Aurora, IL George Shipperley is an impressionist artist who emphasizes originality, creativity, and color. His preferred mediums are oil pastel and oil stick. George is also an art instructor and the first awarded signature member of the Oil Pastel Society. His art can be viewed at fine art shows in the Chicago metropolitan and Fox Valley areas, by appointment at Shipperley Studios in Aurora, Illinois, and at galleries in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.George resides in Aurora, Illinois, where in 1958 he met and married his lovely wife, Lois, and where the two of them raised three beautiful daughters and started a business together. It is also where George discovered and developed his love for art. As a young adult, George served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany, where he and his wife resided for two and a half years. Upon leaving the service, George and Lois returned to Aurora, Illinois, and George pursued a 33-years career in sales with an international manufacturing company. While working in sales, George and Lois opened Henrich Art Gallery and Custom Frame Shop in Aurora, Illinois, which allowed George to fulfill a longtime aspiration of his. The gallery closed in 2011 after 34 years of success.After his retirement from sales in 1994, George began studying art and soon emerged as a leading artist among his peers. Art quickly evolved into a second career that has repeatedly brought joy and fulfillment to George’s life. George never ceases to feel inspired to create, and his passion and appreciation for art continues to grow each year. Professional ActivitiesDemonstratorArt Juror and JudgeArt Instructor - Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI Notable Accolades2020 Gold Award Winner, Great Lakes Pastel Society, Annual National Competition2015 Finalist in Two Categories, Annual Art Competition, The Artist Magazine2014 Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame Inductee2014 1st Place Winner for Landscape in The Artist Magazine’s 32nd Annual Competition2011 2nd Place Winner for Landscape in The Artist Magazine’s 28th Annual Competition Publications“Familiar Sights That Never Were”, The Artist’s Magazine, July/August 2014“Competition Spotlight: George Shipperley”, The Artist's Magazine, Jan/Feb 2011 (View article) “The Poetry of Trees”, Pastel Journal, Feb 2007 (View article) International Art Book: 100 Ways to PaintFavorite Subjects, Vol. 1, How did you paint that? MembershipsPalette & Chisel Academy, Chicago, IL (Former Member)Naperville Art League, Naperville, IL (Former Member) Education Coursework at the Art Institute of ChicagoStudied with Ruth Van Sickle Ford, Aurora UniversityPrivate tutoring - Marianne Grunwald-ScogginFigure Studies at Palette & Chisel Academy, Chicago, IL Exhibitions2019 and 2020 Annual Still Life Group Show, Tory Folliard Gallery Corporate CollectionsAmoco Oil Company, Chicago, ILBenedictine University, Lisle, IL City of Elgin, Elgin, ILDreyer Medical Clinic, St. Charles, ILMayo Clinic, Rochester, MNMessenger Library, North Aurora, ILNorris Cultural Center, St. Charles, ILQ Center, St. Charles, ILRich Harvest Farm & Golf Course, Sugar Grove, ILRobert Morris College, Chicago, IL Gallery Representation Edgewood Orchard Galleries4140 Peninsula Players RoadFish Creek, Wisconsin 54212 920.868.3579 Edgewood Orchard GalleriesTory Folliard Gallery233 North Milwaukee StreetMilwaukee, Wisconsin 53202414.273.7311 Karen Anderer Gallery146 North Prince StreetLancaster, Pennsylvania 17603717.393.8807 Abel Contemporary Gallery524 East Main StreetStoughton, Wisconsin 53589Abel Contemporary Gallery Shipperley Art GalleryAurora, IllinoisPrivate showings availableCall for an appointment630.788.3660