ABOUT DEVON

DEVON by Devon Grimes is an ongoing exploration of the world in which fine art meets design. Here, Devon gives herself permission to creatively explore what she wants without parameters or cohesion. Featured themes are based on specific aspects of Devon’s daily life that excite and inspire her.

Since childhood, Devon has had an obsession with linear movement and unsuspecting color relationships. She enjoys exploring her subjects in often flattened planes of shape. Although she prefers to study the human face, her almost decade long career in floral design + styling taught her that flowers and food make for compelling substitutes.

Three of Devon's paintings are on public view, installed above the bar at Danny Meyer's iconic Union Square Cafe, in Manhattan. Her recent body of works on canvas were exhibited at the Fall 2024 editions of The Other Art Fair in LA + NYC along with the Fall 2024 edition of the Affordable Art Fair in NYC.

Devon has interviews featured in issue 20 of Ginger Zine (a creative feminist magazine), "Meet the Maker" by HudCo (a creative co-working space and blog), Saatchi Art’s 2023 “One to Watch” interview series titled, "Finding Beauty in the Everyday with Devon Grimes." Her booth was featured in HyperAllergic's November 2023 article, "The Other Art Fair Lives Up to Its Name." In 2024 Saatchi Art included her in their “Rising Stars” list of “Best Young Artists to Collect in 2024.”

Raised in Virginia, Devon holds a BA in Oil Painting (with a focus in portraiture) from the University of Virginia where she studied under Professor Philip Geiger of the Yale School of Art and Professor Megan Marlatt.

She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with her best friend (and dog and daughter and love of her life) Betty. When she's not painting, she frequents acting classes and poetry readings while occasionally picking up parts-modeling campaigns.

Photo by Doan Ly