Name/TitleCatalogue: Sissy Graffiti: New Works
About this objectSmall slim paperback catalogue titled 'Sissy Graffiti: New Works ~ Rose Frain' containing introductions to Rose Frain's work written by Adele Patrick and Sally Rice; a list of paintings with brief comments by Rose Frain; a small number of black and white photographs of the artist and her work; notes about her career, one person and group exhibitions and selected workshops; and a selected biography.
MakerFrain, Rose
Date Made1989
Period1980s
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 147 x W: 211 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-2022-24-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved