Artist Bio
Illustrative artist Annie Griffeth is multifaceted artist, producing drawings in pen and ink, and paintings in acrylic and oil paint. Her style is influenced by vintage and retro art, and features a limited color palette, as well as her signature hatch marks which making her pieces unmistakable.
Her paintings feature the same illustrative details as her drawings but with the playful addition of magical realism and contrasting flat and thick paint.
Annie communicates using color, pattern, symbols, and geometric forms in works that are heavily influenced by her love of psychology, symbology, and The Hero's Journey.
The powerful message and modern style of Annie’s contemporary art has attracted a growing list of private collectors, corporate collaborations, and media spotlights.
Most recently, Annie worked with Harllee Early Childhood Center in Dallas to create four Harry Potter style house crests for the school, which are worn by the students and staff. She was also asked by Italian fashion house, Etro, to create a custom painting inspired by their Spring 2021 collection. Her painting was revealed at the Spring launch and displayed in their Highland Park Village location. Annie also created 12 custom illustrations for the Porter Pub in Hattiesburg, MS, which are displayed on cans of their 12 house brewed beers, as well as on menus and merchandise.
Annie has been featured in several publications including D Magazine, 817 Home, Visit Dallas, Paper City, Culture Map, Lakewood Advocate, Park Cities The Good Life, My Sweet Charity, and Voyage Dallas. Her work was selected for the 2022 edition of ArtFolio, a tabletop book dedicated to featuring “the best in abstract and contemporary work” as well as art-zine, Numb: The Typography Issue, by Douglass King.
Annie is one of the four founding members of the ALG Collective, a multi-artist studio and showroom located in the heart of the Design District in Dallas, Texas, and was a Resident Artist from 2019-2022. She created and showed her work at the ALG's 1302 Dragon Street location alongside fellow artists Anna Curnes, Melissa Ellis, and Christi Meril.
Currently, she works from her home studio sharing her love of creating by sharing free art lessons on Instagram (@anniegriffeth) and TikTik (@anniegriffeth). You can find her work HERE , however she is also represented by the Greyhound Gallery in Amarillo, Texas.
Annie loves her community and volunteers her time, talents, and resources to various organizations throughout Dallas. In 2019, she and her husband were Gala Co-Chairs for Equest's record-breaking, Arabian Nights-themed gala. In 2020, Annie and her ALG Collective studio mates took the helm as the Art Chairs for Dwell with Dignity's biggest fundraiser of the year, Thrift Studio. In 2022, Annie served on the Underwriting Committee for Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. Closing out 2022, Annie Co-Chaired the 10th Anniversary luncheon for Sons of the Flag, an organization that is revolutionizing burn care and quality of life for veterans, first responders, and their families, with her husband Teal, who himself is a veteran after serving in the Army as a Green Beret for 7 years.
Annie participates yearly in Kappa Tablescapes, creating a fantasy table for the two-day event sponsored by the Dallas Alumnae Association of Kappa Kappa Gamma. They “bring together Dallas' finest designers, florists, and retailers to raise funds” that benefit a group of non-profit agencies which are carefully selected by the Board.
In addition to art and community projects, Annie has served on the Board of the Junior Group of the Dallas Women’s Garden Club, serving as a chairman for 3 consecutive years. She loves to hang with her fellow creatives in her free time, going to art events, concerts, and plays. She has four cats, Princess Cutie Pie, Cheeseburger, Neptune, and Apollo and lives with her husband in Dallas, Texas. Her hobbies include traveling, reading, hot yoga, and dancing.