Gerd Metzdorff (2020), Christos Dikeakos, Courtesy of the artist

Join Griffin Art Projects and The Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver in conversation with collectors Grant Mann and David Birdsall for a virtual discussion revolving around the collection of Gerd Metzdorff. Building on one of Griffin Art Project’s mandates to make privately held art collections accessible to the public, this ongoing series is presented in partnership with the Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver.

Ranging from drawing, painting, photography, installation and sculpture, Gerd Metzdorff's collection was drawn together over a period of more than forty years. Originally derived through the modest means of saving the per diems provided to him by the airline where he was employed as a steward starting in the late seventies, Merzdorff purchased work by some of the most important European, American and Canadian artists working today.