George Bumann (pronounced Bu-min) was raised in the world of sculpture amid his mother’s upstate New York studio. He melded his upbringing with a formal education (both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees) in wildlife ecology. Bumann has worked in the fields of environmental consulting, illustration, taxidermy and has taught natural history and art programs for youth, adult, and university audiences since 1990. He sculpts professionally and teaches programs in and around his home adjacent to Yellowstone National Park.

Bumann is a member of the Society of Animal Artists and his work has been exhibited at the Annual Coors Art Exhibit & Sale, Denver, Colorado, the Charles M. Russell Auction in Great Falls, Montana and also served as artist-in-residence at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, WY. His sculptures reside in collections throughout the United States and Europe and in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, WY and the Charles M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, MT. He lives with his wife Jenny young son and two black Labradors in Gardiner, Montana.

 

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