‘In Phase 1 - White Lady Slipper’, fibre art, Colleen Granger

Colleen Granger
"Length and Brea(d)th"
Oil Paintings & Fibre Arts

Biography: As a mature student, Colleen graduated from Brandon University with a Bachelor of Visual and Aboriginal Art honors degree.  She is a visual artist who works primarily in paint (oil and cold wax) and fiber arts. Her practice is informed by her rural/agrarian home and explores the intricacies of connection to place. She has participated as a mentee in the Foundation Mentorship Program with MAWA (Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art) in Winnipeg.  She has been part of exhibitions in the Ace Art gallery in Winnipeg, the AGSM Community Gallery in Brandon, Wasagaming Community Gallery and Portage District Arts Centre. She was awarded a residency in France through Brandon University and Manitoba Arts Council and is part of private and the government of Manitoba collections. In support of her art community, she has volunteered on various visual art boards and fundraisers. Besides working on her own practice, she is also a member of the Westman and area female artist collective, Drawn Together.