Lynnette Grimm

I am a contemporary painter whose work explores the quiet tension between beauty, time, and transformation. Through still life, architectural subjects, and layered surfaces, I focus on moments where resilience reveals itself through endurance.

My practice centers on the idea that beauty deepens rather than diminishes with age, wear, and use. Weathered structures, bruised florals, and timeworn objects recur throughout my work as stand-ins for bodies and histories shaped by pressure. I am particularly drawn to thresholds- physical and emotional spaces where change is present but unresolved.

Working primarily in acrylics, I build depth through layering, contrast, and restrained luminosity, allowing texture and shadow to carry narrative weight. Ornate framing and intentional presentation are integral to my work, which I feel reinforces dialogue between reverence and impermanence.

My paintings invite slow contemplation. They are meditations rather than declarations: objects meant to be lived with, not merely displayed. Collected together or individually, my work offers a quiet, persistent presence that continues to unfold over time.

Savannah College of Art & Design, 2009
St. Petersburg College, 2007

Continued Education
Scientific Illustration, Morean Art Center, January 2025- current
Watercolor Magic, Beach Arts Center, July 2025
Acrylic Impressionism, Morean Art Center, June 2024- August 2025

Heaven & Nature Sing, Morean Art Center, St. Petersburg, FL; November 2025
Cheap Cheep Cheeps, Morean Art Center, St. Petersburg, FL; November 2025
Lights, Shadows, Reflections, Gallerium, October 2025
Gallerium Art Prize 2025, Gallerium, October 2025
Self-Expression, WADA Burka Lounge, St. Petersburg, FL; June 2025
Glamour is Resistance, ArtSpace, Richmond, VA; May 2025
People, Places & Things, WADA Burka Lounge, St. Petersburg, FL; April 2025
Artistonish Magazine, 56th Issue, March 2025
Holiday Exhibition, Morean Art Center, St. Petersburg, FL; November 2024
Exquisite Corpse Games, MFA, St. Petersburg, FL; October 2018
Exquisite Corpse Games, MFA, St. Petersburg, FL; October 2017