion, captured and sealed in the very moment where vision, inspiration and thought collide.”

Through years of experimentation, Minna developed an innovative process combining drawing, printing, painting and sculptural techniques. Her original sketches are enlarged and embedded into a specially developed plexiglass composite, preserving the energy and spontaneity of the initial mark while creating a highly polished, contemporary surface. Rich texture, depth and high-gloss finishes evoke the shifting light, ice and dramatic geological forms of her subjects.

This distinctive technique is particularly evident in her celebrated mountain landscapes. Fascinated by the majesty and ever-changing character of the world’s great ranges, Minna has spent years observing and sketching from countless viewpoints, capturing their changing forms, light and atmosphere.

Her work pays particular homage to the great summits of the European Alps, including Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, the Eiger, alongside the dramatic landscapes of the Mer de Glace, Vallée Blanche and Lac Blanc. Her exploration extends across the Atlantic to the mountain ranges of the American Pacific Northwest with Mount Rainier and British Columbia, where vast wilderness, towering peaks, glaciers and distinctive atmospheric light provide a new and compelling source of inspiration.

For Minna, these landscapes represent a dialogue between strength and fragility, permanence and movement, tradition and innovation. The physical qualities of her chosen materials reflect the enduring presence of the mountains, while the preserved gesture of the original sketch ensures that the immediacy and emotion of the first encounter are never lost.