ALEX GRIFFIN (American b. 1978-)Painter Alex Griffin lives and works in East Falls, Philadelphia. He received his B.F.A. fromVirginia Commonwealth University in Painting and Printmaking in 2008. Griffin’s work hasappeared in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, including at the WoodmereArt Museum in Philadelphia, PA. From 2017 until 2019, he was associated with The ProfessionalArtist Membership Program at the Mainline Art Center. Today, Griffin’s paintings are included inprivate collections across the country and abroad. Artist Statement My recent practice begins by gathering images from outside sources, such as a film still or aphotograph I have taken while walking through Philadelphia and the surrounding landscape.I’m drawn in by the beauty of old buildings, the secret history left within the structures and thepeople that previously or currently inhabit them. I initiate my process with these elements anda hazy image of a finished piece. However, the painting itself always takes over and afterweeks, months or years of layering, scraping, and erasing, the final painting reveals itself.