Fran Giffard has long been captivated by the intricate beauty of natural illustrations, and has produced an incredible body of ornithology-inspired artwork. Fran works directly onto her personal Moleskine diaries using watercolour, ink, gouache and graphite pencil, capturing the wonder of exotic and more commonplace birds. The result is a vivid collection of work with an intriguing personal slant.
Fran studied Fine Art Drawing at Camberwell College of Art, graduating in 2010. She has exhibited internationally, as well as throughout the UK. Fran has had a number of solo exhibitions, most notably:
2022 Little Kings, Northcote Gallery, London
2021 A Valediction, Northcote Gallery, London
2019 My Valiant, Northcote Gallery, London
2019 After Audubon, Jupiter Asset Management, London
2018 A Devotion, Someth1ng Gallery, London
2018 A Treasure, Northcote Gallery, Battersea
2016 Nest, Someth1ng Gallery, London
2015 All My Beautiful Boys, Northcote Gallery, Chelsea
2014 A Myriad of Birds, Bermuda National Gallery
2013 A Parliament of Drawings, Northcote Gallery, Chelsea
2012 O for Ornithology, Mayfair
2011 Aviary, Northcote Gallery, Battersea
Fran has been shortlisted for The Columbia Threadneedle Art Prize, The Threadneedle Art Prize, BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year and David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year.
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2024
A Compendium - Two person exhibition at Jupiter Asset Management with David Wightman, London
Affordable Art Fair Battersea - TAG Fine Art, London
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead - TAG Fine Art, London
Affordable Art Fair New York City - TAG Fine Art, London
2023
Our Eden - Two person exhibition at Tila, London
Affordable Art Fair Battersea - TAG Fine Art, London
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead - TAG Fine Art, London
Affordable Art Fair New York City - TAG Fine Art, London
2022
Combat Stress - Bankside Gallery, London
Art on a Postcard, International Women's Day - London
Affordable Art Fair Battersea - TAG Fine Art, London
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead - TAG Fine Art, London
Affordable Art Fair New York City - TAG Fine Art, London
2020
ING Discerning Eye - Mall Galleries, London
2019
Recent Graduates Revisited, Affordable Art Fair - Battersea, London
2018
Christmas Exhibition - Someth1ng Gallery, London - 01/12/2018
Incognito - Royal Over-Seas League, London - 11/12/2018
Sleep and Eat - ArtFinder, Kensington Olympia, London - 20-21/11/2018
Affordable Art Fair Battersea - Northcote Gallery, London
The Other Art Fair - Victoria House, London
Secret Charter - Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
9 Artist - Peckham, London
Summer Exhibition - Curious Duke Gallery, London
2017
Affordable Art Fair Battersea - Northcote Gallery, London
The Other Art Fair - Truman Brewery, London
Royal Society for Marine Artists annual exhibition - The Mall Galleries, London
Spring Show - Someth1ng Gallery, London
New Work - Northcote Gallery, London
2016
Fran Giffard & Hannah Horn - Northcote Gallery, London
The Other Art Fair - Truman Brewery, London
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea - Northcote Gallery
The Columbia Threadneedle Art Prize - Touring Exhibition - Piazza degli Strozzi, Firenze, Italy
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead - Curious Duke, Hampstead, London
The Other Art Fair - Victoria House, London
Affordable Art Fair New York - Wills Art Warehouse, New York
Affordable Art Fair Brussels - Will's Art Warehouse, Brussels, Belguim
Columbia Threadneedle Art Prize - The Mall Galleries, London
A Whole New World - Will's Art Warehouse, London
2015
AAF Singapore - Will's Art Warehouse, Singapore
AAF Battersea - Northcote Gallery, London
The Other Art Fair - The Truman Brewery, London
