Smalls: Grace Cram

Grace Cram is an Australian artist based in Naarm / Melbourne. With over a decade of experience

working in architecture, Grace has developed an affinity for materiality, colour, texture and

composition that actively informs her painting practice.

Her paintings explore the meaning found in everyday moments, aiming to capture the beauty

and humour within the mundane. Grace was a finalist in STILL: National Still Life Award in 2021

and the 2023 National Emerging Art Prize.

Smalls explores states of undress and ideas of compression and release. Cram’s tender

portrayals of female forms are both hidden and revealed, heightening a sense of intimacy

between the viewer and the subject. With their close range compositions, Cram’s small-scale paintings are a glimpse into the personal, raisingmore questions than they answer.