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Gabriel Griffith	Gabriel Griffith is a husband, a father and a painter. He currently resides in North Little Rock, Arkansas where he, his wife Jessie, and their four children live a very full and creative life. Gabriel was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1976, later moving to Redfield, Arkansas. The majority of his childhood was spent in very rural settings, and though his father was an artistic influence, there were not many other creative influences in his small community. The first spark of Gabriel’s artistic ability came during his senior year of high school. Having realized his natural ability during this mandatory art class, Gabriel graduated and began his university studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
He focused on graphic design with entry level classes in drawing and painting. Shortly after the beginning of his sophomore year, his father passed away unexpectedly. This event forever changed Gabriel’s life and thus began a period of soul searching and self study, causing him to withdraw from the university and move to Norfolk, Virginia. With so many questions, emotions, and ideas, Gabriel found that painting was truly his medium for expression. A year later, Gabriel had his first art show. His work was so well received by the community that it was clear to him the direction his life should take. He continued to paint and study on his own in the very affluent community of Ghent, and his desire to become immersed in culture and to study art took him abroad to Europe. There he took it all in, traveling from city to city studying as many of the Masters works as he could. After his trip to Europe, Gabriel moved back to Arkansas and became one of the first artists to live in the Kramer School Artist Cooperative in 1998. The opportunities of the emerging city of Little Rock became very fruitful and continue to be. The River Market had only two restaurants at that time – no museums, lofts or galleries. While working in a local restaurant, Gabriel found his muse, Jessie. They married three months later and began their life and family together. Paintings of Jessie are easily found in Gabriel’s work. His paintings are very personal, yet the attachment is not to the work itself but to the gifts he has been given which allow him to create.

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