Autumn Exhibition - Curious Duke Gallery, London
Outside In - The Haining, Selkirk
The Other Art Fair - Victoria House, London
London Art Fair - London
2014
Opening Exhibition - W10 Space, London
Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales - Bargehouse, OXO Tower Wharf, London
The Other Art Fair - Truman Brewery, London
AAF Battersea - Northcote Gallery, London
The Drawing Room - The Old Cycle Club, London
Two Blue Tits in a Ring - The Victoria and Albert Museum Shop
2013
Society for Wildlife Artist - The Mall Galleries, London
AAF Battersea - Northcote Gallery, London
The Other Art Fair - The Old Truman Brewery, London
Strarta Art Fair - Saatchi Gallery, London
2012
Threadneedle Art Prize - The Mall Galleries, London
Threadneedle Prize Office Exhibition - 60 St Mary Axe, London
Wildlife Artist of the Year 2012 - The Mall Galleries, London
2011
Pure Winter Art Fair - Battle
AAF Singapore - Wills Art Warehouse, Singapore
AAF Battersea - Northcote Gallery, London
AAF Hampstead - The Contemporary London, London
Art London Fair - London
AAF New York - Wills Art Warehouse, New York
The Battle Art Fair - The Powdermills, Battle
Contemporary Art Exhibition at Dolphin Square London, Contemporary Studio
The Contemporary London: Editions - London Print Studio, London
The Contemporary London at Art Smart - Chelsea Collage of Art Courtyard, London
The Menagerie - The Art Work Space, London
Harestyling - Heartbreak Gallery, London
2010
An Art Beat Exhibition - Pop Up Gallery, 2 Russell Street, London
Here Today - The Outside World Gallery, London
Autumn Exhibition - Hadfield Fine Art Gallery, Gloucestershire
Non Fiction - Together Gallery, London
Blank Market, Open All Hours - Blank Media Collective, Manchester
Recent Graduate's Exhibition - The Affordable Art Fair, London
Camberwell Degree Show - University of the Arts London, Camberwell College of Art
2009
139/5 - University of the Arts London, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
AWARDS
2016 Columbia Threadneedle Art Prize - Short Listed. London
2014 The Society for Wildlife Artists - Short Listed. London
2012 Threadneedle Art Prize - Short Listed. London
2012 BBC. Wildlife Artist of the Year - Short Listed. London
2012 David Shepherd. Wildlife Artist of the Year - Short Listed. London
2011 Battle Art Fair - Best Overall Artist. East Sussex
2011 Port Lympne Artist Residency - Short Listed
2010 Lloyds TSB Art of Nurture - Short Listed. London
1996 Blue Peter . Welcome to Heathrow- Blue Peter Badge Winner
AUCTIONS
2014 Bermuda Audubon Society - Bermuda
2014 Bermuda National Trust - Bermuda
2012 Mistletoe Ball for Cancer Research UK - London
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
David Attenborough
Duchy of Cornwall
Fidelity Investments Limited
Imperial College Healthcare Charity
Jardines Matheson
Jupiter Asset Management
Masterworks Museum of Art
Moleskine
Pensions Investment Corporation
PUBLICATIONS
2016 Birdscapes - The Bird in Art . Laurence King Publishing
2015 The Gibraltar Magazine - Aviary Diaries . Written by Elena Scialtiel
2015 Animal Graphics . Sandu Publishing
2015 Drawings Across Used Journal Pages . Doodlers Anonymous
2015 Artist Interview with Fran Giffard . Little Observationist
2015 Illustrations on Used Moleskine Journals . Blank Paper Projects
2015 Remarkable Illustrations of Birds drawn in Moleskine Diaries . Jaz Jaz
2015 25 Beautiful Homes Magazine . January Edition
2012 Review: O for Ornithology . Londonist
2012 Interview with Artists & Illustrators Magazine
2011 Black and White. Volume Magazine: Issue . Volume Magazine
2010 Blank Pages: Issue 2 . Blank Media Collective
2010 Autumn Collection Recent Graduates Exhibition' . Affordable Art Fair
TV INTERVIEWS
Interview with GBC Gibraltar 9/12/2015
Birds of Reunion Island Reunion Island 5/6/2015
Interview with VSB Bermuda 13/5/2014