About

George Oates (b. 1993) is an artist from Aotearoa New Zealand currently living and working in Berlin. His work calls into question the absurdity of authority within conventions and institutions.

CV

2012

BFA at Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland, NZ. Doesn’t Graduate

Exhibitions

2025

Thoughts That Grew Limbs, Salon am Moritzplatz, Berlin, DE

Druckfrisch 2025, Werkstatt Künstlerische Lithographie, Berlin, DE

Sometimes I Paint Sentences, Backhaus Projects, Berlin, DE

2024

Wintersalon, Werkstatt Künstlerische Lithographie, Berlin, DE

Dwelling Places, Art Space In Exile, Berlin, DE

Die Farben, LiTE-HAUS Galerie + Projektraum, Berlin, DE

Mood, LiTE-HAUS Galerie + Projektraum, Berlin, DE

Autumn Group Show, LiTE-HAUS Galerie + Projektraum, Berlin, DE

2019

Hannah Logic Remixed, War Gallery, London, UK

2016

Recent Work, Tür, Auckland, NZ (solo)

2014

Crumbs, Hart Lane Studios, London, UK

Art Fairs

2025

VOLTA Basel, Bilous Gallery, Basel, CH

Collections

The Arts House Trust Collection, Auckland, NZ

Publications

Thoughts That Grew Limbs (Replika Publishing: Berlin, 2025)