Artist Statement:
The Circle of Life found in Native American Culture influences the artist’s paintings. The artist uses circular and organic shapes to connect all elements of nature. She works on wood, panel, canvas or constructed forms. Her paintings are based on Native American Spirituality and the belief that all life forms depend on each other and live in harmony with one another to exist peacefully within the Circle of life.
Education:
- The Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA - BS Art Education.
- The Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA - Graduate courses in painting.
- Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, MA - Independent study with Iso Papo, Chairman Fine Arts Department.
- The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA - Advanced painting courses.
- Boston University, Boston, MA - MFA Art Education. Minor in oil painting.
Professional experience:
1995-2009 - Organized island art shows at the West Chop Club on Martha’s Vineyard. MA - Used commission money to purchase art for the club’s permanent collection.
2004-2006 - Organized art auctions at Featherstone Center for the Arts, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
West Chop Beach
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 Rowe's Wharf
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Exhibitions:
2009 |
- Carol Craven Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
- Providence Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
- Gallery 599, Sausalito, CA
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Copley Society, Boston, MA – Winner of mural contest with partner, Thomas Larson for a 45-foot mural on the outside wall of Stop and Shop market, Vineyard Haven, MA
- 18-foot mural in Uganda with students at the Beacon of Hope College in Seroti, Uganda.
- Affiliated artist:
A. Jain Marunouchi Gallery, New York City, NY
Saatchi Online Gallery, London, England
Represented by the Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NY |
Anne teaching art to students in Uganda. She will be giving 25% of 2009 holiday season sales towards a scholarship for a student from the Beacon of Hope College to a university in Uganda.
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2008 |
- The Copley Society, Boston, MA
- Carol Craven Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
- The Depot Square Gallery, Lexington, MA
- The Providence Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
- Daniels Gallery, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Jamaica Plain, MA
- Jensen Fine Arts, Brookline, MA |
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2007 |
- The Copley Society. 145 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital. Yawkey Building, Boston, MA (Installation of prints)
- Jensen Fine Arts, Brookline, MA
- Old Sculpin Gallery, Edgartown, MA
- Gallery 500, Weston, MA
- Oyster Bar, Oak Bluffs, MA |
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2006 |
- Hastings on the Court, Sarasota, FL
- Landau Gallery, Belmont Hill School, Belmont, MA (One Woman Retrospective Show)
- Beantown Physio, Brookline, MA (Installation of Red Sox prints)
- Old Sculpin Gallery, Edgartown, MA
- Boston Art. Boston, MA
- Featherstone Center for the Arts, Four Woman Artists. Oak Bluffs, MA
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Risen Earth
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2005 |
- The St. George Gallery, Boston, MA
- Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, MA – “Red Sox Impossible Dream Series,”
(One Woman Show)
- Hastings in the Alley, Oak Bluffs, MA |
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2004 |
- The St. George Gallery, Boston, MA
- Old Sculpin Gallery, Edgartown, MA
- Kennedy Gallery, Edgartown, MA |
Living Worlds
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2003 |
- Artist of the month - December, Corners Frame Shop, Needham, MA |
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2002 |
- Boston Frameworks. St. James Place. Boston, MA (Giclee prints)
- Kingdom Fine Arts Gallery. Boston, MA (Three-person show)
- The Old Sculpin Gallery, Edgartown, MA
- Exclusive for Giclee Prints, Kennedy Gallery, Edgartown, MA |
Big Pier Rocks
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2001 |
- The Kingdom Fine Arts Gallery, Boston, MA (Women artist’s show) |
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2000 |
- Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, MA (Water Media Show) |
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1999 |
- Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs, MA (Juried landscape show) |
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Anne D. Grandin
42 Lawrence Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
angrandin@aol.com
anne@grandinart.com
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About The Gallery At First Parish
The Gallery At First Parish opened September 17, 2000.
Its purpose, as described by the founders:
The mission of The Gallery At First Parish is to add another dimension
to the spiritual fabric of our lives by exhibiting the work of visual artists
who seek to contribute to a deeper understanding of the human condition.
The Gallery is intended to be a service to the parish, the artist and the
wider community.
It is open to the public without charge 9 AM – 4 PM weekdays, and
9 AM – 12:30 PM Sundays.
Interested parties may also call the Church Office (781-893-7798) for
other possible viewing times.
Gallery exhibits are listed in the First Parish
Event Calendar.
Gallery Exhibits
Gallery Committee
Mary Jo Rines
Diana Bonner
Ginnie Hibbard
Karen MacDuffie
Winky Merrill
Sylvia Whitman, Chair
Tom Wintle
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