april 9 – may 31
Griffin’s third solo exhibition with Nancy Margolis Gallery comprises nine recent paintings, each a portal to a realm where familiar and otherworldly elements converge. The artist created the works from his Philadelphia studio, painting primarily in the evening hours. Their settings and moods conjure the liminal space of twilight when the clarity of daylight dissolves into the obscurity of nighttime.
Oil on panel
18 x 18 inches
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“I’m drawn in by the beauty of old buildings, the secret history left within the structures and the people who previously or currently inhabit them. I initiate my process with these elements and a hazy image of a finished piece. However, the painting itself always takes over, and after weeks, months or years of layering, scraping, and erasing, the final painting reveals itself.”
Oil on panel
20 x 20 inches
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Oil on panel
16 x 20 inches
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Oil on wooden box
6.5 x 8.5 x 2.5 inches
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Oil on panel
18 x 18 inches
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Oil on panel
20 x 16 inches
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Acrylic & gouache on panel
24 x 30 inches
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Oil on panel
10 x 8 inches
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Acrylic & gouache on panel
24 x 24 inches
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Alex Griffin (b. 1978) lives and works in East Falls, Philadelphia. In 2008, Griffin received his B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University in Painting and Printmaking. His work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, including at the esteemed Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia, PA. From 2017 until 2019, he was associated with The Professional Artist Membership Program at the Mainline Art Center. Today, Griffin’s paintings are included in private collections nationwide and abroad.
