“My recent practice begins by gathering images from outside sources, such as a film still or a photograph I have taken while walking through Philadelphia and the surrounding landscape. I’m drawn in by the beauty of old buildings, the secret history left within the structures and the people that previously or currently inhabit them. I initiate my process with these elements and a hazy image of a finished piece. However the painting itself always takes over and after weeks, months or years of layering, scraping, and erasing, the final painting reveals itself.”
Griffin received his B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University in Painting and Printmaking in 2008. Griffin’s work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, including at the Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia, PA. From 2017 until 2019, he was associated with The Professional Artist Membership Program at the Mainline Art Center. Today, Griffin’s paintings are included in private collections across the country and abroad.