Grace DeVito Bio

Grace Mehan Devito was trained in the technique and style of the Old Masters and has a deep appreciation and respect for the insight, power and humanity of the classic academic approach.  She is particularly aware of composition, the disposition of light and color, and the handling of space. 

A native of Connecticut, Grace Devito earned her B.F.A.from the School of Visual Arts in NY, majoring in illustration.  Grace later studied at the Art Students League and with Laurel Stern Boeck, Marvin Mattelson, Andrew Lattimore and the late George Passantino.  And, has also taken workshops with nationally known artists Sarah Lamb and Jeremy Lipking.

Early in her career, Grace worked as an illustrator for the United Nations Postal Administration, The Franklin Mint and the Ford Motor Company.  Devito regularly exhibits at the CT Society of Portrait Artists annual exhibition, The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Annual Exhibition in NYC, and the Salmagundi Club, NYC. 

Grace is the recipient of numerous awards including: first Place, third Place, peoples choice and two honorable mentions at the CT Society of Portrait Artists annual shows.  Several more honors including a First Place at the New Canaan Art Society’s Spectrum Art Show.

Grace Devito has paintings in many private and public collections around the US: Including The United Nations, the Diocese of Bridgeport CT, Sony, PepsiCo, Northwestern Mutual, the Reynolds Corporation, The Government of Nicaragua, and the New England Coffee Company.