Scott Grieger
| Scott Grieger | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1946 (age 69–70) Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | California State University, Northridge |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | National Endowment for the Arts Mid-Career Grant (1984) |
Scott Grieger (born 1946) is an American artist based in Los Angeles. He attended Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, California and received a B.F.A. from California State University, Northridge in 1971. His work has been exhibited internationally for over 40 years. He is a Professor and Program Director of Painting in the Fine Arts program at Otis College of Art and Design.[1]
Grieger began his career during the 1970s in Los Angeles. As Suzanne Lacy writes, "There was a distinct advantage to living in Southern California’s non mainstream venues during the seventies, where an experimental art grew up outside of critical scrutiny and commercial interests." [2] Among the artists working in Los Angeles during this period were: Paul McCarthy, Chris Burden, Martha Rosler, Allan Sekula, Alexis Smith. Grieger sees his work as challenging conventional wisdom and revealing hidden assumptions in both art and culture.[3]
Selected exhibitions
- "Scott Grieger: Unamerican Activities" at Patricia Faure Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 2000.
- "Scott Grieger: Let Freedumb Ring" at Patricia Faure Gallery, 1998.
- "LA Current: The Canvas Is Paper" at UCLA Armand Hammer Museum and Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 1998.
- "Scott Grieger: Impersonations and Combinations 1968-1973" at Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles.
- "Recent Drawings" at Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, 1979
- "Scott Grieger: Paintings 1974-1977" at L.A. Louver Gallery in Venice, California
Selected articles and reviews
- Drohojowska Philip, Hunter."This Time, the Joke Is on Us," Los Angeles Times, Sunday Calendar, February 1, 1998.[4]
- Frank, Peter."Art Picks of the Week," LA Weekly, February 27-March 5, 1998, p. 149.
- Rubin, David S. "It's Only Rock'n Roll," exhibition catalogue, Prestel, Munich, New York, 1995.
- "Art About Art," Museum of Modern Art, exhibition catalogue, 1979.
- Clothier, Peter. "Magic of Possible:Five Los Angeles Painters," Artforum, vol. 15, no. 8, April 1977, pp. 28–30.
Collections
Grieger’s work is in the permanent collections the following museums: Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Awards
In 2010,Grieger received a Distinguished Educator Award, Otis College and the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce. In 1984, he received a National Endowment for the Arts Mid-Career Artist Award.
Video interviews
References
- ↑ Scott Grieger
- ↑ Lacy, Suzanne. Leaving Art: Writings on Performance, Politics, and Publics, 1974–2007
- ↑ Grieger Artist Statement
- ↑ Hunter Drohojowska Philip, (February 1, 1998) This Time, the Joke Is on Us. Los Angeles Times Calendar Section, pp. 60-61.
- ↑ OUT OF THIN AIR @LAX Artist Talk with Scott Grieger!
- ↑ The O-Files: Scott Grieger