David Griggs BETWEEN NATURE AND SIN
David Griggs
Frat of the Obese 14 (detail), 2011, acrylic on canvas, 110 x 129cm. Courtesy of the artist & Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
David Griggs
COWBOY COUNTRY (still), 2014, single channel video, feature length film, 80min. Photographer Jed Escueta.
David Griggs
The bleeding hearts club #2 (detail), 2006, acrylic on canvas, 320 x 400cm. Courtesy of the artist.
ABOUT
David Griggs explores the darker undercurrents of human existence. His work, predominately portraiture, focuses on the human condition; drawing on political imagery, underground media, local histories and personal experience. His work is often collaborative, engaging directly with communities while remaining sensitive to the ethical and moral obligations this demands. For the last 10 years Griggs has resided in the Philippines and has created a significant body of work traversing painting, photography and film that reveals the social hierarchies and underground culture of his adopted home.
Developed by Campbelltown Arts Centre, BETWEEN NATURE AND SIN brings together key works produced during this time and is the first major Australian survey of this leading artist’s practice. The exhibition will include the premiere of Griggs’ feature film, COWBOY COUNTRY.
Visitors have commented:
“Very excited to see this exhibition here”
The Glasshouse, Port Macquarie, NSW
“Incredibly powerful, moving and thought provoking…thank you for making me see the world in a different way”
Redland Art Gallery, QLD
“Loved the David Griggs! It was the best experience I have had”
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Sydney in 1975, David Griggs has studios in both Sydney and Manila, where he has worked on-and-off for 10 years. He has been a finalist in the 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2016 Archibald Prizes.
He has a Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture) from UNSW Art + Design and a Bachelor of Visual Art (Painting) from Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney.
He has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and South East Asia, including Institute of Modern Art, Artspace, AGNSW, Heide Museum of Modern Art and Manilla Contemporary.
In 2003, Griggs was awarded the Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists, the Willoughby City Art Prize in 2001; and in 1997 he won the Sir William Dobell Art Scholarship.
His work is held by the Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane; Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia; University of Queensland and the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney collections. David Griggs is represented by Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Gallery Ecosse, NSW and STATION Gallery, Melbourne.
ITINERARY
| Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW | 5 August – 15 October 2017 |
| Glasshouse Regional Gallery, NSW | 10 March – 22 April 2018 |
| Northern Centre for Contemporary Art , NT | 4 May – 2 June 2018 |
| Redland Art Gallery, QLD | 22 July – 26 August 2018 |
| Cairns Art Gallery, QLD | 28 September – 25 November 2018 |
| Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW | 8 December 2018 – 24 February 2019 |
| Griffith Regional Art Gallery, NSW | 22 March 2019 – 21 April 2019 |
| Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW | 4 May – 21 July 2019 |
| Orange Regional Gallery, NSW | 3 August – 29 September 2019 |
| Bunjil Place Gallery, VIC | 5 October – 1 December 2019 |
RESOURCES
READ MORE
Sydney Morning Herald David Griggs Profile – by John McDonald
Radio National: Australian artist David Griggs at Campbelltown Arts Centre
Vault Magazine: David Griggs: Griffith Regional Art Gallery
Arts Review: On the Couch with David Griggs
Central Western Daily: AT THE GALLERY – by Cecilie Knowles
Port Macquarie News – by Laura Telford
GALLERY CONVERSATIONS with David Griggs (3) from Glasshouse Port Macquarie on Vimeo.
A Campbelltown Arts Centre exhibition presented nationally by Museums & Galleries of NSW. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
