Forget Me Not
By Georgene McGonagle, Installed 2024
A Denver native, Georgene McGonagle attended SMU in Dallas, Texas, where she graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, where she took pre-med classes, taught and tutored biology. While her husband studied medicine at Washington University and John Hopkins, she continued teaching biology and mathematics at Mary’s Institute. Georgene took up gold and became a successful competitor and, at 13, was the youngest to play at the state tournament level. Georgene won many Baltimore City gold companionships and was invited to play with the Ladies Professional Golf Association. During this time, Georgene was a dedicated trustee of many organizations in Colorado.
In her mid-fifties, a chance touch of clay opened the sculpting world, and she embraced its natural feel. Georgene especially enjoys sculpting her three children and animals realistically but recently found a new joy in a freer and more stylized from, surprising herself and the viewer. The inspiration for this sculpture came from an adventurous trip to Botswana in Serengeti, where she fell in love with Riding elephants, who are know to feel empathy and grief, much like humans. From this wonderful adventure, she created this stylized elephant named it appropriately “Forget Me Not.”
Georgene McGonagle’s works are found in many venues throughout the United States. She has received many Best of Show and First Place awards, including Allied Artists of America, Women Artists of the West, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, and many more.
