Oona Grimes
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Oona Grimes | |
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| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) London, England |
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| Known for | Painting, drawing |
| Spouse | Tony Grisoni |
| Father | Stephen B. Grimes |
| Relatives | Teresa Grimes (sister) |
| Elected | Royal Academy of Arts (2023) |
Oona Grimes RA (born 1957) is a British artist and visiting lecturer.
Oona Grimes grew-up in Notting Hill Gate, West London, and attended Holland Park Comprehensive. She is the daughter of the production designer and art director Stephen B. Grimes.[1] She studied at Norwich School of Art from 1982 to 1986 and the Slade School of Fine Art between 1986 and 1988.[2] She lives in Hackney, London,[3] with her partner Tony Grisoni.[4] Grimes has been a visiting lecturer at the Slade, the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford and at the University of the Arts London.[2]
Her sister, Teresa Grimes (born July 1954) is a filmmaker, writer and art gallery director, who co-founded Tintype Gallery (2010–20), Essex Road, in 2010, becoming its sole director in 2014.[5]
In December 2023, Oona Grimes was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in London.[6]
Artwork and exhibitions
Grimes draws, etches, paints and has made animations and films.[3][7][8][9][10]
In 2018 Grimes was the recipient of a Bridget Riley fellowship.[11][12]
Her themes have included Sigmund Freud and John Dee.[13][better source needed][14] She has worked with Iain Sinclair.[8]
Exhibitions have included Uncanny Tales (2005), Hail the new Etruscan #2 (2018) and A Way of Seeing (2020).[7][15][16][17]
Works by Grimes are held in the New Hall Art Collection, the British Museum and the New York Public Library.[18][19]
