Frances Aviva Blane
Slade School of Fine Art, UCL (University College London), 1991–1993
Byam Shaw School of Painting and Drawing, London, 1988–1991
Chelsea College of Art, London, 1987
Selected solo shows
On Paint. At ecArtspace.com, London, 2022
Dark. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2018
Blane. Broken Heads, Broken Paint. 12 Star Gallery at Europe House, London, 2018
Two Faces. Painting/Heads. The German Embassy, Belgravia, London, 2016–2017
Deconstruct. Solo show alongside exhibitions of Louise Bourgeois and Francis Bacon. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2014
Big Black Paintings. Bay Hall, Kings College, London, 2014
Selected group shows
Radikale Expressie. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2023
Disquiet. Susan Stockwell and Frances Aviva Blane. At ecArtspace, London, 2023
Sea of change part 2. With Susan Stockwell and Jason Oddy. At ecArtspace, Lemnos, Greece, 2023
Fired. With Claudia Clare. Gallery 286, 286 Earls Court Road, London, SW5, 2022
Brave Truth. Zuleika Gallery, Woodstock, 2022
Basil Beattie + Frances Aviva Blane. At ecArtspace.com, London, 2022
Temporary group show including Frauke Wilke. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2021
Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2021
Moi et Les Autres with Daniel Enkaoua and Eric Monbel. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2021
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize, 2021
Sea of Change with Susan Stockwell & Jason Oddy. Lemnos Greece and ecArtspace.com, 2021–2022
Fragmented with Claudia Clare. Zuleika Gallery, London, 2020
Intermezzo. Including Paula Rego and Daniel Enkaoua. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2020
Distancing. With Basil Beattie, John McLean and Susan Stockwell. At ecArtspace.com, online, 2020
The Desire of Looking. With Daniel Enkaoua, Paula Rego, Marcelle Hanselaar. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2020
Age Is Just A Number. Summer Show. Zuleika Gallery, London, 2019
Abstract Allies. Curated by Tim Sayer MBE with Naum Gabo, Nigel Hall, Howard Hodgkin. Zuleika Gallery, London, 2019
Ikonoclash #01. With Anton Kannemeyer, Roel Goussay, Marcelle Hanselaar. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2019
John Moores Painting Prize 2018. Walker Gallery, Liverpool, 2018
No Man is an Island. With Susan Stockwell and David Connearn. Art Dialog, Bonn, 2018
HUMAN. The German Embassy, London, 2017
Creekside Open. Selected by Jordan Baseman, 2017
Liquid Thought, with Daniel Enkaoua and Chris Stevens. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2016
Impact, with Marthe Zinc, Louise Bourgeois, Mark Anstee. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2016
De Vage Grens, with Frank Auerbach, Reniere & Depla. De Queeste Kunstkamers, Abele/Watou, Belgium, 2015
Jerwood Drawing Prize. London and tour, 2015
Drawing Breath. Jerwood Anniversary Exhibition, Award Winners, London, Sydney, Bristol, 2006–2008
Annely Juda, a Celebration. Annely Juda Fine Art, London, 2007
Prime Time. German and English Painting, Berlin, 2006
London Gallery Swap, sponsored by the British Council and Goethe Institut, 2002
Drawing with Basil Beattie. At ecArtspace, London, 2001
Painting with John McLean. At ecArtspace, London, 2000
Chora. Curated by Sue Hubbard. Group show including Susan Hiller, Helen Sear Edward Chell. London, Bath, Bracknell, Kendall, 1999–2000
Awards
Jerwood Award for Drawing, 1999
Cheltenham and Gloucester, Open Drawing Show (award winner) 1999
Mid-America ART Alliance Fellowship for Visual Arts, 1998
Residency at Djerassi Artists’ Foundation, California, 1998
Graham Hamilton Drawing Prize, 1991
Collections
Blind Art, London
Jesus College, Cambridge
The London School of Economics
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
The Sternberg Centre, London
The Usher Gallery, Lincoln
The Faith and Belief Forum, London
The Tim Sayer Collection, London
The Doris Jean Lockhart Collection
Film
Post-Covid Studio Visit. Directed by Penny Woolcock, 2022
Who is Frances Aviva Blane? Directed by Penny Woolcock, 2021
Fragmented. Directed by Penny Woolcock, 2020
She Paints Like a Bloke: Penny Woolcock in conversation with Lizzie Collins, 2020
Two Metres Apart with Susie Orbach. Directed by Penny Woolcock, 2020
Studio Visit in COVID Time. Directed by Penny Woolcock, 2020
Publications
AUGUST.
Essay by Susie Orbach
ON PAINT.
Essay by Sacha Craddock
FRANCES.
Essays by Eddy Frankel, Susie Orbach and Corinna Lotz
COVID.
Essay by Susie Orbach
WHO IS FRANCES AVIVA BLANE?
Frances Aviva Blane, Susie Orbach, Penny Woolcock
FAB.
Essay by Susie Orbach
BROKEN HEADS BROKEN PAINT.
Essay by Diana Souhami
MORE.
Essay by Mark Gisbourne
EMBASSY.
Essays by Tess Jaray RA and Dr Peter Ammon
NOTHING.
Essay by Diana Souhami
FRANCES AVIVA BLANE DRAWINGS
Essay by Doris Lockhart Saatchi
For more information on Frances visit: www.avivablane.com
