Grinter Glass
Keith Grinter MA&D, BFA, BBS, NDH
Keith runs the Grinter Glass studio in Whangarei, where his focus is on developing his glass blowing skills, particularly the shard pick-up technique. He works in a range of media including painted and blown glass, painting and sculpture. Keith exhibits in throughout New Zealand including Te Papa, Pataka and Sarjeant galleries. He was the winner of the 2015 Westpac Northland Business Excellence Awards – Creative Northland Excellence in Arts Business Award. Two of his painted and blown works have been purchased by Sir James Wallace for the Wallace collection. Keith won The Doyle and Anne Robinson Glass prizes when he was at art school and been a finalist in the Australasian Ranamok glass prize.
He taught at the Quay School of Arts, UCOL, Whanganui for 3 years, where he completed a BFA in 2007. He was awarded a Masters of Art and Design (First Class) from AUT University in 2010.
The Grinter Glass Studio
Keith bought the Whangārei glass studio in 2013, following the unexpected passing of Keith Mahy. With guidance from Shona Firman, Garry Nash and many other New Zealand glass artists, Keith developed Grinter glass into a thriving studio that now employes Brendon Sole (master glass artist) and trainees Shirah Andrews and Sergio Bloemen. He loves running the studio and connecting with visitors in the studio and all the galleries that sell the glass art created in the studio. One of the highlights is seeing his staff develop their glass blowing skills.
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