Pnina Granirer was born in Romania and immigrated to Israel in 1950. She studied at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem and came to Canada in 1965, settling in Vancouver where she has lived ever since. Her works are displayed in private and public galleries and museum collections in Canada, the US, Chile, Europe and Israel. An extensive archive of documentation on her work and life can be found in the British Columbia Artists\u2019 Archives at the University of Victoria, BC.<\/p>\n
Granirer has always followed her own vision, taking risks by disregarding the trends and fashions of the art world. In 1993 Granirer co-founded Artists in Our Midst, the first annual Studio Tour in Vancouver, BC. For six years she organized and hosted discussions about art via Philosopher Art Cafes sponsored by Simon Fraser University. She has been featured in several films, including Pnina Granirer: Portrait of an Artist<\/i> (1989) and The Trials of Eve<\/i> (1992).<\/p>\n
In 2014 the artist was included in the encyclopedia of International Surrealism by Arturo Schwarz, Il Surrealismo\u2014Ieri e Oggi (Italy) and in a five-page chapter of Jos\u00e9 Miguel\u00a0P\u00e9rez Corrales\u2019s Anthology, Surrealismo: El Oro del Tiempo (Spain).<\/p>\n
A visual artist for over 60 years, Granirer has also written verse since her childhood.\u00a0Garden of Words<\/i> contains musings that both reflect and illuminate her paintings. The sculpted stones in the Gulf Islands, the joy of watching dancers\u2019 bodies in movement, the shadow of a new plague, and the contemplation of being human in a complex world\u2014all are an expression of Granirer\u2019s wish \u201cto plant a garden of words in [her] field of colours.\u201d<\/p>\n