Geert Maas, the creator of the Museums in Motion award, is an internationally renowned sculptor based in Kelowna, BC.  Originally trained as an art teacher, he immigrated to Kelowna from the Netherlands in 1979, and continues to reside there today.

Maas is best known for his work with bronze sculptures, but he uses a variety of other mediums such as acrylic, lacquer, aluminum, stainless steel, and stoneware, in 2 and 3 dimensional formats.  A number of his sculptures, as well as pieces of his other work, can be viewed at the Geert Maas Sculpture Gardens and Gallery in Kelowna, as well as in private, corporate, and public collections around the world. 

The Geert Maas Sculpture Gardens and Gallery, created by Geert Maas and his wife Elly, has become one of the largest bronze sculpture collections in Canada.  Additional pieces of his artwork, created with a variety of mediums, are also on display at the Gallery year-round.  Through his use and mastery of a large range of materials, Maas is considered one of Canada’s most skillful and dynamic artists.