contact: E: info@franceshatch.co.uk M: 07946903930
about Frances Hatch
Frances was born and raised in the fenland village of Littleport in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. She currently lives near Bridport in West Dorset, her home is a short walk from The Jurassic Coast. By the time she left home for University – (chosen for its exposed location by the sea) – she had already established her plein air practice of painting.
Training:
C.C.A.T. (Cambridge) Foundation Course 1973-74
Aberystwyth University College of Wales - Hons degree in French and Visual Art 1974-78
Auditrice Libre, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Nantes 1976
Goldsmiths’ College, A.T.C. 1978-79
Wimbledon College of Art: Postgraduate- MA Printmaking 1986-89
Selected recent exhibitions:
DRAWN TO ANTARCTICA: Babylon Gallery, Ely 2011. solo
DRAWN TO ANTARCTICA: The Blue Gallery, Brantwood, Cumbria 2012. solo
DRAWN TO ANTARCTICA: Gilbert White's House and The Oates Collection 2012. solo
RWA: 159th & 161st ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION, Bristol. 2011 + 2013 + 2015
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, Hampstead and Battersea. 2011 + 2012 + 2013
THE RUSSELL COTES MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY. September/ October 2013. solo
LYNN PAINTER-STAINERS PRIZE. Mall Galleries, The Mall, London. 2014 + 2016
KEVIS HOUSE GALLERY. Lombard Street, Petworth. 2014 + 2015 + 2016
WORKS ON PAPER FAIR, LONDON. 2015 + 2016 +2017
SLADERS YARD, West Bay, Dorset. 2015, 2017
ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PAINTERS IN WATERCOLOURS. Mall Galleries, London. 2016, 2017
ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION. 2016
THE ING DISCERNING EYE EXHIBITION, Mall Galleries, London. 2013 + 2015 + 2016
THE GATEHOUSE GALLERY, St Peter Port, Guernsey. 2016
156th ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY OF WOMEN ARTISTS. Mall Galleries, London. 2017
Awards:
Bath and West Show 2005 (1st Prize), 2007 (2nd prize), 2008 (past winners show)
Pallant House, Chichester ‘In House’ 2008 1st Prize
Lyme Open 2008 (2nd Prize)
Exploratory Laboratory (ExLAB) Research Bursary 2012
Visiting Artist. Gate House Gallery, Guernsey. March 2016
The Shenzhen International Watercolour Biennial Prize at The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI) exhibition:
'An award to encourage innovation and experimentation in contemporary watermedia'. 2016
The THG OPEN 2016- (winner)
Residencies:
KUBE, Poole. 2009
PAVILLION DANCE, Bournemouth 2011 + 2012
DURLSTON COUNTRY PARK NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE. Swanage 2014
SOIL CULTURE RESIDENCY at The Eden Project: shortlist. August 2014
Collaborations:
ANTARCTICA ENCORE: Bournemouth University (with Europa String Choir) 2010 (performance)
FROZEN ORCHESTRAS LIVE in Whitchurch Canonicorum, 2011. Poole: 2012 (performance with Udo Dzierzanowski and Cathy Stevens (musicians), Elisabeth Bletsoe, poet)
ANTARCTICA CONFERENCE, The Australian National University, Canberra. Contribution (in absentia) by Frozen Orchestras of Lost Sound: 26-29 June 2011.
Frances was born and raised in the fenland village of Littleport in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. She currently lives near Bridport in West Dorset, her home is a short walk from The Jurassic Coast. By the time she left home for University – (chosen for its exposed location by the sea) – she had already established her plein air practice of painting.
