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Peter Griffin
About the artist...
Peter Griffin was born in 1947 in Wakefield, Yorkshire. He studied
at the Royal College of Art and went on to win the Rome Scholarshipin
Painting. His recent collaborations include working with the Pablo
Neruda Foundation, Ortega Y Gasset Foundation and prize-winning playwright
Ariel Dorfman.
He has shown widely throughout Europe and South America, including recently
at the National Gallery of Argentina.
Griffin's paintings fuse abstract and figurative elements to represent
man's never-ending attempt to make sense of life. He focusses particularly
on issues of love, and the denial of love, in a personal and a wider cultural,
political sense. Griffin's paintings are deeply compassionate and intimate.
He explores not only the possibilities of painting, but also what it means
to be human - and the concepts of freedom, justice and humanity.
"Griffin I see as a major artist…One cannot help thinking these paintings
will make the world a better place"
Norbert Lynton - Modern Painters
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Biography
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2006 |
Bringing it all back Home Wakefield Art Gallery and
Museum |
| 2005 |
The Year the Pope died and Liverpool won the European
Cup Broadbent London |
| 2004 |
El Vida E Un Ahora, The Paintings of Peter Griffin.
Bibioteca de la Manche Palazzo Alcazar and Fundacion Ortega
y Gasset Toledo Spain |
| 2003 |
Peter Griffin: Paintings for UNICEF Salon des Arts
London |
| 2003 |
Galerie Allders, St Tropez, France (with Willard Boepple) |
| 2002 |
Peter Griffin, National Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| 2002 |
The Ortega y Gasset Centenery Exhibition, Centre Cultural
Borges, Buenon Aires, Argentina |
| 2002 |
Stealing From Time, Broadbent, London |
| 2001 |
Love, Life, Love (The Collected Prints), Broadbent,
London |
| 2000 |
Gallerie Broulee, Strasbourg |
| 2000 |
European Council, Strasbourg, 50th Anniversary of the Commission
of Human Rights |
| 1999-2000 |
Identities, collaboration with the playwright and novelist
Ariel Dorfman, Riverside Studios, London and touring |
| 1998 |
Designed and painted stage set for Victor Jara Memorial Concerts,
Royal Festival Hall, London and Estadio Chile, Santiago |
| 1997-1999 |
Sealed With Fire (Images of Neruda) European Academy
London. Touring to Buenos Aires, Santiago, Rome, Paris and Barcelona |
| 1995 |
Beattie Gallery, Sydney Australia |
| 1993 |
Maak Gallery, London |
| 1993 |
Bede Gallery, Jarrow, (Bill Tucker / Peter Griffin) |
| 1991 |
Austin Desmond Fine Art |
| 1991 |
Gallery Gloria, Nicosia |
| 1986 |
Herbert Reed Gallery, Canterbury |
| 1986 |
Galleria Gregorgiana, Rome Italy |
| 1985 |
St Pauls Gallery, Leeds |
| 1984 |
Bede Gallery, Jarrow |
| 1982 |
Wolfson College, Oxford University |
| 1979 |
Galleria Machi, Pisa Italy |
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| GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2006 |
Art Chicago, Chicago |
| 2006 |
Art2006 London |
| 2005 |
Art2005, London |
| 2004 |
Art Fiera Bologna, Italy |
| 2004 |
Art2004, London |
| 2003 |
The Archive Show, Broadbent, London |
| 2003 |
Armoury Show, New York, USA |
| 2003 |
Miami International Art Fair, USA |
| 2003 |
Art Fiera Bologna, Italy |
| 2003 |
Two Man Show with Willard Boepple, San Tropez |
| 2003 |
Art 2003, London |
| 2002 |
Group Show, Broadbent, London |
| 2002 |
Art 2002, London |
| 2001 |
Art 2001, London |
| 2000 |
Art 2000, London |
| 1999-2000 |
TLS Millenial Calendar, publication and exhbition London and
touring |
| 1999-2000 |
Chora, curated by Sue Hubbard and Simon Morley, Underwood
Street London N1, Southhill Park, Bracknell, Abbot Hall, Kendal
and Hotbath Gallery Bath |
| 1998 |
The Enduring Tradition, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery,
