Mark Griffin (1954-2018) was a Los Angeles-based artist working across a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, and experimental music.
Education
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Composition, 1976-1979
San Francisco Academy of Art, Painting, 1976-1979
Solo Exhibitions
2011 LA Artcore Center, Los Angeles, California
Dream Red Body. Lost wax bronze sculpture and large-scale photographs.
2005 LA Artcore Center, Los Angeles, California
Red Queen. Large-scale photographs.
2001 Armstrong Schoenheit Gallery, Los Angeles, California
The Mothers. Photo collage.
1993 Hindu Temple, Calabasas, California
Steel & nylon sculptural installation — site specific.
1984 Worth/Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, California
Paintings.
1983 Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, California
Laughing Dog. Sculptural installation.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 LA Artcore Center, Los Angeles, California
The Fabulous Mr. Head and the Fifth Sun. Lost wax bronze sculpture and large-scale photographs.
LA Artcore Center, Los Angeles, California. International Exchange Show: Japan/United States
Black Queen #37. Large-scale photograph.
2009 Voodoo Experience, New Orleans, Louisiana
The Ladder. Large-scale sculpture installation.
CA Gallery, Fukuota, Japan. Fiber Work International Exchange Exhibition
Black Queen #17. Large-scale photograph
2008 Fukuota Asian Art Museum, Fukuota, Japan. Crosscurrent: International Exchange.
Black Queen. Large-scale photographs.
Thailand Culture Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
Black Queen. Large-scale photographs.
Burpha Museum, Chonburi, Thailand.
Black Queen. Large-scale photographs.
The Ladder. Video sculpture.
The 1st International Contemporary Art Sculpture Park, Songkhla, Thailand.
The Brightness. Large-scale sculpture.
2005 LA Artcore Center, Los Angeles, California
Red Queen. Photographs.
LA Artcore Center, Los Angeles, California
Paintings.
LA Artcore Center, Los Angeles, California
Art of the Human Spirit. “Crossing the Great Ocean.” Sculpture.
Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada.
The Ladder. Large-scale sculpture installation.
2004 Farmani Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
Focus on Aids. Photo.
2003 Northern California Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, California
48th International Exhibition: BOLD EXPRESSIONS
Painting.
Focus on Aids, Los Angeles, California
Photo.
UCLA New Millenium, Los Angeles, California.
Photograph.
Venice Art Walk, Venice California.
Lithograph.
Los Angeles Free Cinic, Los Angeles, California.
Lithograph.
2002 Focus on Aids, Los Angeles, California
Photo.
UCLA New Millenium, Los Angeles, California.
Photograph.
Venice Art Walk, Venice California.
Lithograph.
Los Angeles Free Cinic, Los Angeles, California.
Lithograph.
The Thalians Annual Ball, Los Angeles, California.
Painting.
1989 Borizter-Gray Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Swimmers and Divers. Photo collage.
1988 VA Gallery, Oakland, California
Mixed media photography.
1987 Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, California
Swimmers and Divers. Photo collage.
1986 VA Gallery, Oakland, California
Clear and Present Danger. Large scale installation.
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California
When the Film Snapped. Sculptural installation.
Commissions
City of Songkhla, Thailand. Large-scale sculpture installation.
Collections
Fukuota Asian Art Museum, Fukuota, Japan
Ziffren & Brittenham LLC, Century City, California
Charles Lonsdale III, Taos, New Mexico
Lloyd Aspenwall, Los Angeles, California