Artist-in-Residence

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April Artist-in-Residence

Tony Griffin

 

Tony Griffin is a North Carolina-based artist whose work (deeply rooted in the tradition of the Renaissance masters) spans portraiture, figure painting, and plein air landscape. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and has been exhibiting work throughout North Carolina and beyond for over four decades.

His paintings are held in private and institutional collections, including Duke University, and he currently has work on view in Horizon Line at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum.

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Tony will spend the first part of his residency painting the landscapes of Deer Isle in the last moments of winter, capturing the region's distinctive light and terrain en plein air. In the latter weeks, he will shift his focus to figures and portraits.

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The gallery will be open to the public Thursday–Saturday, 10 am–3 pm, and whenever the OPEN flag is flying. Please come in, see some paintings and consider being a portrait model.

Find Tony online at www.tonygriffinartist.com, on Instagram @tonygriffinart and Facebook. 

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Free Community Workshop - Making a Portrait

Friday, April 17, 1-4 PM

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Tony will host a free portrait workshop at DIAA on Friday, April 17, 1–4 pm. Participants will bring their own drawing or painting materials. Space is limited. 

RSVP by April 10 to anna@studiothorp.com. 

 

 

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Closing Reception with the Artist

Saturday, April 25, 1-4 PM
 

 Please join Tony at a closing reception and artist talk at the gallery on Saturday, April 25, 1-4 pm. Tony will discuss his art and residency experience at 2 pm.

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