George Glenn grew up in the prairie cities of Regina, Winnipeg, and Calgary.

He started to paint seriously in grade seven, progressing through a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours/Gold Medal), University of Manitoba (1970, Winnipeg, Manitoba) and a Master of Fine Arts, University of Cincinnati (1974, Cincinnati, Ohio). He has been teaching drawing and painting since 1975 and was a sessional instructor for the University of Saskatchewan from 1981 to 2013.

Following a year in France, he moved to Prince Albert in 1975 with the support of a Saskatchewan Arts Board short-term residency. With the exception of another year in France all of his years as a professional artist have been spent, working and teaching, in Western Canada.

Known primarily as a still life and landscape painter, Georges’s work incorporates elements from representational and abstract traditions. While his imagery is constructed from concrete observation and contemplation, he uses the structure of the subject as a starting point for the creative manipulation of the subject. He allows for unplanned responses as part of his creative process. 

George’s work has been exhibited widely in western Canada. His pieces are part of private and public collections, including the Canada Council Art Bank (Ottawa), Dunlop Art Gallery (Regina), MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina), the Remai Modern Art Gallery, (Saskatoon), the Permanent Collection of SK Arts, Saskatchewan Arts Board, and the Royal Bank of Canada.