Kione Grandison

Kione Grandison (b. 1996, London) is a London-based artist working primarily in painting and mixed media collage. Her practice explores themes of identity, belonging, and diasporic memory, drawing inspiration from African and Caribbean hairstyling practices, as well as Jamaican sound system and street culture.

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Hair is a central subject within her practice. Used as a tool to examine how colonial legacies, and Eurocentric beauty standards have affected the way that black people view themselves and their hair. What began as a personal inquiry into her own relationship with her hair has evolved into a broader examination of hair as a site of empowerment, resistance, and cultural storytelling. 

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Time spent in Jamaica, her ancestral homeland, also continues to shape the work. Her multidisciplinary approach includes large-scale public works, flyer design, and wearable art through hand-painted clothing.

Barbershop Styles, 2025

Acrylic paint and gold leaf on bamboo paper
12.6 × 9.06 inches (unframed)
32 × 23 cm (unframed)

Ladies Styles (Past and Present), 2025
Acrylic paint and gold leaf on bamboo paper
12.6 × 9.06 inches (unframed)
32 × 23 cm (unframed)

Courtesy of the Artist.