The Artist

Bio

Gregory Farrar Scott began his artistic career as an illustrator and graphic designer after receiving a BFA from Kent State University in 1977. Logo and t-shirt design were his specialty for clients that included upscale department stores, non-profit organizations, and mom-and-pop businesses. During this period he created over 350 t-shirt images using a variety of illustrative styles and techniques.

In the mid 90s, Gregory created fifty t-shirt designs for an environmental education group, which were sold by students in 10,000 schools in the US and Canada. This project allowed the artist to express his growing concern for our planet's ecology, the increased extinction of species, and the rampant destruction of age-old rainforests.

After switching his focus to personal art, Gregory returned to school, and in 2008 earned an MFA from the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, America's oldest art school. Today he works in several disciplines, including sculpture, drawing, photography, video and the ever-expanding genre known as works-on-paper.

He currently lives and works in Santa Cruz, California.

Resume

Education

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, MFA
Sculpture
Kent State University, BFA
Illustration, Graphic Design

Select Group Exhibitions

2012
Waste Not, Fibre Arts Design, Palo Alto
United In Difference, Open Concept Gallery, Grand Rapids

2011
Drawing Connections, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
Kinsey Institute 2011 Juried Art Show, Indiana University
Jurors: Christopher Bedford, Garry Milius, Betsy Stirratt
The Guerrilla Show, Arc Gallery, San Francisco

2010
Arts on Fire XIV, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica
Juror's Special Mention
Juror: Philip E Linhares, Oakland Museum of California
Postcards From The Edge, ZieherSmith, New York City

2009
Kinsey Institute 4th Annual Juried Show, Indiana University
Juror: Dr Jennifer Cahn, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art
Obama-rama, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia
Postcards From The Edge, Metro Pictures, New York City

2008
Paper, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia
The Green Exhibit, Art In City Hall, Philadelphia
Jurors: Anne Fabbri, Greta Greenberger, Cavin Jones, Michelle Marcusse
Fresh!, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia
It's Not Easy, Exit Art, New York City
Curators: Lauren Rosati, Herb Tam
5 into 1+1, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia
Best in Show
Curators: Joe DiGiuseppe, Chris Golas, Co-founders, FLUXspace

Installations

2007
Casting a spell, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

2006
72 men's eyes on 4 walls, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Select Awards

Best in Show, 5 into 1+1, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia 2008
Best in Show Juror: Stamatina Gregory, Whitney Lauder Curatorial Fellow
Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania
Awards of Excellence, Art Directors Club of Houston 1996, 1994
Winner, Logo Design Contest, Houston Gay/Lesbian Pride Week 1991
Awards of Excellence, Houston Society of Illustrators 1991

Collections

The Kinsey Institute
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

Press

DoNArTNeWs, "The Green Exhibit @ City Hall" Brewermultimedia
November 29, 2008
Lori Hill, "First Friday Focus" City Paper
September 4, 2008
Lenny Campello, "At Projects" Daily Campello Art News
August13, 2008
Fallon and Rosof, "5 into 1 + 1..." Art Ledger
June 12, 2008
Libby Rosof, "5 into 1 + 1..." Arte10
June11, 2008

Publications

Entertainment Graphics, New York: Supon Design Group 1996
PRINT Regional Design Annual, New York: Print Magazine 1992, 1989

Statement

When I was about two years old I painted the outside of our white refrigerator with a can of chocolate syrup...instead of using a brush, I used my hands...I still have this desire to transform the surface of things...and to use materials in ways they are not intended...only now my methods are a little more complex, and I use elements such as repetition and contrast to express ideas relating to desire, sexuality, beauty, humor and eco-harmony...

Art is like music. You either want to get up and dance to it, or you don't.