Pamela Granbery

Blossom

(2024) watercolor/cotton paper 8” x 10”

Spring Landscape

(2023) watercolor/cotton paper 8” x 10”

Closer

(2018) acrylic/unprimed canvas 10” x 14”

Lila Baby

(2018) acrylic/unprimed canvas 10” x 14”

Fire on the Water

watercolor/pastel/pencil/rag paper 28” x 34 1/2” framed

Twilight

watercolor 5” x 7”

Summer Sky

watercolor 27” x 35”

Untitled

acrylic/canvas 42” x 58”

Nile

10” x 14” acrylic/canvas (2018) SOLD

Savage & Holy Light

10” x 14” acrylic/canvas (2018)

Mars

acrylic/unprimed canvas (2018) 10” x 14”

Riptide

acrylic/unprimed canvas 10” x 14” (2018)

Dog Star

acrylic/unprimed canvas 10” x 14” (2018)

Night Visitors

acrylic/unprimed canvas 10” x 14” (2018)

Flow

acrylic/unprimed canvas 10” x 14” (2018)

Faultline

acrylic/unprimed canvas 11” x 8” (2018) SOLD

Lake Titicaca

acrylic/unprimed canvas 11x8” (2018)

Newport

acrylic/unprimed canvas 11” x 8” (2018)

Woodstock

acrylic/unprimed canvas 9” x 12” (2018)

Artist Statement

The ever-changing light and myriad of colors of the east and west Have been a source of inspiration in my work. I watch the light change on each continuous wave or on the desert sand. I see ritual symbols in the abstract shapes I make. While creating a piece of work I never know how it will turn out, if the wind is forceful or the shape is washed away by water. For me, seeing is an act of creation.

Interim Director , Liesel Paris Gallery, Borrego Springs, CA Sales 2010-2011
Director ,The Gallery at Franklin and Spring , Newport R.I. Sales, installation , 2006-2008, at Bellevue Avenue 2010-2015
CoCurator , "Pilgrims to Park Avenue " , Rosecliff , Newport R.I. Collection of family costumes : research, writing, exhibiting 2003-2005 , see web page of Preservation Society of Newport County- Co Curators Joya Granbery Hoyt ,Charles Burns, Paul Miller ,Rebecca Nesbitt, Collections shown 2005
Co-Director Co-Curator the Cleveland Gallery , Providence R.I. sales and installation 1989 - 1990
Assistant to Director, DuShane Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Sales, Receptionist 1987- 1989
Sales ,MOCA ,Los Angeles, CA Gift and Bookstore , responsible for some banking 1985-1988
Conservationist of art work for Los Angeles galleries , repairs, opinion of authenticity of art work - freelance 1985-1989
Assistant Director to Frank Brown, American Academy Rome, Italy - archaeological dig - Roman Forum . Set up museum of ancient art and artifacts,helped discover Etruscan village near the Tiber River 1968-1969
Receptionist ,Yale Art Gallery ,New Haven ,CT, Docent , sales ,setting up teaching museum of Etruscan art , lecture series - 1966-1967

College -

Assistant to the Director Dept. of Art Hunter College, New York City - organized MFA program for 160 incoming students. Wrote the application to receive MFA qualification. Worked with President Donna Shalala to find new student studio space . Also repaired antiques and made art deliveries . 1977 - 1981

Degrees -

BA Bennington College Art major and English minor

MFA Hunter College Combined Media First recipient MFA degree ,first MFA show , William Graf sculpture grant

Teaching -

RISD: Studio Design, Art History: Pueblo Design, History of Performance 1989-2001

Hunter College, Watercolor 1980

Grants -

Recipient - grants for studio art - Whitney Museum 1970, Skowhegan school of painting and sculpture 1967

NEA multimedia grant for SISTERS with Joya Granbery Hoyt 1982

NEA Interarts grant for Set Design - to Twyla Tharp, Wintergarden Theater and Victory Theater , 1980

Additional Teaching -

Co Director with Joya G. Hoyt - Outside The Box the Middle School Science and Art project - Borrego Springs public schools CA 2012 - 2015

Art History Background -

Pre historic art to post modern , Studied with Tony Smith, Sidney Tillim , Rosalind Krauss, Linda Nochlin, Ken Noland , Larry Poons , Lucy Lippard, Robert Morris ,Daniel Nagrin