tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65947826134126046842011-07-08T04:42:52.024-07:00Gary GrierBio and Resumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647109024688881774noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594782613412604684.post-77772220496046111712009-11-09T06:58:00.001-08:002010-03-23T10:36:47.677-07:00My paintings are derived from personal experiences relating to family, friends and my own growth and struggles. The other part of my work is environment, what we see everyday, the people, the places, and things, what we would normally overlook. Focusing primarily on urban culture, I attempts to show the beauty, while also trying to a shed light on the social issues of those areas. I try to look beneath the surface and to find the soul.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6594782613412604684-7777222049604611171?l=mybioandresume.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bio and Resumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647109024688881774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6594782613412604684.post-65327994850524289252009-11-09T03:58:00.000-08:002010-12-02T12:41:37.292-08:00Gary Grier<br />Born: 1976 Jacksonville, Fl.<br /><br />Edjucation:<br />1991-94 Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Diploma<br /><br />1994-97 School of Visual Arts, Savannah<br />1998-99 School of Visual Arts, New York, BFA Illustration<br /><br />Group Exhibitions:<br />1999 Society of Illustrators , Annual Scholarship Competition<br />New York, NY<br /><br />Thunder In the Catherdral, Rush Arts<br />New York, NY<br /><br />2000 Society of Illustrators , Annual Scholarship Competition<br />New York, NY<br /><br />2001 Nurture Art, Baldwin Art Gallery<br />New York, NY<br /><br />Summer 2001, Dart Gallery<br />Brooklyn, NY<br /><br />Descent of the Abiku, Red Clay Gallery<br />Brooklyn. NY<br /><br />2003 Art Fair, Telfair Museum of Art<br />Savannah, Ga<br /><br />2004 Emerging Artist, Wells Gallery<br />Charleston, SC<br /><br />2005 Celabratng the Human Figure, Wells Gallery<br />Charleston, SC<br /><br />Small Works, Robert Lange Studios<br />Charleston, SC<br /><br />2007 Small Works, Robert Lange Studios<br />Charleston, SC<br /><br />2009 Small Works, Carolina Galleries<br />Charleston, SC<br /><br />Like a Cool Breeze, Greenville County Museum of Art<br />Greeville, SC<br /><br />2010 Black vs. White, Robert Lange Studios<br />Charleston, SC<br /><br />A Portrait of Greenville, Greenville County Museum of Art<br />Greenville, SC<br /><br />Imagination Squared, Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art<br />Jacksonville, FL<br /><br />Solo Exhibitions:<br /><br />2006 Connections, Wells Gallery<br />Charleston, SC<br /><br />2007 Room full of Mirrors, City Gallery<br />Charleston, SC<br /><br />2008 Gary Grier, Greenville County Museum of Art<br />Greenville, SC<br /><br />2009 Solo Exhibition, Carolina Galleries<br />Charleston, Sc<br /><br />2010 Just Everyday Living, Tennesse State University<br />Nashville, TN<br /><br />Collections:<br />Greenville County Museum of Art<br /><br />Related Experiences:<br />Artist Assistant to Jeff Koons<br />Background animation painter for Bill Plympton, Hair High<br />Childrens Book Illustrator, Dont Hit Me by Bernette Ford<br /><br />Awards and Honors:<br />Dona and Micheal Griffith Grant, Low Country Artist of the Year 2007<br />Arts and Antiques magazine, Emering Artist Winter 2008<br /><br />Publications:<br />Nashville Scene, Everyday People, Oct. 2010<br />Nashville Scene, The Critics Pick, Sept. 2010<br />Post and Courier Preview, Artist of the Week 2009<br />Carolina Arts, March 2009<br />Arts and Antiques, Winter Collectors Sourcebook, Emerging Artist 2008<br />City Paper, Best of Charleston 2006<br />Art Galleries and Artist of the South, Aug. 2004<br />Coastal Arts and Antiques, Nov. 2003<br />Exhibit A, The Big American Issue 2001<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6594782613412604684-6532799485052428925?l=mybioandresume.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bio and Resumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647109024688881774noreply@blogger.com0