Fran Giffard
Current CollectionFran Giffard has long been captivated by the intricate beauty of natural illustrations and has amassed an incredible body of ornithology-inspired artwork. Fran started to work directly onto her personal Moleskine diaries using aquarelle, 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. Since then she has exhibited internationally, as well as throughout the UK.
Fran was shortlisted for The Threadneedle Art Prize, BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year and David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
David Attenborough
Duchy of Cornwall
Imperial College Healthcare Charity
Fidelity Investments Limited
Jardines Matheson
Masterworks Museum of Art
Pensions Investment Corporation
Moleskine
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
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