Georgina Griffiths

A London-based painter and glass artist, Georgina was born in Brighton in 1967. She currently works from a studio at Barbican Arts Group Trust Studios in London, producing abstract, multi-layered paintings and glasswork for a range of settings.

My work explores things that might be considered inconsequential, unattractive or even disturbing at first sight: Such diverse subjects as microscopic bacteria or urban debris might provide the inspiration for my paintings and glasswork. Through a process of deconstruction, I reveal the beauty that lies in unexpected places, and this becomes the focus of my finished pieces. As a result, my work is often aesthetically appealing, yet it always retains traces of its origins. I aim to beguile, intrigue and occasionally unsettle the viewer, taking them back through my creative process so they too can find fascination in things they might otherwise ignore.

My work usually involves a range of different techniques and materials, and these are often selected to reflect and complement the subject matter. Paintings are built up gradually from multiple layers to produce a luminous, sensual effect. Glass pieces are kiln-worked, and I often use a combination of processes such as screen-print...

Education:
Central Saint Martins School of Art 2000-2002: PG Cert - Glass in Fine Art and Architecture
University College Cardiff, 1985-88: BA (Hons) English
City Literary Institute, 1999-2000: Fine Art Course

Exhibitions:
Islington Contemporary Art Fair 2007: Candid Studios, London
'Style-O-Rama' - 2006: The City Gallery, Leicester
Midcentury Modern - 2005: De Le Warr Pavilion, Bexhill/Dulwich
ELP at the Tea'- 2005, Workplace Art Gallery, London
The Affordable Art Fair - 2004: Battersea Park, London
'Space' - 2004: Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford
'Icons of Malaria' - 2003: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
'Smashing Glass' - 2002: The Yard Gallery, London
Open Studios - 2002/2007: Cockpit Arts Studios, London
'Fine Art in Glass' - 2002: Cochrane Gallery, London
'Contemporary Glass' - 2002: Cochrane Gallery, London
'X-hibit' - 2001: Davies Street Gallery, Bond Street, London
'Directions' - 2001: Lethaby Gallery, London
'Outside Glass' - 2001: Cochrane Gallery, London
'Glass in Spaces' - 2001: Cochrane Gallery, London
'Showdown' - 2000: CLFAC Gallery, London

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