He received a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. in 1977, and an MFA from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC in 1986. George also attended Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in Maine in 1986 and in 2016 he did a two week residency at the Vermont Studio Center. His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums in North Carolina. George lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife Betty McKim who is a jewelry designer.