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". She lives and works in Harlem, New York.

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 and on occasion created Catholic shrines in the abandoned lots of Brooklyn with her brother. 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.

Work

Grant's works feature fabulist narratives in painting and drawing. Amalgamating images from a variety of sources, ranging from comics to art historical reference books, she creates imagistic stories that investigate cultural identity, race and politics.

Awards and fellowships

Among the honors which Deborah Grant has earned are:

William H. Johnson Prize (2011)

Selected exhibitions

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

• The Drawing Center, New York, USA Christ You Know it Ain't Easy!! (2014)
• Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, USA Deborah Grant: Bacon, Egg, Toast in Lard (2009)
• Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, USA The Old Weird America (2008)
• 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)

• "Deborah Grant". artnet. Retrieved 25 February 2016. 
• "Deborah Grant: Bacon, Egg, Toast in Lard". BAMPFA. The Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 26 February 2016. 
• 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. 

Collections

Grant's work is held in permanent collections including:

• Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, USA

• "Browse Artists in the Collection: G". Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Duke University. Retrieved 27 February 2016.