Pnina Granirer
Romanian-Canadian painter and author (born 1935)
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Pnina Granirer (born April 11, 1935 in Brăila, Romania) is a Romanian-born Canadian painter and writer.
Pnina Granirer | |
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| Born | April 11, 1935 Brăila, Romania |
| Education | Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design |
| Known for | painter and writer |
| Notable work | Light within the Shadows; A Painter's Memoir |
Life
In 1944, as a child, Granirer witnessed the transport ready to take her and other Romanian Jews to the extermination camps. Her life was saved when the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive saw the Red Army drove out Nazi German forces. After World War II, Granirer's family were "sold" to Israel by the Romanian government.[1] She emigrated to Israel, where she attended the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. After completing her degree, she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1965.[2]
Career
Her works have been exhibited and collected nationally and internationally.[2][3] Granirer founded the Artists in Our Midst, the first art walk in Vancouver, in 1993.[4][5] Her book, Light within the Shadows; A Painter's Memoir, was published in May 2017.[6][7]
Selected exhibitions
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Solo
| 1998-95 | In Search of Eden Prince George Art Gallery, Prince George, British Columbia; Torres Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1998 | Pnina Granirer - Celebrating a Life's Work, a 40 Year Survey Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia |
| 1997 | Synchronicity Oktavia Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1995 | Pacific Exchanges Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
Pnina Granirer - 1985-1995, A Survey Zack Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1993 | Juxtapositions Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia
Heart of Stone Art Centre of New Westminster, New Westminster, British Columbia |
Group
| 1998 | Art '98 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1997 | Ars Mundi - 4th International Conference of the Visual Arts Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1997-93 | Artists in Our Midst Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1996 | Quay Gallery - Gibsons, British Columbia
A Child's View Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia |
| 1995 | A Jewish Beaux Arts Zack Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |