Greg Ludlow is a Canadian artist and teacher who lives in London, Ontario. Born in Toronto and educated at The University of Western Ontario in the late 1970s, his art practice has focused on painting and mixed media for over 30 years. He has also created and exhibited  sculptures, videos and installations.  Greg Ludlow received his MFA at NSCAD in  the early 1980s.  He has exhibited across Canada in group and one-person exhibitions  at such galleries as  The Glenbow Museum, The Art Gallery of Windsor, Museum London and Mercer Union.  Ludlow has taught at The University of Western Ontario, NSCAD  and for the Thames Valley District School Board. He has presented workshops at numerous colleges, museums and galleries and is included in over 50 private collections. Artist Statement: Many of these paintings reflect my interest in roles, relationships and our goals within the context  of day to day life.  Interpersonal communication and reflection are prevalent themes.  The images of trophies are particularly common in my recent paintings as reminders of our past or current aspirations and what we see as symbols of success in different cultural contexts.  Other work deals more directly with failure and regret.  I often use the human form,  depicted using contour line or silhouette so that they are anonymous.  This anonymity is meant to facilitate a sense of personal recognition and situational empathy in the viewer. Many of the paintings also include familiar images of objects such as bones, maps and boxes which are used symbolically.  Activities such as juggling balls or spinning plates denote the challenges of contemporary life. Trained as a painter, I am also engaged with the formal elements of painting.  These works are built of layers of colour and images within structured compositions. Images are visible on the surface or are partially visible fragments seen within the layers of colour below the surface. Usually under-painted in acrylic and collage material and completed in oil paint.

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