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The Paintings of *George W Bush (2014)



On April 5, 2014, George W Bush’s first public art exhibition was celebrated at his presidential library and museum in Dallas, Texas. The artists’ residency and art space known as CentralTrak, also in Dallas, Texas presented a companion exhibition in a nearby neighborhood on the same day. 

To honor the former president’s artistic achievements, artist/curators Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick organized a collaboration with “Children of Artemis – Sketch Cult” – a regularly assembled group of Dallas-based artists at CentralTrak who make art in a communal setting. The exhibition featured faithful reproductions of George W Bush’s paintings by the “Children of Artemis” as well as a personal appearance by *George W. Bush (in actuality a George W. Bush look-alike).

* Facsimiles presented in this exhibition are an homage to the benign art of George W Bush.
The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.


The Paintings of *George W Bush, hosted by Morehshin Allahyari and Julie McKendrick, CentralTrak, 2014.



Photos by Dean Terry and Andi Harman.