ggggrimes We’ve decided to highlight the truly talented Gabriella Grimes for our LGBTQIA+ spotlight, the illustrator we’ve collaborated with and who we fawn over with their work displaying POC, gender-nonconforming, nonbinary, and other identifying folks in such a genuine light – plus they offer the best memes daily on their Instagram stories.
Tell our readers more about yourself and where they can find you and support your work. “Gabriella Grimes, or ‘ggggrimes’. I am a 23 year old based out of New York City and you can find me at @ggggrimes on Instagram. I identify as bisexual and non-binary using they/them pronouns. My shop is http://depop.com/imgabby and my email is ggggrimes.art@gmail.com.” A lot of your art features people of color as well as different gender identities. What is the story behind why your art features diverse and different bodies than what most [cis, straight] folks are used to? “When I first began my art journey over a year ago, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what could make my work more meaningful for me. I began looking at so many different artists, and I realized that while I liked their style, I could hardly find people in their art who I could relate to. It wasn’t a coincidence that at the same time, most of the people who were supporting me were people of color. As I began slowly growing on Instagram, I came in contact with more people and accepted my queerness more. I wanted to pay homage to the people of color, queer and cishet alike, who helped me keep going with art. On top of that, I wanted young queer people of color to see themselves created in a positive light. Most of my artwork has a wholesome message, and I dislike having to tackle subjects like abuse and racism. We already know how bad things are for us. I want to show us being happy for the most part.”
What have been two of your favorite art pieces you've done and why? See ggggrimes choices on the next two pages
