Gallery of paintings and artist's books by Noelle Griffiths

 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 

 

See more artist's books on www.artistsbooksonline.com

You can watch two short films of Noelle Griffiths and Kim Atkinson talking about making the artists' book Bird Song and Bird Song Winter

See an Artlog on making 'Bird Song' on www.culturecolony.com

Statement

Noëlle Griffiths studied Fine Art at St Martin's School of Art, London during 1978-82.  She left London to live in North Wales to paint professionally in 1985, and has taught art part-time since 1987.  Noëlle has received various awards, residencies and travel scholarships, most recently to India in 2003 and Galicia, Spain in 2006. 

As well as painting, Noëlle has made one-off artist's books since 1988, and editioned books since 2003 when she started Hafod Press.  Hafod Press books are collected and archived by The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth and in collections including British Library and V&A Museum, London, MMU Manchester, University of Creative Arts etc.
She started the website artistsbooksonline.com in 2005 and co-organised the UK touring exhibition 'For the Love of Making Books' 2007-09. 
Noëlle has exhibited regularly in group and solo exhibitions since 1983.

See CV for more information

"My paintings and artist's books attempt to capture the essence and distillation of an experience or concept. I am interested in exploring memories, sensations and ideas finding structure and connections to give new meaning, using a poetic visual language through a simplification of imagery, colour and composition.

I am particularly drawn to the simplicity and intimacy that books can contain.  Making artist's books offers me a way of continuing and developing the ideas explored in my paintings.  It is possible to separate images and symbols, with or without text, to create a narrative which is similar to film."

Prices range from:
Works on paper £150 - £850
Oil paintings on canvas or board £300 - £1800

Artist's books:  editioned books start at £15, one-off books start at £350
  • Pilgrimage - Olive Grove
    Acrylic on khadi paper
    81 x 56 cm 2005
  • Pilgrimage III
    Ink drawing on wenzhou paper
    29 x 20 cm 2006
  • Garden With Blue Tree
    Acrylic on khadi paper
    43 x 38 cm 2007
  • Garden One book
    Unique relief print and digital text concertina book (edition of 2)
    18 x 13 cm closed, 18 x 145 cm open 2007
  • Finca Garden I
    Oil on linen
    60 x 50 cm 2008
  • Hafod Garden I
    Oil on linen
    60 x 50 cm 2008
  • Red Pool book
    Unique relief print, acrylic and digital text concertina book (edition of 3)
    14 x 21 cm, 76 x 21 cm open 2008
  • A Garden With Its Birds book
    One-off acrylic, chalk, ink, pencil Japanese bound book
    70 x 65 cm closed 2008
  • RAMALLAH Garden Cover & Title Page
    Cover and title page open
    Bound book, edition of six
    47 x 34cm closed
    2009
  • RAMALLAH Garden Columns & Garden Text
    Column print and text page
    Bound book, edition of six
    47 x 34cm closed
    2009
 

  • Hands I
    Mixed media on paper
    56.5 x 76 cm 2000
  • Hands II
    Mixed media on paper
    56.5 x 76 cm 2000
  • Hands books
    Set of three collograph print concertina books (edition of 3)
    14 x 13.5 cm each closed, 14 x 78 cm open 2002
  • How Everything Is Slowly Made
    Oil on canvas
    115 x 168 cm 2001
  • Box books
    Set of three one-off acrylic and ink painted concertina books
    14 x 14 cm each closed, 14 x 78 cm open 2001
  • Failure Of The Imagination
    Oil on canvas
    168 x 253 cm diptych 2002
  • Letters books
    Set of three collograph print and archival digital text concertina books (edition of 3)
    14 x 13.5 cm closed, 14 x 78 cm open 2002
 
