Johnnie Griner

Johnnie Griner is a Walterboro, South Carolina native, who grew up in Grays, South Carolina.  He supported himself in the landscaping business, but his first love has always rested in the arts.  He now focuses full-time on painting and his passion has only grown. 

Griner first exhibited as a professional artist when he came to The Red Piano Too Art Gallery in the summer of 2007.  He was encouraged by The Red Piano Too Art Gallery to enter the juried “Emerging Artist Exhibit” at Penn Center during the 2007 Heritage Days Celebration. Griner’s art earned the Second Place Blue Ribbon for one of his Roosters.  Art is Griner’s passion—he has a strong sense of place, this is evidenced in his memory paintings of Lowcountry life.  The artist is a high-energy personality and spends hours lost in creating his paintings. Griner’s pleasure at selling his art seems more centered in sharing with others than from financial gain.

This enthusiastic creative man is a joy to be around.  He hopes that everyone will enjoy his pieces as much as he has enjoyed the journey in creating them.

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