George Kovach was born of Hungarian descent in Cleveland, Ohio. It was during his childhood on an Ohio farm that art became the focus of George's life. He attended and graduated from the Art Institute of Miami and became a full-time artist in 1972. George is busy painting at either his home in Texas or his summer studio in New Mexico.

A founding member of the Texas Cowboy Artist Association, George was awarded a gold medallion three years consecutively for best oil painting. In 1976, at the request of Governor Dolph Briscoe, George represented Texas for the states cultural achievements during the Bicentennial celebrations in Philadelphia

George co-illustrated XIT,THE AMERICAN COWBOY, a major book publication by Oxmoor House. In December, 1993 "U.S. Art" magazine featured George as one of the Top 10 Artist to watch for in '94 and also as one of the Top 25 Artists of 1993! George's artwork has drawn worldwide attention. He has been commissioned to do puzzles, calendars and notecards to be distributed in Japan.

As one stands before a Kovach painting, nostalgia is brought into vivid focus as he so masterfully takes the viewer on a personal journey through time where romance of the past is brought back to life.