Gregory Green
Associate Professor, Sculpture & Trans-Media
MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Phone: 813.974.2360
Email: ggreen@usf.edu
Office: FAH 243
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Gregory Green is internationally recognized for his challenging work and the numerous controversies it has spawned in the USA and Europe. Since the early 1980’s, Green has created multidisciplinary works and performances exploring systems of control and the evolution of individual and collective empowerment.
The artist’s work considers the use of violence, alternatives to violence, and the accessibility of information and technology as vehicles for social or political change. Referencing historical precedents and disturbingly anticipating various historical events, such as the tragedy of 9/11 and the Arab Spring, Green’s confrontational works expand the parameters between art and activism, culture and social commentary.
Professor Green was born in New York State, in 1959, and spent his childhood primarily in Europe. After 18 years in New York City, Green joined the faculty at the University of South Florida, in the fall of 2006 where he now resides and continues his challenging studio practice. Green attended undergraduate school at The Art Academy of Cincinnati and graduate school at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.