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Timothy Griffith Profile

Born 1958 in St. Louis, MO USA and began painting in 1968. I attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1980’s and graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (covid delayed) October 2020 (BFA, cum laude). I have earned nine awards for my artwork (eight since 2016).
I work in my studio every day I am home, usually from 10am to 10pm.
I cannot begin to fully understand, but I have a passion to represent on a surface how my mind perceives the elements of life. I honor that passion by creating art as often as I am able.
I have had artwork exhibited from the East Coast to the West Coast, Washington D.C.; many locations throughout North America.
I vigorously participate in juried competitions around the country. Since 2016 I have entered hundreds of exhibitions and have been successfully juried in to over seventy [as of May 2023].

an excerp from the artwork piece statement of ‘My Very First Painting, ever’…
“On a hot summer day in 1968 my friend Dave and I were being energetic 10 year olds. His mother, tired of trying to reign us in, brought out a canvas, some brushes, and several tubes of acrylic paint. Thus began my affinity with painting and artwork.”

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full recent activity…
2023
April ‘Tribute to Small Works’ Modern Visual Arts Gallery • Bethlehem, PA Juried
April ‘Interview by NYC Phoenix Art’ NYC Phoenix Art • New York, NY Other
March ‘Spring Artist Member Exhibition’ Oak Park Art League • Chicago, IL Gallery
February ‘Faces and Figures’ Oak Park Art League • Chicago, IL Juried
January ‘Amazing Portraits’ Modern Visual Arts Gallery • Bethlehem, PA Juried
January ‘New Year New Work’ Oak Park Art League • Chicago, IL Gallery
January ‘Botanical Art’ Las Laguna Gallery • Laguna Beach, CA Juried + Online
January ‘Art in the Time of Corona Vol. 2′ Dab Art Co. • Ventura, CA Juried Printed + Online Only
2022
September ’64 Arts’ 64 Arts • Monmouth, IL Juried Gallery Exhibit
August ‘Seeing Beyond’ Rhode Island Watercolor Society • Pawtucket, RI Juried Online Only
March ‘About Face’ Webster Arts • Webster Groves, MO Juried University Exhibit
January ‘Human Faces and Figures’ Las Laguna Gallery • Laguna Beach, CA Juried Printed + Online Only
2021
December ‘Celebrate Art’ Modern Visual Arts Gallery • Bethlehem, PA Juried Gallery Exhibit
November ‘Affair of the Arts 2021’ J & K Isacson Arts • Woodstock, IL Juried Gallery Exhibit [1 sale]
October ‘Nudista’ Biafarin • Toronto, ON Juried Online Only
October ‘Dangerous Lullabies VII’ J & K Isacson Arts • Crystal Lake, IL Juried Gallery Exhibit [1 sale]
September ‘Fantasy Fiction’ J & K Isacson Arts • Woodstock, IL Juried Gallery Exhibit
September ‘Icons’ Las Laguna Gallery • Laguna Beach, CA Juried Online Only
August ‘In Situ’ La Belle Vie • St. Charles, MO Gallery
July ‘The Second Half’ Las Laguna Gallery • Laguna Beach, CA Juried Online Only
July ‘Real People 2021’ Old Courthouse Figurative League • Woodstock, IL Juried Gallery Exhibit
May ‘Exhibizone Spring’ Biafarin • Toronto, ON Juried + Printed + Online
May ‘Together’ J & K Isacson Arts • Woodstock, IL Juried Gallery Exhibit
May ‘Diversa Culture’ Biafarin • Toronto, ON Juried + Printed + Online
April ‘Art in the Time of Corona Vol. 1’ Dab Art Co. Juried Printed + Online Only
April ‘FEMME’ Art Fluent • Boston, MA Juried Online Only
February ‘Astistonish Art Magazine’ Biafarin • Toronto, ON Juried + Printed + Online
January ‘Self Reflections’ Foundry Art Center • St. Charles, MO Juried Gallery Exhibit
2020
October ‘Dangerous Lullabies VI’ J & K Isacson Arts • Woodstock, IL Juried Gallery Exhibit
September ‘Real People 2020’ Old Courthouse Figurative League • Woodstock, IL Juried Gallery Exhibit
September ‘Add to the Story’ Guardian Fine Art Services • Milwaukee, WI Gallery
April ‘Thesis Panel 3’ Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design • Milwaukee, WI University Exhibit
April ‘Senior Exhibition 2020’ Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design • Milwaukee, WI University Exhibit
April ‘Rising Amidst the Chaos’ Frank Juarez Gallery • Milwaukee, WI Juried Online Only
March ‘SYNERGY’ University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee • Milwaukee, WI Juried University Exhibit
February ‘Thesis Panel 2’ Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design • Milwaukee, WI University Exhibit
January ‘Gallery Night and Day’ Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Gallery

Highlights…
2017
October ‘We Are Enough’ Oak Park Art League • Chicago, IL ★ Honorable Mention Juried Gallery Exhibit
June ‘Muse Madness’ Professional Artist Magazine ★ Honorable Mention Juried Printed + Online Only
June ‘ArtPop Peoria 2017′ Art Partners of Central Illinois • Peoria, IL ★ Winner Juried Gallery Exhibit
April ’49th Annual Student Show 2017’ Illinois Central College ★ 1st Place Juried University Exhibit [1 sale]
March ‘Luck of the Draw’ Foundry Art Center / Missouri Arts Council ★ Honorable Mention Juried Gallery Exhibit
February ‘NIU Community College Exhibition’ Northern Illinois University • Dekalb, IL ★ Honorable Mention Juried University Exhibit
January ‘Peoria Illinois’ Peoria City Hall ★ Proclamation Public Collection
2016
December ‘Best of College Photography’ Photographers Forum Magazine • Santa Barbara, CA ★ Honorable Mention Juried Printed + Online
April ’48th Annual Student Show 2016′ Illinois Central College • East Peoria, IL ★ Honorable Mention Juried University Exhibit
March ‘From Infinity to the 18th’ Illinois Central College • East Peoria, IL University Solo Exhibition [9 sales]
1984
June ‘STL Artist Guild Portrait Exhibition’ St. Louis Artists Guild • St. Louis, MO ★ Honorable Mention Juried Gallery Exhibit