George Broderick

“Broderick seizes the walls with his eccentric portraits, his subjects aflame in psychedelic colors and surrounded by a panoply of ziggurats, obelisks, and onion domes. Whatever he’s on, he should share a few hits with others”

— Richard Speer, Willamette Week

George Broderick characterizes his narrative oil painting style as "hyperbolic reality" as the overstated figures and colors. The figures' symbolism and color forms define their environment, consequently giving considerable complexity to the figure's character. The distortion reflects how the individuals think other people see them, says Broderick.

Broderick finds artistic inspiration for his narrative paintings in his travels and the many interesting people he has encountered in this world. His trips to Cuba have had a particularly profound impact, which can be seen in paintings such as Mi Cuba, and Bird in Residence. He feels greatly honored that he was invited to have a solo exhibition of his work in Havana at the prestigious Guayasamin Gallery in June 2005.

Broderick followed a nontraditional path to his current role as painter and gallery owner. He was born in Spring Hill, a mining camp in Montana, USA, and was raised in mining camps and other rural areas of western Montana. Though he did not pursue art in his youth, instead choosing the sciences and attending Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was always drawn to the arts.

Following a successful career in the computer industry, Broderick decided to follow his passion and began his study of art in Honolulu, Hawaii. He continued his studies with the artist Michael Cookinham in San Francisco, California, and at the Academy of Art College, San Francisco. His love of art led him to found the Broderick Gallery in Portland, Oregon, in 1997. Since its inception, with only two artists, the gallery has grown to include more than 30 highly-regarded local, regional, national and international artists.

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