| Animator, independent filmmaker,
writer, flipbook artist, film producer, George Griffin
studied political science at Dartmouth and came to New
York City in 1967 to be a cartoon animator. He
apprenticed in animation studios and was inspired by
the films of Robert Breer, Stan Vanderbeek, and John
Hubley. Since 1969, he has made over 30 personal
films, from 1 to 30 minutes long (collected as Griffiti Archive).
The latest, The
Bather, was shown at the 2009 Tribeca Film
Festival and Film Forum. He directed commercials at
Colossal Pictures; line-produced l’Histoire du Soldat
for Great Performances, and continues to
produce commissioned animation and public service
spots at his studio, Metropolis Graphics. He has taught at
Harvard, Pratt, Parsons and elsewhere; has exhibited
in and juried numerous international film festivals;
has written articles and reviews for Cartoons,
EnterText, Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal,
and other journals. Griffin's publishing projects have
included Frames:
Drawings and Statements by Independent Animators,
Flip-Pack,
and limited editions of his own flipbooks. Viewmaster, a
digital mutoscope, was exhibited at the 2010 Site
Santa Fe Biennial. He received a Guggenheim fellowship
and numerous grants from the National Endowment for
the Arts and the New York State Council for the Arts,
and his work is in the permanent collection of the
Museum of Modern Art. Griffin is a member of ASIFA
International and AMPAS. contact: gg at geogrif dot com |
 
 The
1992 drawing on the left is by Rolf Harris, who
wrote "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport." The 2008
photo is by Nora Griffin. The drawing on the right
is a 1970 self-portrait.
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