Be inspired by the extraordinary paintings from a young autistic artist from England.
The Artist
She is best known for her early work at aged four but has continued to paint while growing up in Leicestershire near Market Harborough. Her talent to express herself through painting astonished the world as at that time she was not speaking. Iris’s mother Arabella Carter-Johnson shares her art to inspire and raise awareness of her condition.
The story is published Globally and Iris sells paintings to private art collectors in the UK and all over the world including Angelina Jolie.
‘Highly intricate luminous pieces of art’ The Times
‘An Astonishing Talent’ Daily Express
‘Remarkable’ ITV News
‘Paintings that have stunned the art world’ Daily Mail
Iris met Thula, a Maine coon cat in 2014 and life at home started to change. They had an immediate affinity. At this point Iris started to open up and communicate with Thula in a way that she hadn’t done before and this started her amazing journey with many animals .
The Book
Arabella documented their journey through diary entries and photographs and now tells Iris’s story in her first book. It is illustrated in full colour with photographs and of course Iris’s beautiful paintings. ‘Iris Grace’ has been published in Hardcover by Penguin and has been translated into 11 languages.
Original Works of Art
A selection of Iris’s Original paintings are for sale. Email Arabella at irisgracepainting@yahoo.com to receive the price list and information about delivery.
Giclee Prints
To order a giclee print email Arabella at irisgracepainting@yahoo.com
Using extremely ‘high end’ scan-back camera technology and daylight balanced lighting, we are able to create an incredibly accurate and detailed digital image. Our colour management ensures consistency and guarantees the highest standards and quality of image.
We pay fastidious attention to colour balancing to ensure extremely accurate reproduction. With the very latest in art printing technology with fully calibrated photo-scanning, processing and printing equipment.
The word Giclée (“g-clay”), is derived from the French verb gicler meaning “to squirt or spray”. Giclée, is used to describe a fine art digital printing process combining pigment based inks with high quality archival quality paper (Hahnemühle German Etching, 310 gsm) to achieve Giclée prints of superior archival quality, light fastness and stability.
Profits from the sales of her art go towards her therapies, art materials, education and Iris’s future.
Iris Grace Painting 
OMG what a beautiful child! The thought of what her 5 year old mind sees has me speechless. The translation from her mind to her brush. Wow! I would so love one of her pieces in my house, just to remind me that there is totally authentic talent. Not learned or practiced but sincerely felt. Thank you for sharing with us. I wish i could put into words how inspiring this really is to me. Please let me know when an aution is planned or how i can acquire a piece.
I wanted to congratulate your family on focusing on Iris, her needs and queues and in return finding her gifts. She may not speak verbally but her art is communicating to the world. She is causing others to pause, reflect and dialogue over her art and autism. Every child is a blessing its our job to find that blessing. Kudos to you for outstanding child focused parenting. I was planning to purchase her work because I love it more than any Monet I’ve seen. Once I read how you manage proceeds I will encourage others to support as well. Cant wait to hang her art in my house in Florida.
First, the video of your sweet, innocent carefree Iris captured my heart and then her paintings touched me. So infinitely important that we all express ourselves creatively, but even more so for your daughter who has this extraordinary talent to share with all of us. This moment with Iris and her magnificent paintings filled me with empathy not only for Iris and you but all parents and all families who so lovely rear children who are physically, mentally and emotionally challenged. Tim
Wow amazing great talent that the parents discovered and nourishing very inspiring
I am interested in buying a painting from Iris Grace. Thank you.