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Keith Grinter


Keith Grinter runs the Grinter Glass studio located in Whangarei, where his focus is on exploring 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. His paintings on canvas and glass are often based on blind contour drawings made while walking. The concept of drawing while walking was developed for his Master's degree as a means to investigate the everyday.

Grinter's works have become identifiable for their opaque painterly qualities, a style achieved through his 'pick-up technique'. This process involves rolling shards of coloured glass into the molten parison while blowing. These shards add spontaneous line work to the surface of the piece which become reminiscent of modernist paintings- a genre of art that continues to fascinate Grinter.

Grinter was awarded a Masters of Art and Design (First Class) from AUT University. He has also received numerous accolades and awards for his glass practise including the Westpac Northland Business Excellence Award, The Doyle and Anne Robinson Glass prize and the Australasian Ranamok glass prize. Grinter's studio continues to be an invaluable resource, not just for his own work, but as a site for collaboration between glass artists.
Keith Grinter uses the technique of creating glass vessels by 'picking up' coloured shards of glass. He finds that this technique fits perfectly with his painterly sensibilities.

AVAILABLE WORKS


Keith Grinter Oval Shard Vase, Violet Etched Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Oval Shard Vase, Violet Etched
Hand Blown Glass

290mm Tall
2025
$420
Available
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Keith Grinter Fruit Bowl, Summer Orchard Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Fruit Bowl, Summer Orchard
Hand Blown Glass

270mm Diameter
2025
$380
Available
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Keith Grinter Oval Shard Vase, Rosa Duro Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Oval Shard Vase, Rosa Duro
Hand Blown Glass

310mm Tall
2025
$480
Available
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Keith Grinter Teardrop Vase, Red Ruby Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Teardrop Vase, Red Ruby
Hand Blown Glass

235mm Tall
2025
$330
Available
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Keith Grinter Teardrop Vase, Peacock Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Teardrop Vase, Peacock
Hand Blown Glass

145mm Tall
2025
$190
Available
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Keith Grinter Teardrop Vase, Cosmic Blue Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Teardrop Vase, Cosmic Blue
Hand Blown Glass

230mm Tall
2025
$330
Available
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Keith Grinter Oval Shard Vase, Lime, Turquoise Lip wrap Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Oval Shard Vase, Lime, Turquoise Lip wrap
Hand Blown Glass

320mm Tall
2025
$480
Available
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Keith Grinter Oval Shard Vase, Purple Etched Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Oval Shard Vase, Purple Etched
Hand Blown Glass

280mm Tall
2025
$420
Available
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Keith Grinter Oval Shard Vase, Reseda Green Etched Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Oval Shard Vase, Reseda Green Etched
Hand Blown Glass

330mm Tall
2025
$480
Available
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Keith Grinter Oval Shard Vase, Celadon Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Oval Shard Vase, Celadon
Hand Blown Glass

320mm Tall
2025
$420
Available
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Keith Grinter Oval Shard Vase, Dark Amber Hand Blown Glass  2025
Keith Grinter
Oval Shard Vase, Dark Amber
Hand Blown Glass

300mm Tall
2025
$460
Available
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Keith Grinter Oval Shard Vase, Copper Blue Etched Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Oval Shard Vase, Copper Blue Etched
Hand Blown Glass

310mm Tall
2025
$460
Available

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Keith Grinter Tear Drop Vase, Light Blue and Pink Hand Blown Glass 175mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Tear Drop Vase, Light Blue and Pink
Hand Blown Glass

175mm Tall
2025
$260
Available
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Keith Grinter Pointed Vase, Lustre Hand Blown Glass 330mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Pointed Vase, Lustre
Hand Blown Glass

330mm Tall
2025
$480
Available
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Keith Grinter Tear Drop Vase, Blue and Pink Hand Blown Glass 185mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Tear Drop Vase, Blue and Pink
Hand Blown Glass

185mm Tall
2025
$240
Available
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Keith Grinter Shard Cylinder, Red Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Cylinder, Red
Hand Blown Glass

295mm Tall
2025
$420
Available
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Keith Grinter Shard Cylinder, Middle Etched Blue, Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Cylinder, Middle Blue Etched
Hand Blown Glass

