Born: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; died: Toronto, Canada

Painter in watercolour and oils; graphic artist, illustrator, teacher and print maker.

Studied at the Vancouver School of Art under Charles H. Scott. Moved to England and studied at the Slade School of Art (1928). Also studied at the Royal College of Art and the Central School of Arts & Crafts.

Griffith's studies in London were interrupted by the outbreak of war in 1939. During WWII Griffith worked with the “Air-raid Precautions” and joined the Red Cross. He joined the Royal Navy as an interpreter (after learning Russian) under the rank of Sub-Lieutenant. From 1942 until the end of the war he was stationed in Murmansk and Archangel. In 1946 Griffith returned to Canada where he worked as a graphic artist and wood engraver. Later studied in Toronto at the Ontario College of Art with Frederick Hagan. Paintings were influenced by European modern artists and the work of David Milne. Griffith exhibited work at the Brooklyn Museum, USA (1959); Tokyo, Japan (1957); Art Gallery of Hamilton (1960) and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (1962). He taught art at Toronto at the Western Technical School, the Artists' Workshop, Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Ontario College of Art, and Central Technical School.