Garrett Griffin
B. Biloxi, MS.
Education
2024
MFA in Painting, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2013
B.A. in Studio Arts, Painting, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2011
Intensive semester of Culture and Language, Deusto University, Bilbao, Spain
Solo Show/ Two-Person Show
2024
Forthcoming, November, LRT Gallery, Houston, TX
2023
Body Reader, Elgin Street Gallery, Houston, TX
Relics, Front Gallery, Houston, TX
Vessels, Voids and Forms, Elgin Street Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Group Shows
2024
Form + Void, with Doug Welsh and Angel Oloshove, Lonestar Community College, Curated by Rabea Ballin
Forthcoming, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX, with Eduardo Portillo and Paul Fleming
2023
EAST, Big Medium, Austin, TX, Curated by Johnathan Paul Jackson
The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX, Juried by Kanitra Fletcher
2022
Hey Young World Emerging Artist Exhibit, Sanman Studios, Houston, TX
Nuanced Black, Community Artists’ Collective, Houston, TX
2019
Reading Painting, Curated by Maya Strauss and Seth Becker,
Treasure Town, Brooklyn NY
2018
White and Black, Site Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, Juried by Rosario Güiraldes
2016
Fight or Flight, The Painting Center, New York, NY (Juried)
Collections
2011
Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2013
University of Texas at Arlington Fine Arts Building, Arlington, TX
Reviews & Press
Becker, Chris. “‘Nuanced Black’ puts works from local Black fine arts degree candidates on view, 2022”
https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/art-exhibits/nuanced-black-exhibit-puts-artfrom-black-17171162
“Nuanced Black”, featured in Glasstire Top 5, May 19th, 2022
Residencies
Vermont Studio Center, 2017
Marfa Dirt Residency, Hosted by University of Houston
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Faculty at University of Houston, 2022-2024, Drawing Fundamentals
Teacher at Project Row House, 2023-2024, Summer Art Intensive