STEPHEN L. GRIFFIN

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA 22405

BIRTHDATE JUNE 16, 1946; JEFFERSON, WISCONSIN

EDUCATION

• 1974 1976 M . F . A ., Painting and Printmaking,

University of Wisconsin

Madison. Wisconsin

• 1969 B . F . A ., University of South Dakota

Verrnillion, South Dakota

• 1968 - 1969 Whitney Art Resources Center

ISP Program

Whitney Museum of American Art

• 1964 - 1967 University of Wisconsin

Whitewater, Wisconsin

TEACHING

• 1983 - Present

Mary Washington College; Fredericksburg, Virginia

Courses: Printmaking (Intaglio, Silk-screen, Lithography Relief), Life Drawing, Drawing I&II, 2D Design, Photography and Communication Design.

Other Responsibilities: Chairman 1993 - Present, student advisor, and internship sponsor.

• 19811983

Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond Virginia

Courses: Beginning Painting and Drawing

• 19781980

Jacksonville State University; Jacksonville, Alabama

Courses: All levels of Painting, Drawing and Design

Advised students and performed other departmental

responsibilities

• 19761978 Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

All levels of Painting and Life Drawing

• 1988 University of Maine; Orono, Maine

Summer Session Course: Beginning level Drawing

• 1980 University of Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin

Summer Session Courses: Advanced levels of Painting and Drawing

EXHIBITS

• 1995 Faculty Exhibit

Mary Washington College; Fredericksburg, Virginia

Mural size photographs

• 1993 "Not Just Pictures"

Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts; Fredericksburg, Virginia

29" x 48" Photographs

• 1992 "Light Images 92"

Chrysler Museum; Norfolk, Virginia

20" x 24" Polaroid Transfers

• Solo Exhibit

Mary Washington College; DuPont Galleries; Fredericksburg, Virginia

20"x24 n Polaroid Transfers

• Solo Exhibit

Montrose Gallery; Fredericksburg, Virginia

Paintings, Photographs, and Gum Bichromate Prints

• "Photo National I"

Royal Oak, Michigan

20" x 24" Polaroid Transfers

(Traveling Exhibit)

• 1991 LowTech Images

Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts; Fredericksburg, Virginia

Curated and exhibited work in a show of pinhole photographs

• 1990 "20x24 "Polaroid Exhibit"

Mary Washington College; DuPont Galleries; Fredericksburg, Virginia

20" I 24" Polaroid Photographs

• Solo Exhibit

Montrose Gallery; Fredericksburg, Virginia

Paintings and Collages

• Solo Exhibit

Tjden Gallery; Cornell University; Ithaca, New York

Paintings and Collages

',Prints and Drawings"

Arlington Art Center; Arlington, Virginia

TriState Juried Exhibit

• "Painting 90"

Arlington Art Center; Arlington, Virginia

TriState Juried Exhibit

• "Open Exhibition"

Fairfax Judicial Center; Fairfax, Virginia

TriState Juried Exhibit

Latex Painting on Masonite

• "Art on Paper"

Maryland Federation of Art Gallery; Annapolis, Maryland

National Juried Exhibit

Collage

• Two Person Father/Daughter Exhibit

Madison East High School; Madison Wisconsin

Drawings, Watercolors and Collages

• 1989 Faculty Exhibit

Mary Washington College; Fredericksburg, Virginia

Collage Works on Handmade Paper

• Virginia Prizes for the Visual Arts 1988

Peninsula Fine Arts Center; Newport News, Virginia

Acrylic Paintings on Masonite

• 1988 "Painting 88"

Arlington Art Center; Arlington, Virginia

TriState Juried Exhibit

Acrylic Painting on Masonite

• "Southern Abstraction"

New Orleans Contemporary Art Center; New Orleans, Louisiana

Traveling Group Exhibit

Acrylic Painting on Masonite

• 1987 "Painting 87"

Arlington Art Center; Arlington, Virginia

TriState Juried Exhibit

Acrylic Painting on Masonite

• "Southem Abstraction"

City Gallery of Contemporary Art; Raleigh, North Carolina

Traveling Group Exhibit

Acrylic Painting on Masonite

• Group Exhibit

David Adamson Gallery; Washington, D.C.

Acrylic Paintings on Masonite

• Group Exhibit

State Senate Offices; Legislative Office Building; Richmond, Virginia

Organized by the Virginia Museum

Acrylic Painting on Masonite

• Faculty Show

Mary Washington College; Fredericksburg, Virginia

Acrylic Paintings on Masonite and Paper

• 1986 Group Exhibit

Henri Gallery; Washington, D.C.

Acrylic Paintings on Masonite

• Two Person Exhibit

Randolph Macon College; Ashland, Virginia

Acrylic Paintings on Masonite and Paper

• 1985 Group Exhibit

Henri Gallery; Washington, D.C.

Acrylic Paintings on Canvas

• 1984 "Washington National/Works on Paper 84"

Western Washington University; Bellingham, Washington

Acrylic Paintings on Paper

• "Northem Virginia Artists"

Mary Washington College; Fredericksburg, Virginia

Acrylic Paintings on Masonite

• 1983 Solo Exhibit

Mississippi Museum of Art; Jackson, Mississippi

Orpheum Series

Acrylic Paintings on Paper

• "Emerging Artists 83"

Slavin Gallery; Washington, D.C.

Acrylic Paintings on Canvas and Paper

• "Comparisons, Connections and Separations"

Arlington Art Center; Arlington, Virginia

Invitational Group Exhibit

Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper

• 1982 Solo Exhibit

Henri Gallery; Washington, D.C.

Acrylic Paintings on Paper

• Solo Exhibit

Second Street Gallery; Charlottesville, Virginia

Acrylic on Canvas and Mixed Media on Paper

• Solo Exhibit

Saint Andrews College; Laurinburg, North Carolina

Mixed Media and Silk-screen on Paper

• "Art on Paper"

University of North Carolina; Greensboro, North Carolina

Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper

SELECTED EXHIBITS PRIOR TO 1982

1981 "1981 Biennial"

Mint Museum of Art; Charlotte, North Carolina

• Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper

Solo exhibit

Center Gallery; Madison, Wisconsin

Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper

• "Watercolor U.S.A."

Springfield, Missouri

Watercolor

• 1979 " 1979 Biennial"

Mint Museum of Art; Charlotte, North Carolina

Primacolor on Paper

• 1978 "New Artists in Alabama"

Montvallo, Alabama

Oil Paintings

• 1977 Solo Exhibit

Madison Art Center; Madison, Wisconsin

Oil Paintings

• 1976 "Wisconsin 76"

University of Wisconsin; Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Oil Painting

• 1971 "The Big Show"

Milwaukee Art Center; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Invitational Group Exhibit

• Photographs

1968 ISP Exhibit

Whitney Museum of Art New York, New York

Student Exhibit

Photographs

SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

• Hyatt Regency; Crystal City, Virginia
• IBM; Charlotte, North Carolina
• National City Bank; Rome, Georgia
• Highsmith Company; Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
• Ball State University; Muncie, Indiana
• Saint Andrews College; Laurinburg, North Carolina
• Eastman Kodak; Malvern, Pennsylvania
• B . E. K .; Birmingham, Alabama

Steve Griffin Retrospective
Mary Washington College Galleries
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
URL:http://people.umw.edu/~ernie/sg/sgres.html

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Last Update: Wednesday, September 27, 1995