280mm Tall
2025
$380
Available
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Keith Grinter Shard Cylinder, Ruby Hand Blown Glass 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Cylinder, Ruby
Hand Blown Glass

260mm Tall
2025
$300
Available
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Keith Grinter Peacock Teardrop Vase Hand Blown Glass 240mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Peacock Teardrop Vase
Hand Blown Glass
240mm Tall
2025
$360
Available
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Keith Grinter Oval Shard Vase - Violet Etched Hand Blown Glass 270mm Tall 2024
Keith Grinter
Oval Shard Vase - Violet Etched
Hand Blown Glass
270mm Tall
2024
$420
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Lustre Vase Hand Blown Glass 280mm Tall 2024
​Keith Grinter
Lustre Vase
Hand Blown Glass
280mm Tall
2024
$420
​Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Shard Vase - Cobalt with Pink Lip Hand Blown Glass 295mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Vase - Cobalt with Pink Lip
Hand Blown Glass
295mm Tall
2025
$420
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Shard Cylinder - Burnt Umber Hand Blown Glass 265mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Cylinder - Burnt Umber
Hand Blown Glass
265mm Tall
2025
$360
Available
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Keith Grinter Shard Vase - lagoon with Yellow Lip Hand Blown Glass 300mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Vase - lagoon with Yellow Lip
Hand Blown Glass
300mm Tall
2025
$420
Available
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Keith Grinter Shard Vase - Yellow Hand Blown Glass 180mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Vase - Yellow
Hand Blown Glass
180mm Tall
2025
$240
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Shard Cylinder - Cobalt with Yellow Lip Hand Blown Glass 275mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Cylinder - Cobalt with Yellow Lip
Hand Blown Glass
275mm Tall
2025
$360
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Shard Vase - Flame Hand Blown Glass 190mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Vase - Flame
Hand Blown Glass
190mm Tall
2025
$240
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Shard Cylinder - Lime with Pink Lip Hand Blown Glass 255mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Cylinder - Lime with Pink Lip
Hand Blown Glass
255mm Tall
2025
$360
Available
Buy Now
​Keith Grinter Waterlily Teardrop Vase (Ice) Hand Blown Glass 240mm Tall 2024
​Keith Grinter
Waterlily Teardrop Vase (Ice)
Hand Blown Glass
240mm Tall
2024
$360
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Shard Cylinder - Red with Pink Lip Hand Blown Glass 265mm Tall 2025
Keith Grinter
Shard Cylinder - Red with Pink Lip
Hand Blown Glass
265mm Tall
2025
$360
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Shard Vase - Red Hand Blown Glass 190mm Tall 2024
Keith Grinter
Shard Vase - Red
Hand Blown Glass
190mm Tall
2024
$260
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Pink Carafe Hand Blown Glass, Functional Serverware 260mm Tall 2024
Keith Grinter
Pink Carafe
Hand Blown Glass, Functional Serverware
260mm Tall
2024
$280
Available
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Keith Grinter Shard Vase - Turquoise Hand Blown Glass 260mm Tall 2024
Keith Grinter
Shard Vase - Turquoise
Hand Blown Glass
260mm Tall
2024
$340
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Fruit Bowl - Poppies in Cornfield Hand Blown Glass Height 110mm x 220mm Diameter  2024
Keith Grinter
Fruit Bowl - Poppies in Cornfield
Hand Blown Glass
Height 110mm x 220mm Diameter 
2024
$300
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Shard Vase - Pink Hand Blown Glass 270mm Tall 2024
Keith Grinter
Shard Vase - Pink
Hand Blown Glass
270mm Tall
2024
$360
Available
Buy Now
Keith Grinter Fruit Bowl - Tortoiseshell Hand Blown Glass Height 120mm x 280mm Diameter  2024
Keith Grinter
Fruit Bowl - Tortoiseshell
Hand Blown Glass
Height 120mm x 280mm Diameter 
2024
$240
Available
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Keith Grinter Little Lustre Drop Vase (1) Hand Blown Glass 230mm Tall 2024
​Keith Grinter
Little Lustre Drop Vase (1)
Hand Blown Glass
230mm Tall
2024
$280
​Available
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keith grinter tumblers available at black door gallery


