Ileana Grimm

Filled with colour, and often characterized by bold black lines, Ileana Grimm’s humor-
ous and memorable paintings laugh at life with a wisdom that can only come from an artist who sees both the dark and the light. Minimalist but daring, hilarious but profound, Grimm’s art is contemporary pop art in its purest form.

A native to Canada, Grimm’s artistic direction emerged from the doodles she scribbled in the notebook margins while pursuing her degree. People quickly took notice, and it wasn’t long before her work started appearing in multiple venues. Years later her art and warped outlook has found it’s way around the world.

Grimm’s humour is hilarious but surprisingly sophisticated. In her view , the best jokes reverberate with what is left unsaid, and that double-meaning is ever present in her work. One of her most prominent inuences was Kliban, best known for his book ‘Cat’ and some would say the inventor of the single panel cartoon with a third-person caption describing the action. “I’m drawn to the less obvious humour” Grimm says. It is the poke at many of life’s crazy situations that resonate with a wide range of collectors.

Grimm’s work has been commissioned by the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Ontario Science Centre, the National Capital Commission, McMaster University, the Canadian Cancer Society and Disney.

Above all , Ileana’s artwork communicates a message, with a quick glance at one of her works, a collector is reminded of the humour in life. “ How you live life is a choice,” Grimm says, “I choose to see the bright, humorous side.”