Gunpowder art is ticket to London for artist and lecturer Frank To who is selected to exhibit at the Society of Graphic Fine Art’s annual exhibition
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Art pieces by a Highland lecturer are to feature in a drawing exhibition in London.
Award-winning artist Frank To is one of only four Scottish artists who have been officially selected to exhibit at the Society of Graphic Fine Art’s annual exhibition in July.
Commenting on the exhibition, Mr To said: “For me, it’s important to highlight the importance of art practical skills such as painting and drawing especially within Scotland. It’s all about pushing the limits in drawing within contemporary art.
“I’m lucky to have been recognised by various royal art academies for my gunpowder work, such as Royal Scottish Academy and Royal Ulster Academy.
“For the Society of Graphic Fine Art in London, I wanted to see how far I can push myself in using gunpowder to create art.
“I’m delighted that I am one of a small handful of Scottish artists accepted into the Society of Graphic Fine Art exhibition this year.”
Mr To, who is an art lecturer at Inverness College UHI, has seen his unique gunpowder technique garner international recognition as a leading contemporary artist among art critics and high-profile collectors alike, including actor Sir Patrick Stewart and New York based Michel Witmer, who hangs Mr To’s paintings alongside those of Picasso and Van Gogh.
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