Training:
C.C.A.T. (Cambridge) Foundation Course 1973-74
Aberystwyth University College of Wales - Hons degree in French and Visual Art 1974-78
Auditrice Libre, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Nantes 1976
Goldsmiths’ College, A.T.C. 1978-79
Wimbledon College of Art: Postgraduate- MA Printmaking 1986-89
Selected recent exhibitions:
DRAWN TO ANTARCTICA: Babylon Gallery, Ely 2011. solo
DRAWN TO ANTARCTICA: The Blue Gallery, Brantwood, Cumbria 2012. solo
DRAWN TO ANTARCTICA: Gilbert White's House and The Oates Collection 2012. solo
RWA: 159th & 161st ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION, Bristol. 2011 + 2013 + 2015
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, Hampstead and Battersea. 2011 + 2012 + 2013
THE RUSSELL COTES MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY. September/ October 2013. solo
LYNN PAINTER-STAINERS PRIZE. Mall Galleries, The Mall, London. 2014 + 2016
KEVIS HOUSE GALLERY. Lombard Street, Petworth. 2014 + 2015 + 2016
WORKS ON PAPER FAIR, LONDON. 2015 + 2016 +2017
SLADERS YARD, West Bay, Dorset. 2015, 2017
ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PAINTERS IN WATERCOLOURS. Mall Galleries, London. 2016, 2017
ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION. 2016
THE ING DISCERNING EYE EXHIBITION, Mall Galleries, London. 2013 + 2015 + 2016
THE GATEHOUSE GALLERY, St Peter Port, Guernsey. 2016
156th ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY OF WOMEN ARTISTS. Mall Galleries, London. 2017
Awards:
Bath and West Show 2005 (1st Prize), 2007 (2nd prize), 2008 (past winners show)
Pallant House, Chichester ‘In House’ 2008 1st Prize
Lyme Open 2008 (2nd Prize)
Exploratory Laboratory (ExLAB) Research Bursary 2012
Visiting Artist. Gate House Gallery, Guernsey. March 2016
The Shenzhen International Watercolour Biennial Prize at The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI) exhibition:
'An award to encourage innovation and experimentation in contemporary watermedia'. 2016
The THG OPEN 2016- (winner)
Residencies:
KUBE, Poole. 2009
PAVILLION DANCE, Bournemouth 2011 + 2012
DURLSTON COUNTRY PARK NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE. Swanage 2014
SOIL CULTURE RESIDENCY at The Eden Project: shortlist. August 2014
Collaborations:
ANTARCTICA ENCORE: Bournemouth University (with Europa String Choir) 2010 (performance)
FROZEN ORCHESTRAS LIVE in Whitchurch Canonicorum, 2011. Poole: 2012 (performance with Udo Dzierzanowski and Cathy Stevens (musicians), Elisabeth Bletsoe, poet)
ANTARCTICA CONFERENCE, The Australian National University, Canberra. Contribution (in absentia) by Frozen Orchestras of Lost Sound: 26-29 June 2011.
Contribution to publications:
Missal Birds: origami microbook printed by Steve Hitchens poems by Elisabeth Bletsoe. (illustrations)
Towards Re-Enchantment: Place and Its Meanings. Artevents, 2010. (at the invitation of Elisabeth Bletsoe, poet)
Artist and Illustrators Magazine, Featured Contributor. January 2014 issue.
40 Artist Educator Project. Commissioned by Access Art. November 2014
Drawing and Painting: Materials and Techniques for Contemporary Artists
Kate Wilson, Thames and Hudson, UK. February 2015
The Artist’s Everything Handbook: a New Guide to Drawing and Painting
Kate Wilson, Harper Design, USA. February 2015
EARTH- 2014 (with Sladers Yard) May 2015
THE JACKDAW MAGAZINE. Easel Notes. May/June Issue. 2016
Missal Birds: origami microbook printed by Steve Hitchens poems by Elisabeth Bletsoe. (illustrations)
Towards Re-Enchantment: Place and Its Meanings. Artevents, 2010. (at the invitation of Elisabeth Bletsoe, poet)
Artist and Illustrators Magazine, Featured Contributor. January 2014 issue.
40 Artist Educator Project. Commissioned by Access Art. November 2014
Drawing and Painting: Materials and Techniques for Contemporary Artists
Kate Wilson, Thames and Hudson, UK. February 2015
The Artist’s Everything Handbook: a New Guide to Drawing and Painting
Kate Wilson, Harper Design, USA. February 2015
EARTH- 2014 (with Sladers Yard) May 2015
THE JACKDAW MAGAZINE. Easel Notes. May/June Issue. 2016
