Name/TitleCatalogue: Rose Frain
About this objectSmall slim paperback catalogue titled 'Rose Frain', containing information about Edinburgh-based artist Rose Frain's career, group shows and one-person shows, as well as a photograph of the artist and several black and white photos of her work. The catalogue was produced in 1981 but includes updated information about shows in the early 1980s.
MakerLYC Museum & Art Gallery
Date Made1981
Period1980s
Place MadeEngland, Cumbria
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 140 x W: 140 mm
Subject and Association Keywordsexhibitions
Subject and Association KeywordsArt & design
Subject and Association KeywordsFeminism, feminist movement
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Frain:
Rose Frain is a visual artist based in Edinburgh, Scotland, exhibiting nationally and internationally, whose works range from painting and sculpture to installation. Frain studied at Durham University, the Department of Fine Art, Newcastle upon Tyne, (now Newcastle University) where she was taught by Victor Pasmore, Richard Hamilton, Louisa Hodgson and art historian Ralph Holland; the University of Edinburgh and the University of Leeds. "2020/Green Arrow", a sculpture by Frain in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The title refers to a deadline to reduce European carbon emissions. She was the Scottish Arts Council resident artist at The British School at Rome between 1999 and 2000, where she created the installation Radio Vaticana, citing electromagnetic radiation from the Vatican's radio transmitters. In 2007 she received a major Scottish Arts Council Visual Artists' Award.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeCatalogue
Object numberGWL-2022-24-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved