Introduction
Oona Grimes RA (born 1957) is a British artist and lecturer.
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. She lives in Hackney, London. Grimes has been a visiting lecturer at the Slade, the Ruskin School of Fine Art in Oxford and at the University of the Arts.
In December 2023, Grimes was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Artwork and exhibitions
Grimes draws, etches, paints and has made animations and films.
In 2018 Grimes was the recipient of a Bridget Riley fellowship.
Her themes have included Sigmund Freud and John Dee. She has worked with Iain Sinclair.
Exhibitions have included Uncanny Tales (2005), Hail the new Etruscan #2 (2018) and A Way of Seeing (2020).
Works by Grimes are held in the New Hall Art Collection, the British Museum and the New York Public Library.
Bibliography
- Uncanny Tales (2005, catalogue)