GERALD GRIFFIN

 

Gerald Griffin / Resume

 

EDUCATION

1986         BFA, SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE, CHICAGO, IL

 

EXPERIENCE

PRESENT PAINTER / SCULPTOR / POET

2005-        GRIFFIN FINE ART & INTERIOR DESIGN, CHICAGO, IL

 

2005         GALLERY OWNER

1997-        GRIFFIN GRAPHICS, INC., CHICAGO, IL

 

1997         CURATOR/PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR

1990 -       ART WERKS GALLERY, CHICAGO, IL

 

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS / INSTALLATIONS

2016 AMBIGUOUS REFLECTIONS OF RACE AND IDENTITY - A QUESTION OF COLOR

SOLO-EXHIBIT / THE ART MUSEUM OF GREATER LAFAYETTE, IN.

2012 THE BLACK BOX

SOLO-EXHIBIT / THE DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, CHICAGO, IL

2006 ANCESTRAL LEGACIES

GROUP- EXHIBIT / THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART, COLUMBUS, OH

2003 BLACK ROMANTICISM

GROUP- EXHIBIT / THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, HARLEM, NY

2002 TO CONSERVE A LEGACY

GROUP- EXHIBIT, / THE DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, CHICAGO, IL

2000 THE JAZZ MYSTIQUE

SOLO-EXHIBIT / THE DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, CHICAGO, IL

1998 BLACK CREATIVITY

GROUP-EXHIBIT / THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, CHICAGO, IL

 

UNIVERSITY EXHIBITIONS / INSTALLATIONS

2015 GERALD GRIFFIN - PAINTING AS METAPHOR

SOLO-EXHIBIT / PRESIDENTS GLLERY / CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL

2006 CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN ART

GROUP SYMPOSIUM / THE COLUMBUS OHIO SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, COLUMBUS, OH

2003 THE OCTOBER GALLERY ART FAIR

GROUP-EXHIBIT / TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

2002 THE BLACK AESTHETIC

SOLO-EXHIBIT / SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE GALLERY, CHICAGO, IL

1994 RAW - ART FAIR

GROUP-EXHIBIT / GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY GALLERY, UNIVERSITY PARK, IL

1986 THESIS EXHIBITION

GROUP-EXHIBIT / THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, IL

 

NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS / INSTALLATIONS

2015 SPECTRUM MIAMI ART FAIR

GROUP-EXHIBIT / ART BASIL INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR WEEK, MIAMI, FL

2015 HARLEM FINE ARTS SHOW

GROUP-EXHIBIT / SUN TRUST BANK BUILDING, WASHINGTON, DC

2014 HARLEM FINE ARTS SHOW

GROUP-EXHIBIT / MERCHANDISE MART, CHICAGO, IL

2013 SCOPE ART FAIR

GROUP-EXHIBIT / ART BASIL INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR WEEK, MIAMI, FL

2011 SCOPE ART FAIR

GROUP-EXHIBIT / ART BASIL INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR WEEK, MIAMI, FL

2010 VERGE ART FAIR

GROUP-EXHIBIT / ART BASIL INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR WEEK, MIAMI, FL

2004 NATIONAL BLACK FINE ARTS SHOW

GROUP-EXHIBIT / SOHO GALLERY DISTRICT, NEW YORK, NY

2003 NATIONAL BLACK FINE ARTS SHOW

GROUP-EXHIBIT / SOHO GALLERY DISTRICT, NEW YORK, NY

2002 NATIONAL BLACK FINE ARTS SHOW

GROUP-EXHIBIT / SOHO GALLERY DISTRICT, NEW YORK, NY

 

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS / INSTALLATIONS

2015 JUST FOR THE EXPERIENCE 2

GROUP-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GALLERY AND INTERIORS, CHICAGO, IL

2014 APLOMB GRAND OPENING

GROUP-EXHIBIT / APLOMB, CHICAGO, IL

2013 COMPLEX SIMPLICITY

GROUP-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GALLERY AND INTERIORS, CHICAGO, IL

