Brita Granström

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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[]

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[]

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]

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References[]

  1. ^ http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/arts-culture-news/brita-granstrom-takes-plunge-new-7861877
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/english-association/fellowship/list
  7. ^ http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/english-association/sigs/childrens-literature/authors/mickandbrita2013
  8. ^ (Inside the Big Wide World of Stories. Lindsey Fraser. The Scotsman. Tuesday 11 August 1998)

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