G. A. Reynolds

George Alfred Reynolds (26 November 1854 – 8 April 1939) was an artist and art teacher in South Australia.

Reynolds was born the second son of Stephen James Reynolds of "Sandsworth", Birmingham, and studied at the Birmingham School of Art for six years, then was appointed him to one of the school's branches by head master Edward R. Taylor; shortly afterwards he gained the Art Master's Certificate in London.

He was also responsible for the art curriculum in South Australian public schools, and designed eleven drawing books for their use.

[1] He resigned from Ballarat in 1905 and in 1906 founded an art school in Mount Gambier,[2] then was appointed to the Education Department, serving for 26 years in Mount Gambier,[3] where after retirement at age 76 he continued to live and create until his death in 1939.

Reynolds married Mary Jane "Jeannie" Korff (1 February 1857 – 26 May 1925) of Gawler on 27 December 1888; they had two children: Their home for many years was Penola Road, then Wyatt Street, Mount Gambier.