About

Statement of artistic intent:

Living and working in Delaware, I create abstract images using a variety of mediums including acrylic and oil paints, pastels, charcoal, inks, collage and assemblage. My images explore the surrounding world and the juxtapositions of man and nature. Through my art, I attempt to examine the relationship that humanity has with the environments they live in. 

As an environmentalist, I have always wanted my work to convey a sense of environmental activism. Many of my images deal with environmental issues that are either overt or hidden. Past issues that have been explored in my work have included such topics as groundwater contamination, sea level rise and even litter polluting our most scenic and natural areas.

My recent works are reflections on the current state of environmentalism and the impacts of environmental skepticism. In society’s current state of affairs, it seems protection of our environment has become subservient to exploitation and economic profit. I feel strongly that humanity must return to a more proactive approach to mitigating the effects of overpopulation, energy production and unchecked consumerism.

Ultimately, I want my work to engage people and encourage them to contemplate humanity’s environmental impact. “The world is changing, is it our fault, can we stop it, do we want to stop it, do we even have the choice?” - GW Thompson

Kudos:

It’s not surprising that the sea, the land and the horizon play paramount roles in his paintings.
- Gail Obenreder, Write-up for the DDOA Fellowship Grant Award

Thompson recognizes the world is changing, in many ways through human behavior. Through his art, he hopes to engage audiences and encourage them to contemplate our own impact on the environment.
- Ellen Driscoll, Saltwater Portrait, Cape Gazette

 
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Honors:

 2019 recipient of DDOA Emerging Artist Fellowship Grant.

Individual Shows:

June - July 2019 -  Vicissitudes - Ventures Gallery, RAL.

2016 - 2021 -Teller Wines – Lewes, DE

April 2007 - Public Library – Community Room – Vail, CO.

March 2004 - Public Library – Community Room – Vail, CO.

March 2003 - Public Library – Community Room – Vail, CO.

 

Group Shows:

September - October 2021 - Main Street Gallery, Cambridge, MD - Otherlands.

October 2021 - RAL, Abstract Landscapes, Juried Members' Showcase.

Septmeber 2021 - Art league of Ocean City - Artists’ Exchange group show.

Aug 2021 - RAL, Members' Fine Art Show.

Aug 2020 - RAL, Members' Fine Art Show.

June - October 2019 - DDOA 2019 Fellowship Grant Award Winners Traveling Show.

Aug 2019 - RAL, Members' Fine Art Show.

Feb 2019 - RAL, Small Works, – A Members’ Showcase.

Aug 2018 - RAL, Members' Fine Art Show.

July 2018 - Peninsula Gallery, Use Your Imagination.

Feb 2018 - RAL, Small Works, Big (He)Art – A Members’ Showcase.

Dec 2017 - Talleyville Frame Shoppe & Gallery, Fourth Annual Big Little Art Show.

Aug 2017 - RAL, Members' Fine Art Show.

Aug 2017 - RAL, Environmental Impact, Juried Members' Showcase.

Dec 2016 - Talleyville Frame Shoppe & Gallery, Third Annual Big Little Art Show.

Oct./Nov 2016 - RAL, In the Abstract, Juried Members' Showcase, spotlight artist.

Sept/Oct 2016 - RAL, 7th Regional Juried Biennial Exhibition.

Aug 2016 - RAL, Members' Fine Art Show.

Summer 2016 - RAL, Domestic Landscapes, Juried Members' Showcase.

Projects:

Jan 2022 - First NFT minted.

Dec. 2021 - Glitchart.shop launch.

Feb 2018 - Rehoboth Writer’s Guild - Art in the AM.

Oct 2016 - Rehoboth Writer’s Guild - Art in the AM.

Aug 2016 - Rehoboth Art League - Free Writers Group.

Sept 2005 - ArtbyGW.com launch.

Feb 2005 - Art’s Bar Vail, Co - Mural


Other Activities:

2019 - Present - Artists’ Exchange of Delaware - Member Artist

2018 - Present - Rehoboth Art League - Board of Trustees Member - Rehoboth Art League 

2017 - Present - Delaware By Hand - Member Artist