Although George Rhoads is best known for his large audio-kinetic sculptures in public places, he has been painting all his life.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Rhoads studied drawing and painting at the Art Institute of Chicago, attended the University of Wisconsin, and graduated from the University of Chicago. Rhoads lived in New York City from 1947 to 1969 and his paintings were sold through the Terry Dintenfass Gallery in New York City. In 1963 he was nominated for the Prix de Rome. It was during this period that he began to make copper kinetic fountains and rolling ball sculptures.

Rhoads moved to the Finger Lakes region in 1970 and has been here since.

Collections:
Leonard Bernstein
Malcom S. Forbes
Lawrence Tish
William Marstellar
Yevgeny YevtushenkRoger Nickelson

Museums
Museum of Modern Art, NYC
The Art Institute of Chicago
The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown Ohio
The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticutt