Frank To was born in Falkirk in 1982.    He studied fine art at Huddersfield University and graduated with a Masters in Fine Art from Duncan of Jordanstone, Dundee in 2005.  

 

The influences on his work are drawn from literary sources such as the Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle. His process is very instinctual and organic; it begins without structure, as an abstract form, his figures are then ‘tweaked’ out of the painting.

Frank To describes his style and technique  as 'improvising the activity of painting'    "Paint is continuously applied on to the surface only to be annihilated at a later stage.  Behind all this, form and representation are integrated within the disfigurement. The paintings blur the boundaries between the figurative and the abstract. Initial ideas are irrelevant; the painting is allowed to grow."

Frank To now lives and works in Glasgow.

Press News:August 2007
Frank To has recently been nominated for the Prince's Trust and Royal Bank of Scotland Entrepreneur Award.  We believe he is the first Scottish Artist to be nominated for a business award.

    "What concerns me the most is that I am the first artist sponsored by P.S.Y.B.T to be nominated for this award, I view this opportunity to show that occupations within the arts has equal footings with other careers/professional/jobs and should not be disregarded as hobbies."  Frank To

"The more opportunities I am given, the more important that I maintain a certain professionalism in what I do. Everything is at a crucial stage. Failure is not an option."   Frank To  2007  

 

Selected Exhibition History

2007     Ongoing Work throughout 2007:  Modern Artists Gallery Berkshire

Two Scottish Painters & One Other : Modern Artists Gallery Berkshire

             New Aquisitions: Albermarle Gallery London

Cambridge Art Fair 2007: Represented by Gallery 23

Glasgow Art Fair 2007: Represented by Fairfax Gallery

F.P.S Nina Hosali Prize Exhibition, Bankside Gallery London

             London Art Fair 2006: Represented by Fairfax Gallery

2006   Christmas Exhibition: Gallery 23 Glasgow

             Christmas Exhibition: Fairfax Gallery  Chelsea, London

             Christmas Exhibition: Queens Gallery  Dundee

             New Face: Beaux Arts Gallery  Bath

             Affordable Arts Fair 2006: Represented by Fairfax Gallery

Selected Publications:

The Courier, November 2006

The West End Mail, October 2006

Daily Mail, October 2006

Evening Times, October 2006

Homes & Interiors Scotland February Edition  2006

Works in Private Collection:

Royal Shakespeare Company Novello Theatre London

Patrick Stewart  - International Classical Actor and Film Star