Pnina Granirer (born April 11, 1935 in Brăila, Romania) is a Romanian-born Canadian painter and writer.
Pnina Granirer | |
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| Born | April 11, 1935 Brăila, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian-Canadian |
| Education | Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design |
| Known for | painter and writer |
| Notable work | Light within the Shadows; A Painter's Memoir |
Life
editIn 1944, as a child, Granirer witnessed the transport ready to take her and other Romanian Jews to the extermination camps. Her life was saved when the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive saw the Red Army drove out Nazi German forces. After World War II, Granirer's family were "sold" to Israel by the Romanian government.[1] She emigrated to Israel, where she attended the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. After completing her degree, she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1965.[2]
Career
editHer works have been exhibited and collected nationally and internationally.[2][3] Granirer founded the Artists in Our Midst, the first art walk in Vancouver, in 1993.[4][5] Her book, Light within the Shadows; A Painter's Memoir, was published in May 2017.[6][7]
Solo
edit| 1998-95 | In Search of EdenPrince George Art Gallery, Prince George, British Columbia; Torres Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1998 | Pnina Granirer - Celebrating a Life's Work, a 40 Year SurveyRichmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia |
| 1997 | SynchronicityOktavia Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1995 | Pacific ExchangesDr. Sun Yat Sen Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia
Pnina Granirer - 1985-1995, A Survey Zack Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1993 | JuxtapositionsRichmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia
Heart of Stone Art Centre of New Westminster, New Westminster, British Columbia |
Group
edit| 1998 | Art '98Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 1997 | Ars Mundi - 4th International Conference of the Visual ArtsVancouver, British Columbia |
| 1997-93 | Artists in Our MidstVancouver, British Columbia |
| 1996 | Quay Gallery - Gibsons, British Columbia
A Child's View Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, British Columbia |
| 1995 | A Jewish Beaux ArtsZack Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia |
References
edit- ^ "Holocaust survivor and artist shares her incredible journey in new memoir". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ a b "Pnina Granirer". Les Femmes artistes du Canada Women Artists in Canada. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Llega "Lendas", de Pnina Graniert". La Voz de Galicia (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- ^ "West of Main Art Walk marks a quarter-century of Artists in Our Midst". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- ^ "What We Do, Who We Are and Why it matters". Artists in Our Midst. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "Vancouver artist Pnina Granirer on her new memoir". CBC. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- ^ "Pnina Granirer". Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "Pnina Granirer". Retrieved May 9, 2021.