Synopsis
Grace Gardner can make colours dance. She
spreads great joy through her vibrant and
innovative paintings. Through a long and
distinguished career Grace has embraced a wide
variety of art - African art, Surrealism and Pop Art.
However, it is as an abstract painter that she is
now chiefly known.
Grace is a regular visitor and supporter of
Falmouth Art Gallery and in 2004 she generously
donated a selection of her seminal paintings to the
town's collection. Like people, paintings change
with the company they keep, and it is interesting
to see how nineteenth century masterpieces in
Falmouth's collection by Waterhouse, Burne-Jones,
Hemy and Tuke have all taken on a new life when
hung next to a Grace Gardner abstract. It
continues to be a great pleasure to display her
paintings in the gallery and to see the sparkle on
people's faces, young and old, whilst they enjoy
them.
In this superbly illustrated book, containing over 100
major works and many drawings and etchings, the
artists tells her fascinating life story set against the
background of her `Life in Art'.
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About the Author
Born in the 1920s Grace Gardner's
dedication to art began in her native
America inspired by visits to theThe Art
Institute of Chicago where she was
taken as a child by her father, and later
attended as a student. Her childhood
interest grew into a lifelong passion,
developed and encouraged further by
visits to Europe and the Far East.
Etching and painting has formed the
backbone of Grace's work but she has
always been open to new techniques
and influences, often inspired by fellow
artists whom she met and admired.
A permanent move to Cornwall in 1982
brought her in close contact with many
of the important figures in British art
who had made St Ives their home.
Her collection of works by these artists,
among them RoyWalker, Paul Feiler,
GillWatkiss and Michael Praed has recently
been donated to the Falmouth
Art Gallery. Grace continues to live
and work in Cornwall from her studio
in Flushing.
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