Details

First Name

Frank
Last Name

To
Username

frankto
Website

http://www.franktoartist.com
Region

Highlands
Disciplines

Painting
Themes

Abstract, Botanical, Environment, Figurative, Political

Statement

Statement

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 work blur the boundaries between the figurative and the abstract. Using an entirely abstract exploration of the medium and colour,

Biography

Biography

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 a Co-Vice President and Professional Member of the Society of Scottish Artists, elected member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art and a Contemporary Art Practice lecturer and module leader at UHI Inverness.

 

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: –

  • 2019 – Present: –           Art & Design lecturer and Module Degree Leader at UHI Inverness
  • 2014 – 2018: –                 Art & Design lecturer at Perth College UHI
  • 2019: –                              Artist-in-Residence at Edinburgh Castle
  • 2018: –                              Artist-in-Residence at Perth Museum & Art Gallery
  • 2005 – Present –           Contemporary Artist based in Inverness and Glasgow

 

Technical/research interests: –

  • Drawing
  • Printmaking
  • Professional Practice
  • Collaborative Practice
  • Art Business & Marketing
  • Contemporary Art pedagogy
  • Professional Practice
  • Social Activism

Invited Demonstrator/ Speaker/ Lecturer: –

  • 2023  – University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
  • 2023 – University of Harvard,  Massachusetts, USA
  • 2022 – Stockholm International Peace Research, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2021 – COP26, Glasgow, Scotland
  • 2021 – Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2018 – Perth Museum. Perth, Scotland
  • 2016 – Forth Vallery College, Falkirk, Scotland
  • 2015 – DJCAD, Dundee, Scotland
  • 2014 – University of St Andrews

Exhibitions: –

  • Royal Cambrian Academy
  • Royal Society of Birmingham Artists
  • South West Academy of Fine & Applied Arts
  • Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm
  • Society of Graphic Fine Art
  • Royal Scottish Academy of Art
  • Royal West of England Academy of Art
  • Royal Ulster Academy of Art
  • Royal Society of British Artists
  • Society of Scottish Artists
  • Perth Museum & Art Gallery

Awards: 

  • Professional Artist Member, Society of Scottish Artists (SSA)
  • Associate Member of the Society Graphic Fine Art
  • 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

Collections: 

  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Dundee
  • University of Huddersfield
  • CEO of  Minecraft, 4J Studios
  • Sir Walter Scott Partners Investment Ltd
  • Northern Ireland Executive
  • Royal Regiment of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle
  • Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Deloitte LLP
  • Sir. Patrick Stewart
  • Michel Witmer Fine Art
  • Perth Museum & Art Gallery