SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort, St. Lucia
2015 Flowers ‘n Fruit, Whole Foods Market, Oakville
2012 Floravision, The Inner Gallery, Bois d’Orange, St. Lucia
2010 Hibiscus‘n Bananas, Blue Roots Art Studio, Open Studio, Burlington
2000 St. Lucia Week Art Exhibition, St. Lucia Tourist Board, Toronto City Hall, Toronto
1998 Jungle Rhythms, Atrium Cafe, Henderson General Hospital, Hamilton
1998 Caribbean Imagery, Gallery on the 5th, Hamilton Central Library, Hamilton
1997 Kaleidoscope, Hamilton Cultural & Ethnic Mosaic Association, Jackson Sq. Mall, Hamilton
1996 Aquavisions, Sunset Motors Ltd, St. Lucia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected from 2010-present, for brevity)
2018
New Year’s Levee with MPP Eleanor McMahon and MP Karina Gould, live painting at Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington
2017
Tamara Kwapich, Donna Grandin, and Helen Griffiths Group Exhibition, Williams Cafe Fresh, 1250 Brant St., Burlington
Guild Christmas Sale, Arts Burlington, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington
Small is Beautiful, Burlington Fine Arts Association, Fireside Room, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington
Culture Days, Doors Open Burlington, live painting at Halton Mosque, Burlington
CariFestArt, Fringe event of Carifesta XIII, Gallery of Caribbean Art, Barbados
Night Garden, Lost in Books, community-engaged temporary public art installation, Burlington Public Art Program, Burlington Central Library
Live painting, art market & tea sampling, Be Yoga & Wellness, Burlington
2016
Art in the Park, Oakville Art Society, Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park, Bronte
Exhibition #20, McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
DVSA 46th Annual Art Auction, Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas
2015
Harvest Artwalk, Whole Foods Market, Oakville
Art in the Park, Oakville Art Society, Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park, Bronte
Exhibition #17, McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton
National Arts Festival Visual Arts Exhibition, Blue Coral Mall, Castries, St. Lucia
2014
Art in Action Burlington Studio Tour, Blue Roots Art Studio, Burlington
Art in Action pre-tour group exhibition, Art Gallery of Burlington, Community Gallery, Burlington
Culture Days – acrylic painting demonstration, Civic Square, Burlington City Hall, Burlington. Again in 2015 & 2016.
National Arts Festival Visual Arts Exhibition, Blue Coral Mall, Castries, St. Lucia
SLTA 35th Anniversary of St. Lucia’s Independence Gala, The Bristol, Toronto
St. Lucia Toronto Association Arts Showcase, Brockton Collective, Toronto
2013
Gifts of Art, Arts Etc. Gallery Shop, Perry Gallery, Burlington Art Center, Burlington
152nd annual Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
11th annual Burlington Studio Tour, Art in Action, Burlington
On the Wall Gallery, Champers restaurant, Barbados
Pre-tour show, Art in Action, Burlington Studio tour, Teresa Seaton Fine Art Stained Glass Studio & Gallery, Burlington
Gallery of Caribbean Art at Tides Restaurant, Holetown, Barbados
St. Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival, Pigeon Island National Park, St. Lucia
Spring Art Sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton
St. Lucia National Arts Festival, Castries City Hall, St. Lucia
Art Auction 2013, Burlington Art Center, Burlington
2012
St. Lucia Art 2012, The Inner Gallery, St. Lucia
10th Annual Burlington Studio Tour, Art in Action, Burlington
Danse Macabre, Strata Gallery, Elora
2011
Miniature Show, 337 Sketch Gallery, Hamilton. Again in 2012.
Square Foot Show, AWOL Gallery at Twist Gallery, Toronto
Two-person show, Donna Grandin & Stephen Zawadowski, 337 Sketch Gallery, Hamilton
Fine Art & Craft Festival, BFAA booth, Burlington Art Center, Burlington. Again in 2012.
Toronto Art Expo, Metro Convention Center, Toronto
Poetry, Music and Art to Benefit St. Lucia, Chapman Univ, Orange, CA
St. Lucian Art 2011, The Inner Gallery, Bois D’Orange, St. Lucia
2010
Christmas Guild Show & Sale, Burlington Art Center, Burlington. Again in 2011.
Style & Space, Fall Art Sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton
Square Foot Show, AWOL Gallery, Toronto
The Inner Gallery, St. Lucia. 2003-present
EDUCATION
1997 McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, Hons.
1991 St. Joseph’s Convent Girls’ Secondary School, St. Lucia, CXC Ordinary Level Art, Grade One. Instructor, Sir Dunstan St. Omer 1989-1991. Summa Art award.
AWARDS AND COMMISSIONS
2015 City of Burlington, Mural, Ireland Park, Burlington
2010 City of Toronto, Mural, 400 MCowan, Scarborough
2000 St. Lucia Consulate Office, Toronto. Commissioned paintings
2001 M&C Fine Arts Awards Competition, Castries City Hall, St. Lucia, Gold Award in Visual Arts . 1996 Newcomers Award
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2015 Burlington expands public art inventory with six new mural projects, Michael Gregory, Burlington Post, Dec 3
2015 Burlington artists’ murals showcased in city-wide project, Michael Gregory, Burlington Post, Nov 20
2014 Process and Product: the Fine Art of Donna Grandin, interview with Dr. Leanne Haynes, ARC magazine, Dec 23
2013 Burlington artist’s acrylic painting exhibited at renowned Louvre, Dennis Smith, Burlington Post, Dec 13
2013 Art in Action interview with Deb Tymstra of Halton Insider, TV Cogeco, Oct 16
2012 New Faces, New art … 10th Art in Action …, Pepper Parr, Our Burlington, Oct 29
2010 Create or Die, Natalie D’Auvergne interviews Donna Grandin, 34th Parallel magazine, Issue 12, Oct
2010 https://aphroditeares.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/the-creative-process-as-a-path-to-self-discovery-an-interview-with-donna-grandin/ , Natalie D’Auvergne (full interview)
2000 Artist Inpired by St. Lucian Picture Book, Tropical Traveller, March, volume 133
1996 22 Year Old Debuts with Art Display, The St. Lucia Mirror, Vol 2, No. 51 Fri, Aug 30