Featured Artist: Smitha George

Every quarter, Country Club Bank features a local artist in our BGT Lobby at 1 Ward Parkway. Our current artist is Smitha George.

Smitha is a self-taught artist with a love for wildlife and nature. Smitha grew up in different parts of India and spent a great deal of her childhood traveling, which helped her understand different cultures. After majoring in finance and working in that field for many years, she moved to the United States and pursued her interest in art.

"For me art is an expression of my ideas and feelings to my viewers in simple language that I can't do in words," Smitha said.

Her artwork is inspired by the day-to-day things she sees around her, whether political or social issues, or simple things from nature. In her work, the subject matter determines the materials and the forms of the art. Smitha strongly believes that public art contributes to cultural, economic and community vitality. Through her art, she wants to be part of this experience.

Smitha’s first group show was in 2017. Since then, she’s had many solo and group exhibitions in and around Kansas City and has won a number of awards, including placing first in the 2021 Art for Animals at Buttonwood Art Space in Kansas City, Kansas, and the 2020 People’s Choice Award for Resilience, Reflection and Rebuilding from the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center. She’s also had the privilege to jury on many art shows and enjoys working on many commissioned works.

We hope you can stop by 1 Ward Parkway to view her work, or take a look at her website here.