Trish Grantham : LuxQ

Trish Grantham

Posted by Contributor Posted on Oct - 10 - 2012

Trish Grantham was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She moved to Oregon in 1998 and started painting for the first time at age 28.

Trish resides in Portland with her Chihuahua Pablo and cats Georgia and Arlo Darling. Her creations can be purchased at Etsy and from Augen Gallery.

Trish has exhibited throughout the U.S., was exclusively represented by a New York Gallery, and has exhibited in Tokyo and Paris.

All of her paintings are originals and very unique. She collects vintage paper, which she uses as a background for some of her paintings. She starts with wood frames that are covered in the paper – it’s very important to know just how each page will react with different paint colors and resin. Layering the different styles of old paper and book pages in just the right way adds the perfect background to start painting.

In describing the creative process, Trish says “I love to spend time in the library going through the picture files and wildlife books getting ready to start new work. I don’t start with a sketch or a full idea I simply start with one character then begin to build from there. Watching the story unfold as if I am working from an old fable telling it as I go. I always look forward to the end result, seeing the narrative for the first time. My paintings continue to evolve and change as I do, I look forward to the evolution of both.”

Grantham has also been part of many national campaigns including: Urban Outfitters, Target, Converse, Adidas, Brooks, Visa, School of Visual Arts NY, and Starbucks.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 At a Loss for Words, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR (upcoming)
2011 Until We Are Ghosts, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2010 Talbet Gardens, Portland, OR
2009 Earth, Land, and Sea, Mark Woolley, Portland, OR
2009 Rare Devise, San Francisco, CA
2008 Troubled Waters, T&P Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Lab 101, Culver City, CA
2008,’04,‘03 New Work, Genuine Imitation Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Miami Art Fair, Miami, FL
2007 New York Art Fair, New York
2007 Gray Area Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 London Art Fair, London, England
2006 Love Letters Lost, Museum Works, Los Angeles, CA;
2006 Good and Sorry, Museum Works, New York, NY
2005 Cold Weather, Museum Works, Aspen, CO
2005 Museum Works, Los Angeles, CA
2005,’04,’03 New Work, Fancy, Seattle, WA
2005 Toast, Trouble and Tears, Pr1mary Space Gallery, Detroit, MI
2004,’03,’02 Stumptown, Portland, OR
2004 Lonesome Town, Seattle University, Seattle, WA
2004,‘03 Crowsenberg Gallery Space, Portland, OR
2004 Velocity Art And Design, Seattle, WA
2004,’03,’02.’01 Seaplane, Portland, OR
2003 The New Space Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 Bh Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 Fresh Produce, Anno Domini, – San Jose, CA
2002 Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
2000 Counter Culture, Portland, OR

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Miami Art Fair, Miami, FL
2007 New York Art Fair, New York, NY
2007 London Art Fair, London, England
2006 Grey Area Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 NYC Art Fair, New York, NY
2005 London Art Fair, London, UK
2005 Milk Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Carriage House Gallery, Austin, TX
2005 Lunar Boy Gallery, Astoria, OR
2005, ’04,’03 Compound Gallery, Portland, OR
2005, ’03 Newspace Gallery, Portland, OR
2004 RC Gallery, Portland, OR
2004 Plushtastrophy, Basil Hayward Gallery, Portland/ San Francisco
2004 Three Minutes of Happiness, Re:up show, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Motel Gallery, Portland, OR
2001 Meeting People, Brad Adkins Gallery, Portland, OR
1999 Counter Culture, Portland, OR

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Skinner, Marjorie, Trish Grantham at Land, The Portland Mercury, October 27, 2009 (illustrated)
Pease, Carmen. Who’s Who, How Design Magazine, August 2006, p 55 (illustrated)
Telford. Anne. Drawn Talent, Step Magazine, January/February 2006, pp 54
WW Editorial Staff, Best Ad Disguised as an Artist’s Statement, Willamette Week, August 10, 2005
Grannini, Melissa, A cute pain, Metro Times-Detroit, February 9, 2005 (illustrated)
Su-Jim Yim. Exhibit A: DIY Artists, The Oregonian, December 18, 2004, pp D1 & D4 (illustrated)
Relax Magazine, Tokyo, Japan, November 2003
Print Magazine, Design Annual Pick
NW Scuttle.com
Re:up (Los Angeles)
Lucky Magazine

COMMERCIAL WORK
Forever 21 T-shirt Line
American Greetings Card Line
Target – Trish Grantham T-Shirt Line
Urban Outfitters – Line of Printed Canvas and Journals
Brooks Sneakers Animated Commercial
Starbucks Ad Campaign
JanSport backpack collection
Billboard for VISA, Greenwich Village, NYC
Converse Billboard Converse Print Campaign
Portland Monthly
NY School of Visual Arts
Bonfire Snowboards
The Stranger Seattle (weekly Magazine)
The Wells Collective (Australia)
Lecture at PSU Adidas
3 Minders album covers
Convert Snow Boards