Current Exhibits
March 2020
National Youth Art Month
Welcome Gris Grimly
GRIS GRIMLY can be best described as a storyteller. For almost two decades, his distinctive style, displayed in many forms, has captivated a variety of loyal fans worldwide. Originally recognized for his dark yet humorous illustrations for young readers, Grimly continues to transcend as an artist through writing, conceptual art, contemporary painting, fashion design, and film.
Gris was born in a small Nebraska farming community in 1975. At the early age of four, his passion for drawing, unrestrained imagination, and ability to replicate images indicated a greater artistic potential. Even though his father was a conservative farmer, his parents fostered his interests in the arts and enrolled him in art classes locally as well as in the nearby city of Omaha. After high school, he continued his education at Concordia University; upon graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, he moved to Greater Los Angeles to find work as an illustrator.
Gris was born in a small Nebraska farming community in 1975. At the early age of four, his passion for drawing, unrestrained imagination, and ability to replicate images indicated a greater artistic potential. Even though his father was a conservative farmer, his parents fostered his interests in the arts and enrolled him in art classes locally as well as in the nearby city of Omaha. After high school, he continued his education at Concordia University; upon graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, he moved to Greater Los Angeles to find work as an illustrator.
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In addition, Gris has worked with Simon and Schuster, Chronicle, Random House, HarperCollins, and Scholastic. He has illustrated classics by Ray Bradbury, Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Washington Irving, as well as contemporary authors like Jon Scieszka, Joan Aiken and Neil Gaiman with the New York Times best selling book The Dangerous Alphabet.
He has also collaborated with big studios like Disney, DreamWorks and The Jim Henson Company as a character designer and production designer. 
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