Griffin Art Projects Open Studio and Book Launch

Griffin Art Projects is an art gallery space located in North Vancouver that presents exhibitions of contemporary art from private collections. Inspired by the strength of collections in our region, Griffin Art Projects builds on the important role they play in our cultural landscape through exhibitions, events, and publications

Griffin Art Projects

Join us in-person at Griffin Art Projects on Sunday, August 27 for a multi-event celebration to close the summer!

Griffin Art Projects Residency

Join us in-person at Griffin Art Projects on Sunday, August 27 for a multi-event celebration to close the summer! From 12 - 2 PM, Griffin will host a reception for Per Diem: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection, a lushly illustrated full-colour publication featuring Canadian and international artists from Metzdorff’s stunning collection. Refreshment, food, and remarks from Grant Mann and David Birdsall will celebrate the Metzdorff collection along with artists featured in the publication. At 2:30 PM, the final exhibition tour with Emmett Hanly will provide the inside scoop on this enigmatic collector’s choices. And from 12 - 5 PM, Griffin will also host Open Studios with artists Jaewoo Kang, ECU x Griffin Graduate Studio Award Winner Marion Landry, and August Curator-in-Residence, Bernard Liebov. 


ABOUT THE BOOK: Per Diem: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection chronicles the extensive art collection of Gerd Metzdorff. Ranging from drawing, painting, photography, installation and sculpture, Metzdorff’s collection was drawn together over a period of almost forty years. Metzdorff began collecting contemporary art while working as a flight attendant and his collection may be said to parallel his international travels. Originally derived from the per diem funds provided to him by the airline where he was employed as a steward, Metzdorff’s keen eye allowed him to amass a collection of some of the most important artists and movements in contemporary art. 


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The exhibitions Per Diem and Per Diem II, presented at Griffin in 2022 and 2023 respectively, as well as their accompanying publication, could not have been possible without the generosity of David Birdsall and Grant Mann. We are grateful to the Freybe Foundation and North Vancouver Recreation and Culture for their ongoing support of all of our programs. We acknowledge the BC Arts Council for their generous support of Griffin Art Projects’ Residency Programs. The open studio featuring Griffin x ECU STUDIO Award Winner Marion Landry is organized in partnership between Griffin Art Projects and Shumka Centre at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Brought to you by RBC. 
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