Grace Pramuk grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio until her family moved to Arvada, Colorado in 2017. She is currently a senior at Regis University, double majoring in Peace and Justice Studies and Visual Arts, with a minor in Art History. Her main mediums include acrylic painting and drawing with colored pencils. The focus of her work in recent years has been people and animals, as she loves to capture the complexity and liveliness of wild animals and of humans by manipulating and abstracting vibrant colors within her subjects. Additionally, many of her paintings and series are informed by her Peace and Justice Studies major, speaking to social justice themes and movements like women empowerment, Black Lives Matter, and environmental justice.  Pramuk has completed several professional commissions, including large scale private commissions, university affiliated commissions, and a graphic arts commission. She has also exhibited her work in several university and local galleries. She is looking forward to developing her career as an artist within her local Denver community in the coming years.  

Bio

Education 

  • Regis University, Denver CO 

  • BA in Peace and Justice Studies and Visual Arts with a minor in Art History 

  • Honors Program and 3.979 GPA  

Internships 

  • Athena Project, Marketing Committee, Event Planning Committee, and Social Media Committee, Spring 2025 

Exhibitions 

  • MoPrint 2024 Printmaking Showcase, 40 West Gallery, Denver, CO, 2024 

  • CURAS’24, Regis University Student Achievement Showcase, Printmakers’ Exhibition, Denver, CO, 2024 

  • Painting Exhibition, Main Hall Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver, CO, 2024 

  • Painting Exhibition, Main Hall Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver, CO, 2023  

  • Painting Exhibition, Main Hall Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver, CO, 2022 

  • Drawing Exhibition, Main Hall Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver, CO, 2022 

  • Painting Exhibition, Main Hall Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver, CO, 2021 

Exhibit Curation 

  • Student Curated Exhibit: Decolonizing African Art, Dayton Memorial Library, Denver, CO, 2024 

Lectures and Presentations 

  • Thesis Defense, O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Denver, CO, April 2025 

  • Artist Talk, O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Denver, CO, May 2025 

Collections 

  • Regis University 

Commission 

  • Logo Design for The International Thomas Merton Society, Denver, CO, 2024 

  • Portrait Painting “Lonnie Porter” for Porter Billups Leadership Academy, Denver, CO, 2024 

  • Commissioned Painting “A Mother’s Grace Amidst the Flames” Los Angeles, CA, 2023 

  • Commissioned Painting “The Queen’s Glare,” Los Angeles, CA, 2023 

Academic Research 

  • Thesis “Mother Nature in Visual Arts: Reminding Us of Our Fundamental Connection with the Earth” (pending publication), Regis University, Denver, CO, 2025 

  • Co-authored Article “The Santos Painting Tradition of 18th Century New Spain and New Mexico: re-envisioning the Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos as a Space of Native American Nepantla” with Dr. Kristen Montes (pending publication), Regis University, Denver, CO, 2024 

Work Experience 

  • Caregiver for Adolescent with Special Needs, Arvada, CO, March 2023 – Present 

  • Lot One, Arvada, CO, July 2019 - Present: Hostess and Server 

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