2012 TRANSFIGURATION

GROUP-EXHIBIT / JOYCE GORDON GALLERY, OAKLAND, CA

2012 BOMBAY SAPPHIRE ARTISAN EXHIBIT

GROUP-EXHIBIT / GALLERY GUICHARD, CHICAGO, IL

2012 COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

GROUP-EXHIBIT GRIFFIN GALLERY AND INTERIORS, CHICAGO, IL

2011 BOMBAY SAPPHIRE ARTISAN EXHIBIT

GROUP-EXHIBIT / GALLERY GUICHARD, CHICAGO, IL

2011 THE BIG PICTURE

GROUP-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GALLERY AND INTERIORS, CHICAGO, IL

2010 THE ARTIST WITHIN

GROUP-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GALLERY - RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO, IL

2008 VISIONS DE PARIS

SOLO-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GALLERY - RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO, IL

2007 INNER VISIONS PORTFOLIO 3

SOLO-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GALLERY - RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO, IL

2006 INNER VISIONS PORTFOLIO 2

SOLO-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GALLERY - RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO, IL

2005 INNER VISIONS PORTFOLIO

SOLO-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GALLERY - RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO, IL

2005 BEHIND THE MASK

SOLO-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GALLERY - RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO, IL

2004 FUTURE SHOCK

SOLO-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GRAPHICS INC. GALLERY, EVERGREEN PARK, IL

2004 DISTANT MEMORIES

GROUP-EXHIBIT/ GRIFFIN GRAPHICS INC. GALLERY, EVERGREEN PARK, IL

2003 DIMENSIONS SCULPTURE SERIES

SOLO-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GRAPHICS INC. GALLERY, EVERGREEN PARK, IL

2002 CONSCIOUSNESS

SOLO-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GRAPHICS INC. GALLERY, EVERGREEN PARK, IL

2002 SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

SOLO-EXHIBIT / GRIFFIN GRAPHICS INC. GALLERY, EVERGREEN PARK, IL

2001 THE JAZZ MYSTIQUE

SOLO-EXHIBIT / ART WERKS GALLERY, CHICAGO, IL

1989 URBAN LANDSCAPES

SOLO-EXHIBIT / FILI GALLERY, CHICAGO, IL

1986 THE FAMILY SERIES

GROUP-EXHIBIT / NICOLE GALLERY - RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO, IL

 

PUBLIC / PRIVATE COMMISSIONS

CHICAGO AWAKENS - 6FT X 10FT MURAL PAINTING

ARGO FINANCIAL BANK, CHICAGO, IL

INDIAN SUMMER - 4FT X 6.5 FT OIL PAINTING

ALLIANCE RELOCATION CORPORATION, ATLANTA, GA

SEVEN SMILES - 3FT X 10FT MURAL PAINTING

MR. LOUIS CARR, VP OF BET, INC, ORLANDO, FL

A NEW DAY - 32in. X 40in. OIL PAINTING

WRIGHTWOOD BRANCH PUBLIC LIBRARY, CHICAGO, IL

 

MUSEUM / CORPORATE COLLECTORS

MUSEUM ACQUISITIONS:

 

BLACK FRIDAY - 4FT X 6FT OIL PAINTING

THE ART MUSEUM OF GREATER LAFAYETTE, IN.

THE RYTHUM SECTION (TRIPTYCH) - 3FT X 9.5 FT OIL PAINTING

THE DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, CHICAGO, IL

LEGACY - 3FT X 14FT OIL PAINTING

THE DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, CHICAGO, IL

 

CORPORATE ACQUISITIONS:

 

PRESERVATION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CHICAGO, IL

ARGO FINANCIAL BANK, CHICAGO, IL

ALLIANCE RELOCATION CORPORATION, ATLANTA, GA

GARDNER, RICH AND CO., CHICAGO, IL

SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT GROUP, LOS ANGELES, CA

BURRELL COMMUNICATIONS

GOOD SHEPHERD MAONR, CHICAGO, IL