Hi. My name is Irma Grant. I'm a visual artist and teacher. I was born and raised in the Netherlands, lived in Canada and Sweden, and studied in France before moving to the United States of America.
My life's journey is chronicled in my art. I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. While backpacking around the world, I kept an artistic journal of the people and the places that inspired me. Visiting temples and churches, sleeping in palaces and mud huts, walking though deserts and rain forests, all kindled my desire to capture the experience in unforgettable images. Documenting my travels through artistic representations inspired me to start pursuing art at a professional level.
Multicultural and nature themes dominate my art and outlook. Like a good book, my paintings visually narrate stories. Every image presents a new adventure: a means to express some of my favorite memories, moments and experiences.
I have exhibited my art at various group, solo, juried and non-juried art exhibitions and my work can be found in private and public art collections in the United States, Canada, South Africa and China.

EXHIBITIONS

SOLO

2019     Boats, Nonni's Bistro, Pleasanton, CA
2018     The Red Lantern, Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton, CA
2016     Variety, Nonni’s Bistro, Pleasanton, CA

GROUP

2017     African Portraits I-IV, Soul Searching: The spirit of Africa and the Diaspora, Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton CA
2008    African Goddess, Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Members Shows, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary NC
2007    Indian Girl, Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Members Shows, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary NC
2006    Masked Dancer I, Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Members Shows, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary NC
2005    Indian Raja, Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Members Shows, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary NC
2004    Mother and Child, Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Members Shows, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary NC

JURIED

2018    Maasai Walking: Fine Arts exhibit, 2018 Alameda County Fair, CA
2017    Boat I, Fresh Works VII: Juried Exhibition, Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA
2003   Mbuti Pygmee, Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Cary Ballet Conservatory, Cary, NC
2002   Chili Mama, World Quilt Competition, Greensboro, NC