Who is Frank To Artist

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Born in Glasgow 1982, Frank To graduated from the University of Huddersfield with BA (Hons) Fine Art. He went on to gain a Masters of Fine Art from Duncan of Jordanstone Art College. To works from his studio in Glasgow. To is already winning an enviable reputation for himself as a contemporary artist, having already established a loyal following, including a number of high profile buyers. One such buyer is Star Trek legend, Sir. Patrick Stewart who now owns several of Frank's paintings.

In recent years To has exhibited alongside some of the greats of the Scottish and international art scene such as Banksy and Damien Hirst. To is Co-President of the Society of Scottish Artists, elected member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art in London and art & design lecturer at UHI Inverness.

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Statement of Practice

The medium is continuously applied on to the surface only to be annihilated at a later stage. Image and mark making are persistent for their dominance. Behind all this, form and representation are integrated with the disfigurement. This becomes beautiful. Due to this, the drawings blur the boundaries between the representation and the abstract. Using an entirely abstract exploration of explosives, time and space are navigated to reflect this paradox. The resulting effect is where the irrational of drawing becomes both melancholic and aesthetic.

Date of Birth: – 1982

Qualifications: –

  • 2017 - 2018: -                  Postgraduate Diploma TQFE (Distinction), University of Stirling 

  • 2004 - 2005: -                  Masters of Fine Art , DJCAD, University of Dundee 

  • 2000 - 2004: -                  BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting & Drawing, University of Huddersfield  

Projects & Research: –  

  • 2018 – Present                Humanium Metal by IM Swedish Development Partner 

Employment history: -

  • Art & Design lecturer at Inverness College UHI

  • Art & Design lecturer at Perth College UHI

  • Artist-in-Residence at Edinburgh Castle

  • Artist-in-Residence at Perth Museum & Art Gallery

  • Self-employed fine artist, exhibiting nationally and internationally Art work in private and public collections including the University of Dundee, University of Huddersfield, Deloitte, Walter Scot & Partners and Sir. Patrick Stewart.

  • Visiting lecturer at the University of St Andrews, Duncan of Jordanstone and University of West Scotland.

Technical/research interests: -

  • Drawing

  • Professional Practice

  • Collaborative Practice

  • Art Business & Marketing

  • Contemporary Art pedagogy

Collection: -

  • Sir Walter Scott Partners Investment Ltd

  • Northern Ireland Executive

  • Royal Regiment of Scotland

  • Royal Bank of Scotland

  • Deloitte LLP

  • Minecraft, 4J Studios

  • Sir. Patrick Stewart

  • Michel Witmer Fine Art

  • Perth Museum & Art Gallery

  • University of Cambridge

  • University of Dundee

  • University of Huddersfield

 

Exhibitions: -

  • Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy

  • Society of Graphic Fine Art, London

  • Royal Scottish Academy of Art, Edinburgh

  • Royal West of England Academy of Art, Bristol

  • Royal Ulster Academy of Art, Belfast

  • Royal Society of British Artists, London

  • Society of Scottish Artists, Edinburgh

  • Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Perth

  • Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm

Awards: 

  • Professional Artist Member, Society of Scottish Artists (SSA)

  • Henderson Art Purchase Prize

  • RBS Art Sponsorship Award

  • The Deloitte LLP Prize

  • RBS & PSYBT Business Award

  • The Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust

  • Business Gateway Start up Grant