Biography

Colwyn Griffith’s photographic and video work, presents time as an axis upon which experiences of space, light, memory and history intersect. While his work is a personal meditation upon external phenomena and internal human experience, it is equally a reflection into image making history and knowledge. His interest in the photographic extends from materially present analogue processes to the alleged “dematerialized” nature of the digital. His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including: Mitaka Centre for the Arts in Tokyo, the Jersey City Museum U.S.A, and the Ottawa Art Gallery. He has received generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts and Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and has participated in artist residencies in New York City and Quebec. His work has appeared in various publications including: The Magenta Foundation’s Carte Blanche 1: Photography , the National Post, Esse Magazine and Douglas Coupland’s Souvenir of Canada 2 . His work figures in public and private collections, including: York University, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, the Canada Council’s Art Bank and the city of Ottawa. Two catalogues about his work have been published: Empire Projects by the Southern Alberta Art Gallery and Something About Time by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery.

Born in Ottawa and raised in Aylmer Quebec, Griffith holds a BA in Film Studies from Carleton University and an MFA in Visual Arts from York University in Toronto. He currently lives in Wakefield Quebec.