“I knew that Denny was not the president of an art college that also made paintings or, for that matter, a painter that has somehow become a community arts leader but rather a native melding of the two.”
About
Dennison W. Griffith (1952-2016), the third President of the Columbus College of Art and Design, was appointed to the position in May 1998, and retired after sixteen years of service in June 2014. During his presidency, he oversaw the doubling of the size of the campus, the erection of the College’s iconic ten-story-high ART sculpture as well as growth in CCAD’s academic, community outreach and exhibition programs. A Master of Fine Arts program was added, and the college moved to incorporate business curricula to the art and design curricula during his tenure.
For the decade prior to his appointment to CCAD, he worked at the Columbus Museum of Art in several capacities including Deputy Director. He also served on the boards of The Columbus Partnership, Experience Columbus, and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASDA)—the leading accreditation agency for the art and design field in this country.
Alongside his administrative career, Griffith maintained a vigorous commitment to his work as an artist. His work has been included in more than 90 group and solo exhibitions domestically and abroad. He is represented in the collections of public institutions such as The Butler Institute of American Art, The Columbus Museum of Art, the Columbus Metropolitan Library, and the China Academy of Art (Hangzhou, China). He earned his Master of Fine Arts from The Ohio State University (1994) and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University (1974).
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Representation
Sarah Gormley Gallery - Columbus, OH
917.603.0813 - Sarah@sarahgormleygallery.com
