Brita Granström

Brita Granström (born 1969) is a Swedish artist who graduated from Konstfack Stockholm in 1994 and now lives and works between Great Britain and her homeland as a painter and illustrator.

Painting

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In 2011 Granström's self-portrait Mother of Four was bought by The Ruth Borchard Collection. A major solo exhibition Life in Landscape opened in London at Kings Place Gallery and toured to The University Gallery in Newcastle in 2012 under the title A Breath of Fresh Air.[1] Recent exhibitions include The Night Swimmer (2014)[2] at The University Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sea Salt & Sourdough[3] (2015) at The Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh. She is represented by Thompson's Galleries Aldeburgh.

Illustration

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Granström was shortlisted for the ALMA (Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award), in 2013 and 2014 for her children's books.[4] The ALMA is the largest children's literature award in the world.[5] She was elected as a Fellow of the English Association in May 2011.[6] As a children's book illustrator, Granström often collaborates with her associate and partner, Mick Manning. They have produced various children's titles, such as Charlie's War Illustrated (Frances Lincoln) - winner of the 2014 English Association Award.[7] Taff in the WAAF, their book about Manning's mother's war service for Bletchley Park, won the English Association Award in 2011. In 1998 The Scotsman newspaper wrote: "Mick Manning and Brita Granström's approach to non-fiction for younger children has revolutionised our bookshelves".[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brita Granstrom takes the plunge with new exhibition on Tyneside - The Journal". www.thejournal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Brita Granstrom: The Night Swimmer". Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Sea Salt & Sour Dough | Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh". Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ^ "The Mentors : Picture Hooks". Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Good Literature Gives the Child a Place in the World... - ALMA". Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. ^ "List of Fellows — University of Leicester". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Children's Literature Interest Group: Interview with Mick Manning and Brita Granström 2013 — University of Leicester". www2.le.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015.
  8. ^ (Inside the Big Wide World of Stories. Lindsey Fraser. The Scotsman. Tuesday 11 August 1998)
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