 George Bumann is a professional sculptor living with his wife, young son and two black Labradors at Yellowstone Park’s northern entrance in Gardiner, Montana. George has been a life-long observer of Nature and was raised in his mother’s sculpture studio. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in wildlife ecology and has worked in the fields of wildlife research, taxidermy, back-country guiding, environmental consulting and has taught art and natural history programs for youth, adult, and university audiences since 1990.Bumann is an elected member of the National Sculpture Society and the Society of Animal Artists. His works have been shown at the Society’s Annual exhibitions and miniatures shows as well as the Coors Art Exhibit & Sale, Denver, Colorado, Bennington Center for the Arts’ Art of the Animal Kingdom, in Vermont and the C.M Russell Auction in Great Falls, Montana. George’s work can be found in collections throughout the United States and Europe and his sculptures reside in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, WY and the C.M. Russell Museum. In 2008, George served as Lanford Monroe Memorial Artist-in-Residence at the National Museum of Wildlife Art and he was recently featured in the book, “Sculpture of the Rockies,” by the editors of Southwest Art Magazine.
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