{"product_id":"george-cooley-picture-perfect-painted-country","title":"PICTURE PERFECT: PAINTED COUNTRY","description":"\u003ch3 align=\"center\"\u003eArtist Statement\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“As you take time to view these art works, you’ll feel the spirit of the Country speak to you through the many colours and the eroded landscape that reflects pictures of home; and then in the moment of silence remains\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd as for me, I’ll remember that picture of home of this great painted desert Country where I live…”\u003c\/em\u003e – George Cooley, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Cooley is a senior man and community leader from Coober Pedy. He holds leadership positions across the Umoona and Coober Pedy communities and is a Director of APY Art Centre Collective. As a talented artist and opal miner, George paints the landscape surrounding his Country, particularly the Breakaways, an important site 25km north of Coober Pedy, known for its spectacular hills, mesas and plains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge was selected as finalist in the 2023, 2024, and 2025 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, 2024 Wynne Prize, included in the 2024 'Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Inner Sanctum', and in the recent exhibition 'Ngura Puḻka – Epic Country' at the National Gallery of Australia, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:mail@hugomichellgallery.com?subject=Request%20for%20preview:%20George%20Cooley\u0026amp;body=Hello,%0A%0AI%27m%20interested%20in%20requesting%20a%20catalogue%20for%20George%20Cooley%27s%20exhibition.%0A%0ARegards,%0A%5BYour%20Name%5D\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRequest catalogue for George Cooley \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Cooley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47719990919338,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/5160\/4394\/files\/HMG_GeorgeCooley_345-24AU_HiRes.jpg?v=1782455196","url":"https:\/\/hugomichellgallery.com\/products\/george-cooley-picture-perfect-painted-country","provider":"Hugo Michell Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}