Josephine Grindrod was born in Durban, South Africa in 1963. She lives and works in Cape Town.

Situating her painting practice as an embodied, critical, and generative response to found narratives, objects, and images, Grindrod is interested in the imaginal as a realm that allows both personal and social transformation.

Grindrod holds an MA in Visual Studies from the University of Stellenbosch (2006). She has also studied at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town (1984, 1987, 2014).

Grindrod has attended annual residencies and workshops with artist/teachers Rosenclaire in South Africa and Italy (2009–2022) and participated in Tupelo Triangle Arts Workshops, Nyanga (2017) and Woodstock (2007).

Her work is held in local and international private collections as well as the University of Cape Town.