He paints in aquatic media and lives in Thessaloniki, Greece.

His paintings won numerous awards including the “Commended Award in Watercolor”, “Best Watercolor” and “Best Mixed Media” at the Australian Society of Miniature Art International Juried Exhibitions in Australia; the President's Award, the Da Vinci Award, and twice the “Award of Excellence” at the Arizona Watercolor Association Member Shows (2001, 2007, 2011).

He has participated in the famous exhibitions of the Royal Institute of Watercolor Painters in London, England (2000-2014) and has been an exclusive member of the RI since 2006. His paintings have been selected three times for the exhibitions of the American Watercolor Society in New York and are exclusive member of this society (AWS) since 2007. He has also participated in International Exhibitions of the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, the San Diego Watercolor Society and the Arizona Watercolor Association, USA, North East Watercolor Society, USA (where he won two awards and is an exclusive member), among others.

He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in Greece and in international exhibitions and competitions, such as the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolors in London, American Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society in the USA, Arizona Watercolor Association, North East Watercolor Society, Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, San Diego Watercolor Society (USA), Royal Miniature Society and Society of Botanical Artists Exhibitions in London, International Miniature Shows in England and in the United States of America, etc.

George Politis was invited and participated in the 1st Qingdao Watercolor Salon (China, 2014) and the 1st Qingdao Watercolor Biennale (2015). One of his paintings is currently in the collection of the Qingdao Museum of Arts.

George Politis has served as a juror at national and international watercolor exhibitions and is the organizer and curator of the Thessaloniki Watercolor Biennale (“International Watercolor – Greece”).

His paintings appear in many art books, magazines, and catalogs. L'Aquarelliste, the color magazine of the Société Canadienne de l'Aquarelle, published an article on miniature painting featuring some of his paintings in the spring of 2000. International Artist published an article on his painting approach in 2001. Other articles and paintings have been published in The Artist, UK (2000, 2002), L' Art de l'Aquarelle (2012) and several other magazines. His work appears in 'Le Grand Livre de l'Aquarelle' by Janine Gallizia.

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