Statement

My 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.

Curriculum Vitae

Gary Grier
Born: 1976 Jacksonville, Fl.

Edjucation:
1991-94 Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Diploma

1994-97 School of Visual Arts, Savannah
1998-99 School of Visual Arts, New York, BFA Illustration

Group Exhibitions:
1999 Society of Illustrators , Annual Scholarship Competition
New York, NY

Thunder In the Catherdral, Rush Arts
New York, NY

2000 Society of Illustrators , Annual Scholarship Competition
New York, NY

2001 Nurture Art, Baldwin Art Gallery
New York, NY

Summer 2001, Dart Gallery
Brooklyn, NY

Descent of the Abiku, Red Clay Gallery
Brooklyn. NY

2003 Art Fair, Telfair Museum of Art
Savannah, Ga

2004 Emerging Artist, Wells Gallery
Charleston, SC

2005 Celabratng the Human Figure, Wells Gallery
Charleston, SC

Small Works, Robert Lange Studios
Charleston, SC

2007 Small Works, Robert Lange Studios
Charleston, SC

2009 Small Works, Carolina Galleries
Charleston, SC

Like a Cool Breeze, Greenville County Museum of Art
Greeville, SC

2010 Black vs. White, Robert Lange Studios
Charleston, SC

A Portrait of Greenville, Greenville County Museum of Art
Greenville, SC

Imagination Squared, Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art
Jacksonville, FL

Solo Exhibitions:

2006 Connections, Wells Gallery
Charleston, SC

2007 Room full of Mirrors, City Gallery
Charleston, SC

2008 Gary Grier, Greenville County Museum of Art
Greenville, SC

2009 Solo Exhibition, Carolina Galleries
Charleston, Sc

2010 Just Everyday Living, Tennesse State University
Nashville, TN

Collections:
Greenville County Museum of Art

Related Experiences:
Artist Assistant to Jeff Koons
Background animation painter for Bill Plympton, Hair High
Childrens Book Illustrator, Dont Hit Me by Bernette Ford

Awards and Honors:
Dona and Micheal Griffith Grant, Low Country Artist of the Year 2007
Arts and Antiques magazine, Emering Artist Winter 2008

Publications:
Nashville Scene, Everyday People, Oct. 2010
Nashville Scene, The Critics Pick, Sept. 2010
Post and Courier Preview, Artist of the Week 2009
Carolina Arts, March 2009
Arts and Antiques, Winter Collectors Sourcebook, Emerging Artist 2008
City Paper, Best of Charleston 2006
Art Galleries and Artist of the South, Aug. 2004
Coastal Arts and Antiques, Nov. 2003
Exhibit A, The Big American Issue 2001