Gareth Griffiths
Born: UK. Based in Leeds, UK
Pipelinito, steel, 23 × 44 × 36 cm
Leeds Metropolitan University (MA Design , 2004)
Gareth Griffiths is a Welsh sculptor originally from Holywell, North Wales. He studied sculpture at Bretton Hall College – (University of Leeds) graduating in 2002, and then subsequently went on to complete a Masters in Design from Leeds Metropolitan in 2004, most recently he was elected as a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 2015.Since graduating, Gareth Griffiths has been shortlisted for the prestigious Welsh young artist of the year award for the national Eisteddfod Wales, and has also been included in various shows including Collect Gallery, Liverpool, White-wall Gallery, Leeds, Whitehall waterfront Gallery, Leeds and was included in the Liverpool Biennale in 2008 and had work on show in different locations including Tate Liverpool.Gareth Griffiths have also been invited to discuss his art work on Welsh language day time TV show Pnawan da on S4C and was invited to talk about a Manchester United commission on BBC Cymru a Welsh language radio show called Ar y Marc in 2012.Recently, he has had work on exhibition in Prague, and was also shortlisted for a large public sculpture in Corino in Turin Italy.Gareth Griffiths has also been included in outdoor exhibitions at Birtley House in Guilford, the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Hampshire as well as Tarpey Gallery in Castle Donington and the Walker Galleries in Harrogate.Currently, his work is featured in Michael O’hare’s restaurant The Man Behind The Curtain in Leeds, and The Biscuit Factory gallery in Newcastle.Gareth Griffiths creates abstract steel sculpture that is influenced by his travels, and recently he has created a series of work based on American west coast architecture called Googie that was constructed post-WW2, and thrived during the 50s and 60s.
EDUCATION
2004 MA Design, Leeds Metropolitan University
2001 BA in Fine Art Sculpture, University of Leeds
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018 Asian Contemporary Art Fair, Hong Kong
Fabrik Gallery, Hong Kong
Biscuit Factory Spring Show, Newcastle
2017 Colour & I are one, Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester
At a Glance - Kunsthuis Gallery, York
Outdoor Sculpture, Elemental sculpture Park, Cotswold’s
Cheeseburn Grange Sculpture Park, Newcastle
Affordable Art Fair Spring,Degree Art London, London
Palm Springs Art Fair with Artspace Warehouse, Palm Springs
2016 Corner of the universe, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles
Affordable Art Fair with Degree Art London, Singapore
Above the Clouds, Red House Originals, Harrogate
Keji Denim, London Fashion week, Soho, London
Hampstead Affordable Art Fair, London
Cheeseburn Grange Sculpture Park, Newcastle
Artists of the Future, Degree Art, London
2015 Spring/Summer Exhibition, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Winter Exhibition, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Mount Pleasant Gardens, Cheshire
Art of Construction - Sculpt Gallery, Essex
Art in the Garden 2015 - Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire
Walker Art Galleries, Harrogate
2013 Yorkshire Artist 5, Munro House Gallery, Leeds
2012 A Sculpture for Corino, Turin, Italy
2011 Something About To Happen, Skolska 28, Prague
2008 Liverpool Biennial, Independents, Tate Liverpool
2006 Invigilate me!, Whitehall Waterfront Gallery Leeds
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS
The Violet Hour 2019, Art Maze Mag 2018, Traction Magazine 2015, MTV RE:DEFINE, Interview with Hannah Shakir, The Palette Pages 2014, PHOENIX Magazine (interview with Leigh Keily & Stuart Semple), The Dragonfly (interview with Vanessa Champion), Artist Spotlight (interview with Charlotte Broomfield) 2013, Londonist, FAD 2012, Avant Gardening does barbican 2013
COLLECTIONS / COMMISSIONS
Simmons Contemporary, University of the Arts London Alumni Collection, Private Collections, The BBC
OTHER PROJECTS
Assistant to Nina Rodin at Trelex Residencies in Switzerland, Peru 2015, Paris 2016, and Istanbul 2017
Unit 3 Projects: artist led space, supported by ASC Studios, 2011