Profile
Franny graduated from University College London with a BA honours in History and History of Art and subsequently graduated with a First Class BA honours in Fine Art from Greenwich University in 2007. She then completed a short post grad course in studio practice.
Her work is hung in various institutions both here and abroad. A large triptych is on permanent public exhibition in the Weisenhaus in Pankow, East Berlin.
Franny is a founder member of Sevenoaks Arts Forum and has for many years been involved in raising the profile of contemporary artists in Kent.
Born in Singapore and educated in England, she has a studio in Sevenoaks and lives in Kent.
Education /Employment
History and History of Art B.A. Hons – University College London
Fine Art B.A. Hons [1st Class] – Greenwich University
Chairman of South East Open Studios 2007-9
Facilitator at Sevenoaks Visual Arts Forum 2009-17
Occasional lecturer West Kent College
Curation
2014 ‘The Send Off’ WW1 National Trust curated exhibition at Knole House Sevenoaks, July 2014
2014 ‘A Fine Line’ Co-curated exhibition at Kaleidoscope Gallery Sevenoaks, February 2014
2014 ‘Tension’ Co-curated exhibition at Kaleidoscope Gallery Sevenoaks, January 2014
Selected Exhibitions
2019 SVAF Open, Cello Factory, London
2018 ‘Nothing Endures But Change,’ Waterloo Sculpture Festival. Invited artist with the London Group and friends.
2018 ‘Embracing the Underdog,’ Invited artist with the London Group and friends. Soho. London
2018 Appletye Heritage Paper Exhibition
2017 Shoreham Sculpture Trail – invited artist with the London Group and friends. Shoreham. Kent
2015 ‘Every Drawing Tells a Story’ Kaleidoscope Gallery. Kent
2014 ‘Colonize’ Revisited, Arena Gallery, Liverpool Biennial as a guest of SCIBase
2014 ‘Colonize’ Jamestown, New York as a guest of SCIBase
2013 ‘Whatever Next?’ Mile End Pavilion. London EC3
2013 ‘Echo’ Installation. Knole House, Sevenoaks. National Trust
2013 ‘Drawn Together’ 1066 Arts Academy Gallery. Battle, Sussex
2012 ‘Sotto Voce’ Solo exhibition. Trinity Gallery. Tunbridge Wells.
2011 ‘Quattrodecim’ The Pie Factory. Margate.
2011 ‘Memorial’ Installation. St Marys in the Castle Crypt. Hastings.
2010 – 2012 ‘The Farningham Hobbyhorse Project’
A touring installation project for The Kent Cultural Baton.
Venues: The Folkestone Triennial Fringe, The Lone Twin Boat Project, The Margate Squall, Bluewater, The Kaleidoscope Gallery and other Kent Art venues.
2010 ‘Apokrisis.’ Installation. Kaleidoscope Museum and Gallery. Sevenoaks.
2010 ‘Pistols & Pollinators.’ Installation. Stoke Newington Church Street Gallery. London N16
2009 ‘One Night Stand.’ The Flea Pit Gallery. Shoreditch, London E2
2009 ‘Fowle Hall Features.’ Installation. Paddock Wood.
2009 ‘Park 1/2/3’. Installation. Sir Peter Blake Gallery Dartford.
2008 ‘Romancing the Stone.’ Solo installation at Eynsford Castle, Kent. Supported by English Heritage.
2008 Finite? Installation. Hadlow Agricultural College, Kent.
2007 Barry Wants a Cow. Meniere Chocolate Factory. London.
2007 BA Degree Show. Greenwich University.
2007 Short listed Student Celeste Art Prize. Truman Brewery London.
2005 Portico Gallery. Sevenoaks. Solo exhibition.
2005 Courier Gallery. Tonbridge. Solo Show.
2005 Indaba Gallery. Edenbridge. Solo exhibition