2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Community engagement and social justice
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Ada Siobhan Griffin
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Murals
Painting/works on paper/printmaking
Digital/photography
Disco Mural, 2025, NBQ spray paint on concrete wall, 6.5′ x 15.’ Painted live at Color Park as part of the Slammin’ Cans Mural Competition.
Inwood Mural, 2021, acrylic paint on brick wall, 10′ x 20.’ Designed with permission from Alisha B. Wormsley.
Newspaper Collage (Joy), 2021, large-scale vinyl print of newspaper clippings, sheet music, USPS labels, oil paint, and paste on Manila envelope, 5′ x 8.’ Created for a temporary outdoor installation of the University of Pittsburgh’s Black Lives in Focus exhibition.
Disconnected, 2020, digital collage of gouache paint and salt crystal paintings. Created in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and inspired by a story in the archive about patient advocacy and resilience.
Playbill Design: THIS TITLE SHALL REMAIN WORKING, 2025, playbill design featuring hand-painted watercolor and ink sketch, 5″ x 8.5.” Commissioned by playwright a.k. payne for their residency at the August Wilson Archive at the University of Pittsburgh.
About the Artist
Ada Siobhan Griffin is an artist and educator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her practice focuses on history and healing, with a studio arts foundation and an extensive teaching practice. In 2017, Ada graduated from Pittsburgh CAPA’s Visual Arts department and subsequently earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Yale University in 2022. Since then, she has focused on painting and teaching studio art, leading programming in places ranging from public preschools to world-class museums to nursing homes. Ada has designed custom curricula for neurodivergent students and those impacted by trauma, and completed post-graduate coursework in art therapy. Ada has led several public art projects on behalf of local institutions including the Frick Pittsburgh, the ARThouse, the Carnegie Library, the Warhol, and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. In 2021, she completed her first public mural project in Homewood, supported by artists Vanessa German and Alisha B. Wormsley.
Photo by Coral Ortiz
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- B.A. in History of Art, Yale University, 2021
- Mandatory Reporter Training, 2024
- Conflict Deescalation Training, 2024
- State and Federal Child Abuse Clearances, 2024
- American Sign Language Proficiency (L3), 2021
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
Yes
Teaching Artist
Yes, all ages
Joined the Directory
May 2026
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“To me, public art is a gift for both the creator and the viewers, created with and for each other and the world around us. To make artwork in public reminds others of the power of their own agency and ability to make change.”
Ada Siobhan Griffin
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
