Oona Grimes

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Oona Grimes

RA
Born1957 (age 6667)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Known forPainting, drawing
Elected Royal Academy of Arts (2023)

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

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Biography

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

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]

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