  • Song Bird I & II
    Acrylic on khadi paper
    21 x 15 cm each 2004
  • Song Bird VII & VI
    Oil on board
    19 x 16.5 cm each 2004
  • Land Of The Sueño Birds I
    Acrylic on khadi paper
    56 x 81 cm 2005
  • Sleeping Bird III & IV
    Oil on panel
    24 x 18 cm each 2005
  • Finca book
    Bound archival digital print book (edition of 50)
    19 x 30.5 cm closed 2006
  • Beloved Three book
    One-off acrylic and ink bound book
    42.5 x 30 cm closed 2006
  • Source book
    One-off relief print and archival digital text concertina book
    (collaboration with artist Kim Atkinson) 20.5 x 18 cm closed, 20.5 x 137 cm open 2007
  • Possessions book
    Unique ink, relief print, chine colle concertinal book (edition of 2)
    29 x 19 cm closed, 29 x 108 cm open 2008
 

 

  • A Flower Garden Where Two Roads Meet I & II
    Acrylic on paper
    32 x 22 cm each 2003
  • Bethany Garden
    36 x 54 cm 2003
  • Blue Birds & Shiv Niwas
    Acrylic on paper
    37 x 29 cm each 2003
  • Deva Bird I
    Acrylic on Khadi paper
    41 x 40 cm 2004
  • Ashoka Bird I II & III
    Acrylic on khadi paper
    19 x 16 cm each 2004
  • India book
    Three archival digital bound books (edition of 50)
    14 x 24.5 each closed 2003
 

 

  • In Quiet Of Winter I
    Acrylic on khadi paper
    78 x 84 cm framed
    2009
  • Constant Birdsong I
    Acrylic on khadi paper
    78 x 84cm framed
    2010
  • Waves Of Insect I
    Acrylic on khadi paper
    78 x 84cm framed
    2010
  • MISTY RAIN CARRYING AIR I
    Acrylic on khadi paper
    78 x 84cm unframed
    2011
  • BIRD SONG Title Page, Each Season Page & One Print
    Season pages with one print each and title page open
    Bound book, edition of ten (collaboration with Kim Atkinson)
    24 x 100cm closed 2010
  • BIRD SONG Winter And Glossary Pages
    Winter pages and one bird glossary page
    Bound book, edition of ten (collaboration with Kim Atkinson)
    24 x 100cm closed 2010
  • BIRD SONG Title And Spring Final
    Spring pages and title page
    Bound book, edition of ten (collaboration with Kim Atkinson)
    24 x 100cm closed 2010
 
  • Dividingwaters
    mixed media on paper 56 x 76 cm unframed 1991
  • Earthtomb
    oil on canvas 58.5 x 68.5 cm 1991
  • Longriver
    mixed media on paper 57 x 80 triptych unframed 1992
  • Oldworld
    mixed media on paper 56 x 68.5 cm unframed 1991
  • Thegaze
    mixed media on paper 33 x 25.5 cm each unframed 1991
  • Worldofmemory
    triptych mixed media on paper 56 x 40.5 cm unframed each 1991
 
  • Turning
    mixed media on paper 86.5 x 117 cm unframed 1992
  • Letyoube
    mixed media paper 86.5 x 117 cm unframed 1992
  • Welcome
    mixed media on paper 86.5 x 117 cm unframed 1993
  • Boy
    mixed media on paper 86.5 x 117 cm unframed 1993
  • Movingon
    mixed media on paper 86.5 x 117 cm unframed 1993
  • Earthspirit
    oil on canvas 152.5 x 203 cm diptych 1993
  • Paradisetree
    oil on canvas 42 x 39 cm 1993
  • Paradisepoolfigures
    oil on canvas 114 x 94 cm 1993
  • Angelcherub
    oil on canvas 122 x 157.5 cm 1994
 
  • The Singing
    oil on canvas 114 x 169 cm 1998
  • The Offering
    oil on canvas 114 x 169 cm 1998
  • The Dark
    oil on canvas 114 x 169 cm 1998
  • The Light
    oil on canvas 114 x 169 cm 1999
  • Settingmoonrisingsun
    acrylic on paper 56.5 x 76 cm unframed 1999
  • Cominghome
    acrylic on paper 56.5 x 76 cm unframed 1999
  • Pushingwadingstill
    acrylic on paper 56.5 x 76 cm unframed 1999
  • Knowledgehope
    acrylic on paper 56.5 x 76 cm 2000