Oona Grimes

Oona Grimes
RA
Born1957 (age 66–67)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Known forPainting, drawing
ElectedRoyal Academy of Arts (2023)

Oona Grimes RA (born 1957) is a British artist and lecturer.

Biography[edit]

Grimes was born in London and attended the Norwich School of Art from 1982 to 1986 and the Slade School of Fine Art between 1986 and 1988.[1] She lives in Hackney, London.[2] Grimes has been a visiting lecturer at the Slade, the Ruskin School of Fine Art in Oxford and at the University of the Arts.[1]

In December 2023, Grimes was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in London.[3]

Artwork and exhibitions[edit]

Grimes draws, etches, paints and has made animations and films.[2][4][5][6][7]

In 2018 Grimes was the recipient of a Bridget Riley fellowship.[8][9]

Her themes have included Sigmund Freud and John Dee.[10][better source needed][11] She has worked with Iain Sinclair.[5]

Exhibitions have included Uncanny Tales (2005), Hail the new Etruscan #2 (2018) and A Way of Seeing (2020).[4][12][13][14]

Works by Grimes are held in the New Hall Art Collection, the British Museum and the New York Public Library.[15][16]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Uncanny Tales (2005, catalogue)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
  2. ^ a b Birch, Sarah (10 August 2020). "Unstilled Life: Artist Animations 1980-2020, Tintype Gallery, exhibition review: 'Oneiric and thought-provoking'". Hackney Citizen. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Oona Grimes | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Holland, Michael (18 December 2018). "Hail the New Etruscan #2". The Weekender. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b Prachi More (31 October 2017). Actors and Networks in the Megacity: A Literary Analysis of Urban Narratives. transcript Verlag. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-3-8394-3834-3. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. ^ Alexia Tala (30 March 2009). Installations and Experimental Printmaking. A&C Black. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-0-7136-8807-8. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  7. ^ Ann Norfield (26 August 2019). Etching: An Artist's Guide. Crowood. pp. 374–. ISBN 978-1-78500-616-6. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Oona Grimes /Hail the New Etruscan #3". The Bower. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ^ "The Bridget Riley Fellowship". The Bridget Riley Art Foundation. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ Grimes, Oona (17 July 2016). "Blog: Oona Grimes". The Big Issue. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  11. ^ Catherine Lampert (2009). In Between the Lines: Recent British Drawings. Trinity Contemporary. ISBN 978-0-9562539-0-3. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Rugby Art Gallery exhibiting 'Uncanny Tales'". Design Week. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Rego, Pacheco, Hanselaar & Grimes - Uncanny Tales In Rugby". Culture 24. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  14. ^ Davies, Lucy (9 June 2020). "Home is where the art is: our guide to what to look at this week". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Oona Grimes". New Hall Art Collection. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Oona Grimes". British Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

External links[edit]

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