Gregory Ferrand - Narrative Painter
Gregory Ferrand received a degree in film from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1997 and promptly headed off to Buenos Aires, Argentina to teach English to business people. While living there he kept an illustrated journal in which he experimented with different media and recorded his observations about the culture and people around him. In doing so, he came to understand two things about himself: 1). that he was a painter and 2). that he was fascinated by the subtext of human interactions. He returned to the States in early 2000 and began painting seriously.
Gregory pulls on influences as wide ranging as comics, Mexican muralists, and 1950's fashion to create paintings that reveal the beauty of living. His background in film is evident in the strong use of narrative he employs to tell stories about characters and situations that do, have, and will exist; gently unmasking the psychological or emotional state of the subject, inviting the viewer to share and/or identify.
Gregory is currently represented by the Adah Rose Gallery and Evoke Contemporary.
Additionally, in 2021, Gregory was commissioned by Tyler, the Creator to paint the alternative album cover (the vinyl edition) for his Grammy award winning album "Call Me If You Get Lost." In 2023, Tyler, the Creator used that same painting by Gregory for the official cover (both digital and vinyl) of his album "Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale."
