George Boorujy

(New Providence, New Jersey, 1973 - )

American

George Boorujy has engaged in an ongoing exploration of North America through a series of strikingly life-like ink on paper depictions of animals native to this continent. Drawing on the longstanding tradition of artists and naturalists composing highly realistic renderings of life on earth, Boorujy creates works that advance this practice, imbuing his subjects with human-like expression and encouraging a relationship between the work and the viewer.
Boorujy earned his BFA from the University of Miami in 1996 and earned an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2002. He teaches coursework on animal anatomy in the BFA Department at School of the Visual Arts, in addition to his active artistic practice. Boorujy was named a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in Painting for 2010 and a fellow of the Smack Mellon Artist Studio Program for 2009. He has exhibited in the US and abroad.

Brooklyn, New York

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