Courtney Griffin (she/her) is a self-taught mixed media artist living and working in Colorado. Her art career began with illustrations and large scale murals, and her current body of work includes mixed media paintings on all-natural fabrics, specifically silk and raw canvas. She works with acrylic paint, pigment and embroidery to create works that elicit a breadth of emotions, while also feeling whimsical and romantic.
Collectors invest in her work when they are going through a challenging season — losing a loved one, ending a relationship, having a child — and her art supports them in honoring the uniqueness of each season of life. Her work has been featured in Women United Art Magazine (international art magazine) and Luxe Magazine Colorado. Courtney’s work can be found in commercial and residential collections across the US and Australia.
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SOLO exhibtions:
Nov. 2023 - January 2024: “In my Body” Dairy Arts Center (Boulder, CO)
Sept. 2023: “LUXURIATE” at Rogala Design (Englewood, CO)
April 1-30, 2022: “WILD WOMEN” at Catalyst HTI (Curated by RiNo Art District) (Denver, CO)
PRESS:
Sept. 2023 - Luxe Magazine Colorado
August. 2023 - Women United Art Magazine
Aug. 14, 2023 - Saatchi Art “New This Week” Featured Artist
April 2022 - Create! Magazine Podcast Interview: “The Art of Setting Boundaries”
Sept. 2020 - 303 Magazine: Local Artist Gains a Deeper Sense of Self Through Design
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Firefly Handmade (Denver & Boulder, CO)
2023: Nov 11-Sept. 22-24, Aug. 26-27, Apr. 29-30
2022: Nov. 19-20, Nov. 12-13, Sept. 16-17, Aug. 27-28
First Fridays at The Crowd Collective (Boulder, CO)
2023: Apr. 7
2022: Dec. 2, Oct. 7, Sept. 2
Makers Market at The Source Hotel (Denver, CO) - Aug 19, July 15, May 20, 2023
Boulder Arts Week (Open Studios) (Boulder, CO) - Apr. 8, 9, 15 & 16, 2023
“Untitled” @ The Crowd Collective (Boulder, CO) - Mar. 2023
“Small Originals” (online through the Crowd Collective) - Nov. 26-Dec. 17, 2022
Open Studio Tours (Boulder, CO) - Oct. 15-16, Oct. 8-9, 2022
Jackalope Art fair (Arvada, CO) - Aug. 5-6, 2022
“Chromatic” at PXP Contemporary (Virtual) - Feb. 15-Apr. 30, 2022
Kowen Gallery (Westminster, CO) - Mar. 2021 - Jan. 2022
Approaching Abstraction at Lucky Lab Gallery (Littleton, CO) - Aug. 20 - Sept. 3, 2021
Insider Her Studio Art Walk (Denver, CO) - June 4, Aug 6 2021
All Things Squared at Lincoln Rose Gallery (Colorado Springs, CO) - Dec. 2020
Small Works at 40 West Gallery (Denver, CO) - Nov. 2020