Georgia was born on a Wisconsin farm in the year 1887. Her mother thought that art was very important, so from the time Georgia was very young her mother made sure that she took art lessons.

Georgia was interested in things she found in nature surrounding her. Her paintings expressed this interest. She would paint such things as flowers, seashells, and mountains, but rarely ever people or animals. While painting, Georgia would manipulate, or change, natural things so that they would give a different perspective or display a certain message.

After she graduated from high school she was able to attend several different art schools and colleges because she was so talented. During this time she moved to New York. She enjoyed New York very much, and often visited an art gallery owned by Alfred Stieglitz. He was trying to get people interested in modern art.

When she finished school, she decided to teach art for awhile. She found a job in Texas and traveled there to begin her teaching career.

While in Texas she found many different inspirations for her painting. The clear skies, the dust storms, and the powerful lightning that shot across the sky were all things that Georgia had not seen before. Because of these new things, her paintings started to change.

Meanwhile, back in New York, Alfred began to take notice of Georgia's work. He wrote to her and asked if she would come back to New York to become a full time artist. He promised her that she could make enough money so that all she would have to do was paint. She agreed and moved back to New York.

Her paintings got attention right away. People were very curious to see the work of a woman. In the 1920's it wasn't common for women to be artists. People wanted to buy her paintings, but Georgia found it difficult to sell them. She was too attached.

Alfred and Georgia grew closer during this time and soon married in 1924. She loved living in the city and began to paint vivid city scenes, which was unusual because up until this time city scenes had only been done by men.

She took a trip to New Mexico and fell in love with the area. Alfred and she decided that it would be best for her to stay there and paint. She only went back to New York occasionally to visit her husband. When Alfred passed away, Georgia moved to New Mexico for good.

She finished out her life of 98 years in New Mexico doing what she loved; painting. She is an inspiration, for she had the determination to be an artist at a time when it was only proper for women to teach art.

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