FRASER SCARFE
Fraser Scarfe grew up in Lincolnshire, where he has worked from a studio since 2007. Scarfe is Head of the Drawing Year and part of the teaching faculty at The Royal Drawing School. He studied on the Drawing Year 2012-13 and joined the school's staff in 2016. He was artist-in-residence at Lincoln Cathedral from 2008-09 and held his first solo exhibition there. Group exhibitions include Christie's London and New York, the Mall Galleries and Temple Church, London. In 2018 he was a guest judge on The Big Painting Challenge (BBC). His first book, How to Paint Atmospheric Landscapes in Acrylics, was published in 2016. Scarfe teaches and demonstrates regularly across the UK. He won the Drawing Bursary at the 2013 ING Discerning Eye exhibition. In 2008 he was named SAA artist of the year. As a painter, drawing has always been firmly at the core of Scarfe’s practice. His work begins on location as a direct response to the landscapes (familiar or strange) he finds himself in. Artist Biography
1986 Born 2008 SAA ‘Artist of the Year’ 2008 - 09 Artist in Residence - Lincoln Cathedral 2012 - 13 Royal Drawing School, London 2014 Artist Residency - Dumfries House, Scotland 2015 Artist Residency - Pignano, Italy Solo Exhibitions 2012 Recent Paintings and Drawings - Lincoln Artworks, Lincoln 2009 ‘Cathedral’ - Lincoln Cathedral 2007 ‘Lincolnshire’ - Gallery 618, Woodhall Spa Selected Group Exhibitions 2021 'This is where we meet' , Carousel London 2017 Drawings at the Triforium, Temple Church, London 2016 Drawings from the Royal Drawing School, Christie's, New York 2015 'Drawn from', the Fleming Collection, London 2015 The Haworth Prize, Mall Galleries, London 2013 Princes Drawing School Final Show, Christie's, King St, London 2013 ING Discerning Eye - Drawing Bursary - Mall Galleries, London 2013 Patrons Dinner - Windsor Castle 2012 ‘The Shire Seen’ - Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln 2010 The Osbourne Studio Gallery - Knightsbridge, London 2008 SAA Artist of the Year - Waterperry House Oxfordshire 2008 Spring Exhibition - Spencer Coleman Fine Art, Lincoln 2008 102nd Exhibition - LAS, Usher Gallery Lincoln 2006 Recent Works - The Lincoln Cathedral Center, Lincoln Prizes & Awards 2015 Haworth Prize, Shortlisted 2013 Winner ING Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary 2008 Winner SAA ‘Artist of the Year’ 2005 Alex Woodcraft prize for Art & Design Bibliography 2017 How to paint Atmospheric Landscapes in Acrylics - ISBN 1782212833 2016 Featured Artist, 'Pen & Ink' - James Hobbs - ISBN 0711238049 2014 Featured Artist, 'Sketch Your World' - James Hobbs - ISBN 1845435141 2013 'Easel Words', Jackdaw Magazine Collections HRH The Duchess of Cornwall The Royal Collection Lord and Lady Cavendish Sir Michael Moritz Dumfries House Estate, Scotland The English Golf Union Longhurst Housing Group Works in private collections in the U.K, Europe and USA |