SANDRA URE GRIFFIN
BIO AND ARTIST STATEMENT
I grew up in Webster Groves, MO and studied printmaking at the Kansas City Art Institute. From 2004 – 2011 I worked as a full-time artist in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. That was followed by a year creating art at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in northern Missouri. I’ve been back in St. Louis since September, 2012. My work depicts our relationships to one another and to our planet. I believe our most vital tasks are taking care of our Earth and learning to live peacefully with each other. I hope my artwork reminds us of the importance of these tasks.
RESUME
Education: Graduate Studies, University of MO at Columbia, 1981
BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, 1979
Evil Prints Boot Camp, with printmaker Tom Huck, 2012, 2013
Employment:
2012-present Teaching Artist, Springboard, St. Louis, MO
2004-2011 self-employed artist, Marengo, WI
2000-2004 Teaching Specialist, Springboard, St. Louis, MO
1999-2000 Art Teacher, St. Bridget’s School, Pacific, MO
Book Publications:
EARTH CIRCLES (NY: Walker & Co., 1989) – writer/illustrator
IOWA: FUN FACTS (STL: GHB Publishing) – illustrator
ONLY ONE WISH (STL: Purple Beetle Publishing, 2005) – writer
THE BIG AND LITTLE ABC (San Jose: All About Kids Publishing, 2014) Artwork in 500 TILES by Lark Books (2007)
Artwork in Artists Datebook, Syracuse Cultural Workers (2013, 2021)
Artwork in We’Moon Datebook, (2012, 2014)
BRISTOL & QUINN (lulu.com 2020) author/illustrator
LEGACY (lulu.com 2020) author/illustrator
THE SEED (lulu.com 2020) author/illustrator
MY FIRST ABC DRAWING AND COLORING BOOK (lulu.com 2020)
ADVENTURES OF MARSHELA MOUSE (lulu.com 2020) author/illustrator
THE GARDENCHILDREN (lulu.com 2020) author/illustrator
RHYME, RHYME ONE MORE TIME (lulu.com 2020) author/illustrator
I LOVE YOU LIKE A RAINBOW (lulu.com 2020) author/illustrator
A TO ZOOM (lulu.com 2020) author/illustrator
THE TREELING (lulu.com 2020) author/illustrator
THE SEA SWALLOW (lulu.com 2020) author/illustrator
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH (lulu.com, 2021) author/illustrator
Magazine Publications:
Cricket Magazine – illustration (2011)
Orion Magazine – multiple illustrations (2012, 2013)
SCBWI Bulletin – illustrations (2003, 2008)
Synthesis Regeneration – illustrations (2012, 2013)
Awards and Grants:
1986 Don Freeman Award, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
1999 Ezra Jack Keats Award, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
2006, 2008 Chequamegon Bay Arts Council Artist Development Grants
2013 Tomie De Paolo Award, Society of Children’s Book Writers, NY
Galleries and Shows:
Edina Art Center, Edina, MN
Fusion Gallery, Chesterfield, MO
R-Space, St. Louis, MO
Grafica Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Zapow Gallery, Asheville, NC
1109 Gallery, Lawrence, KS
American Visions Contemporary Crafts, St. Louis, MO
ARCH, Asheville, NC
Art at the Station, Kirkwood, MO (solo show)
The Art Dock, Duluth, MN
Artlandish Gallery, Columbia, MO
Bayfield Artists Guild, Bayfield, WI
Bloomington Arts Center, Bloomington, MN
Cherokee Print League Show, St. Louis, MO
Chequamegon Arts and Crafts Gallery, Ashland, WI
Children’s Illustrated Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (solo show)
Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
Festival of the Arts, Stevens Point, WI
GiveArt Show, St. Louis MO (received Best of Show award)
Handmade Tile Association, Featured Artist
Indigenous Gallery, Cincinatti, OH
Juniata College Art Gallery, Huntingdon, PA
Kemper Museum Gift Shop, Kansas City, MO
Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, MO
Lawrence Final Friday Art Show, Lawrence, KS
MySLART 33 Show, St. Louis, MO
Philadelphia Magic Gardens, Philadelphia, PA
Qarma Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
St. Louis Artists Guild (solo show)
Sole Survivor Gallery, Belleville, IL
Something Original Gallery, Grand Rapids, MN
Studio of Collective Effervescense, Hillsborough, NC
Three Sinks Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Webster House Galleries, Webster Groves, MO
Xen Gallery, St. Louis, MO