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Keith Grinter
Shard Tumblers
Hand Blown Glass
Approx 10cm height
$70 each
​Available
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​Keith Grinter
Waterlily Tumblers
Hand Blown Glass
Approx 10cm height
$70 each
​Available
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Keith Grinter
Transparent Tumblers- Various Colours
Hand Blown Glass
Approx 10cm height
$70 each
​Available
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​Keith Grinter
Opaque Tumblers- Various Colours with White Fleck Detail
Hand Blown Glass
Approx 10cm height
$70 each
​Available
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​Keith Grinter
Coral Tumblers
Hand Blown Glass
Approx 10cm height
$70 each
​Available
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PAST WORKS


Keith Grinter "Flattened Ocean Blue Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 240mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter "Lime Shard Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 340mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter "Pink Cylinder Shard Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 340mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Waterlily Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 270mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Cherry blossom Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 300mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter "Dalmatian Bowl", Hand Blown Glass, 240 Diameter x 140mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Gold Cylinder Shard Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 340mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Forest LakeTeardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 240mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 260mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Teardrop Vase - Sea Green", Hand Blown Glass, 180mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Teardrop Vase - Autumn", Hand Blown Glass, 180mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Teardrop Vase - Burning Red", Hand Blown Glass, 180mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Tortoiseshell Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 180mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Coral Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass. 230mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Teardrop Vase - Waterlily", Hand Blown Glass, 180mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Shard Vase - Emerald Green", Hand Blown Glass, 315mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Shard Vase- Aqua", Hand Blown Glass, 330mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Summer Orchard Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 260mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Shard Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 310mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Turquoise Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 185mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Shard Cylinder - Lemon Yellow", Hand Blown Glass, 345mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Dalmation Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 230mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Flame Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 230mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Peacock Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 230mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Copper Blue Cylinder Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 270 x 120mm, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Cobalt Shard Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 280mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Lustre Bowl Vase", Hand Blown Glass (Metallic Lustre), 120mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter, "Orchard Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 280mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Sky Blue Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 245mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter, "Poppies in a Cornfield (Autumn)", Hand Blown Glass, 200mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter, "Shard Vase - Purple", Hand Blown Glass, 310mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter, "Shard Vase (Aqua)", Hand Blown Glass
250mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Poppies in a Cornfield (Spring)", Hand Blown Glass, 200mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Shard Carafe", Hand Blown Glass, 240mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Teardrop Vase (Autumn)", Hand Blown Glass, 190mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Teardrop Vase (Coral)", Hand Blown Glass, 190mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Teardrop Vase (Waterlily)", Hand Blown Glass, 240mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Mini Poppy Vase - Spring", Hand Blown Glass, 125mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Lustre Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 260mm Tall, 2023
Keith Grinter "Lustre Drop Vase", Hand Blown Glass (Metallic Lustre), 400mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Shard Vase - Lagoon", Hand Blown Glass, 335mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Lustre Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 240mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Shard Vase - Mittel Blau", Hand Blown Glass, 335mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Tear Drop Vase - Sea Green", Hand Blown Glass, 250mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Teardrop Vase - Poppies In a Cornfield", Hand Blown Glass, 240mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Orchard Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 240mm Tall, 2025
Keith Grinter "Shard Cylinder - Lagoon with Blue Lip", Hand Blown Glass, 265mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 170mm Tall, 2024
Keith Grinter "Shard Cylinder - Emerald Green", Hand Blown Glass, 280mm Tall, 2024
​Keith Grinter "Waterlily Bowl", Hand Blown Glass, 120mm Tall x 235mm Diameter, 2025
Keith Grinter "Rainbow Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 260mm Tall, 2025
K​eith Grinter "Waterlily Teardrop Vase", Hand Blown Glass, 240mm Tall, 2025

Keith Grinter Artworks In Situ


Keith Grinter Artwork In Situ | Black Door Gallery
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Keith Grinter Artwork In Situ | Black Door Gallery
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