Deborah Grant (artist)

Deborah Grant is a Canadian-born African-American artist noted for her work in painting and collage, particularly for her series "Random Select".[1] She lives and works in Harlem,[2] New York.

Deborah Grant
Born1968
Toronto, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater
  • Columbia College (BFA)
  • Tyler School of Art (MFA)
Known forContemporary art, collage
AwardsWilliam H. Johnson Prize

Early life and education

Grant was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1968 and spent the first four years of her life in Canada. She was raised Catholic[1] and on occasion created Catholic shrines in the abandoned lots of Brooklyn with her brother.[3] Grant received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in painting from Columbia College Chicago in 1996. She received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from Tyler School of Art in 1999.[4] After completing her MFA, Grant completed a summer residency at Skowhagen School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhagen, Maine.[5] From 2002-2003, she was an artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem.[5]

Work

Grant's works feature fabulist narratives[1] in painting and drawing. Amalgamating images from a variety of sources, ranging from comics to art historical reference books,[6] she creates imagistic stories that investigate cultural identity, race and politics.[6] Ranging from explosive flurries of color and collage to simpler compositions that address singular concepts, Grant explores within her work: "...[T]he idea of constant information bombardment or the chaos in the back of our minds juxtaposed with what is happening physically in front of us."[7]

Awards and fellowships

Deborah Grant was awarded the William H. Johnson Prize in 2011.[8]

Selected exhibitions

Grant's work has been featured in exhibitions at numerous galleries and institutions including:[9]

  • The Drawing Center, New York, USA Christ You Know it Ain't Easy!! (2014)[5]
  • Institute for Research in Art at the University of South Florida, Florida, USA Making Sense (2014)[10]
  • Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, USA Deborah Grant: Bacon, Egg, Toast in Lard (2009)[11]
  • Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, USA The Old Weird America (2008)[12]
  • P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, USA Emergency Room Show (2007)
  • Alexandre Pollazzon Ltd, London, United Kingdom Welcome To My World (2007)
  • Esso Gallery, New York, USA Arte Povera Now and Then (2007)
  • University of Arkansas, Little Rock, USA Taking Possession (2007)
  • Roebling Hall, New York, USA a gin cure (2006)
  • Steve Turner Gallery, Beverly Hills, USA a gin cure (2006)
  • The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, USA Freestyle (2001)
  • Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, USA Freestyle (2001)

Collections

Grant's work is held in permanent collections including:

References
  1. Walleston, Aimee (28 January 2014). "Deborah Grant Plays Matchmaker". Art in America. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. Welch, John (4 August 2014). "Deborah Grant, A Master of Reinvention". International Review of African American Art. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. Maxwell, Dwight (2005). "Still in the Chicken Coop: A Conversation with Visual Artist Deborah Grant" (PDF). Calabash A Journal of Caribbean Arts and Letters. 3 (1). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. "Deborah Grant bio". Steve Turner. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. Valentine, Victoria. "5 Candid Comments: Deborah Grant on Navigating the Art World". Culture Type.
  6. "Deborah Grant: Christ You Know it Ain't Easy!!". The Drawing Center. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. "Deborah Grant, A Master of Reinvention :: IRAAA". iraaa.museum.hamptonu.edu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. "2011 Johnson Prize Winner: Deborah Grant". The William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  9. "Deborah Grant". artnet. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  10. "Making Sense: Rochelle Feinstein, Deborah Grant, Iva Gueorguieva, Dona Nelson". Institute for Research in Art at the University of South Florida.
  11. "Deborah Grant: Bacon, Egg, Toast in Lard". BAMPFA. The Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  12. Waddell, Stacy Lynn. "In Her Own Time: a Conversation with Deborah Grant". Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Duke University. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  13. "Browse Artists in the Collection: G". Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Duke University. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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