Australia and touring |
| 1989-1994 |
Work represented in Art Fairs in London, Ghent, and Yokohama |
| 1995-1996 |
6 Painters - 3 Continents (Europe Australia and America)
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney and touring to Melbourne, Woollangong,
Brisbane and Newcastle, Australia |
| 1994 |
Words are Not Enough, Solander Gallery Canberra, Australia,
with Arthur Boyd and others |
| 1993 |
Malta's Cradle. Reflections on the Abyss of Time; Solo
Impressions Gallery, New York (with Nancy Spero, Robert Smithson,
Juan Uisle, and the Same Twins) |
| 1992 |
3 Sculptures, 3 Painters; Maak Gallery, London |
| 1991 |
From Vorticism to Pop, Austin Desmond, London |
| 1989 |
British Figurative Painting 1949 - 1989, British Council
Touring Exhibition, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaya, and Zimbabwe |
| 1974-1977 |
Royal College of Art |
| 1971-1974 |
Loughborough College of Art |
| 1970-1971 |
Wakefield School of Art |
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| AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS |
| 1992 |
The Wingate Fellowship for Humanities in the Arts |
| 1977-1979 |
The Rome Scholarship in Painting |
| 1977 |
Anstruther Purchase Award |
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| RESIDENCIES |
| 1994 |
Artist in Residence, University of New South Wales |
| 1992 |
Triangle International Artists Workshop, NewYork |
| 1989-1990 |
Artist in Residence, Cyprus College of Art, Paphos |
| 1987 |
Artist in Residence, Hospitalfield House, Arbroath |
| 1975 |
Residency, International Cite des Arts, Paris |
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| COLLECTIONS |
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University of New South Wales, Sydney |
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Leeds City Art Gallery |
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Leicester Education Authority |
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Bede Gallery, Jarrow |
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Royal College of Art |
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Triangle Arts, New York |
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Cyprus Airways |
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Fondacion Pablo Neruda, Santiago |
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Fondacion Salvador Allende |
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Private Collections in Holland, Ireland, Italy, France, USA,
Cyprus, UK, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Lebanon and Spain |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| 2004 |
La Tribue Del Toledo: Verbatum Interview, Spain |
| 2004 |
Sylvia Bejarano: El Dia, Spain |
| 1998 |
Norbert Lynton, Modern Painters |
| 1998 |
Rafael Squirm, La Nacion, Buenos Aires |
| 1998 |
Ximena Cortes Onate, El Sur, Chile |
| 1998 |
Panorama, Chile |
| 1998 |
Cronica, Chile |
| 1998 |
El Mercurio - verbatim interview, Chile |
| 1998 |
VM Santiago, La Nacion, Santiago |
| 1997 |
Sue Hubbard, Time Out |
| 1997 |
Mary McClynn, Wall Street Journal |
| 1997 |
'Don't Miss', The Independent |
| 1995 |
Felicity Fenner, The Sydney Morning Herald |
| 1993 |
Karen Wilkin Exhibition Catalogue; Maak Gallery, London |
| 1993 |
Tim Hilton, The Independent |
| 1993 |
Tania Guha, Time Out |
| 1991 |
BBC Radio 3, Third Ear, in conversation with Norbert
Lynton |
| 1991 |
The Guardian Pick of the Week |
| 1987 |
The Observer, review of Peter de Francia exhibition |
| 1986 |
The Observer; Review on Contemporary Artists Market |
| 1986 |
The Financial Times; Review on Contemporary Artists |
| 1985 |
Yorkshire Post: Review of Leeds Exhibition |
| 1984 |
BBC Radio Newcastle; Jarrow Exhibition |
| 1979 |
Peter de Franda; Exhibition Catalogue, Pisa |
| 1974 |
La Nazione Pisa Exhibition, Italy |
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