Catriona Fraser

Fraser studied at the Plymouth College of Arts and Design in Plymouth, England, where at the time - at age 16, she was the youngest student ever admitted to the school's photography Diploma course.{{Cite web|title=Photographs of Scotland - Fraser Gallery - Absolutearts.com|url=https://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/1999/11/25/26224.html|website=www.absolutearts.com|access-date=2020-05-27}}

Fraser established the Fraser Gallery in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC in 1996 when she was 25 years old. She opened a second gallery in nearby Bethesda, Maryland, part of the Greater Washington, DC region in 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mutualart.com/Gallery/Fraser-Gallery/D7D957CB46DFDE38|title=Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland, USA|website=www.mutualart.com|access-date=2019-04-02}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2002/02/21/galleries/bd0cd7b4-c2d4-48f5-9865-4031db666a5d/|title=Galleries|last=Dawson|first=Jessica|date=2002-02-21|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2002/08/16/summer-show-standouts/9e9601e9-2876-4e64-a4f4-515f0b744b1e/|title=Summer Show Standouts|last=O'Sullivan|first=Michael|date=2002-08-16|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-04-26}} The galleries closed in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/maryland/bethesda-chevychase/fraser-gallery-to-close-its-doors|title=Fraser Gallery to Close Its Doors|date=2011-03-09|website=Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD Patch|access-date=2019-04-02}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/.../fraser-gallery-will-close-this-month|title=Fraser Gallery will close this month|work=The Washington City Paper}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/03042011/entemon174105_32540.php|title=Fraser discusses closing of her Bethesda gallery|website=The Gazette Newspaper|access-date=2019-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703231806/http://www.gazette.net/stories/03042011/entemon174105_32540.php|archive-date=2018-07-03|url-status=dead}} During the years that they operated, the galleries established a significant presence in the region via their exhibitions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefrasergallery.com/reviews/CatrionaFraser2002_washcp.html|title=Louis Jacobson 2002 review of Catriona Fraser 'Seven Celtic Nations' photography show at the Fraser Gallery Bethesda|website=www.thefrasergallery.com|access-date=2019-04-02}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E6re8vHy_5cC&dq=%22catriona+fraser%22+photographer&pg=PA213|title=The Little Black Book of Washington DC, 2012 Edition: The Essential Guide to America's Capital|last1=Edleson|first1=Harriet|last2=Lindroth|first2=David|date=February 2012|publisher=Peter Pauper Press, Inc.|isbn=9781441306616}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../tate.../f10422aa-07f5-405e-8d3f-73bf180dbc37/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426180219/https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../tate.../f10422aa-07f5-405e-8d3f-73bf180dbc37/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-04-26|title=Tate gets to the heart of the matter|last=O'Sullivan|first=Michael|date=2003-07-11|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/.../af56d69a-1acc-4eac-846b-1e733b2812fa/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426180225/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/.../af56d69a-1acc-4eac-846b-1e733b2812fa/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-04-26|title=Painted from memories|last=Dawson|first=Jessica|date=2001-06-07|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/.../02/.../be7ce0fa-a7f0-4337-95ed-493ff4f2b0c7/|title=Craning for a better look|last=Protzman|first=Ferdinand|date=1999-02-04|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} as well as internationally through their seminal and early employment of the then novel Internet to expand the gallery's reach and exhibitions.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/museums/features/galleriesonline0310.htm|title=Monitoring Art Galleries|last=Protzman|first=Ferdinand|date=1998-04-09|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/.../0bb6f724-962a-4621-a02a-e6c50eeed4ec/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426180213/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/.../0bb6f724-962a-4621-a02a-e6c50eeed4ec/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-04-26|title=Galleries|last=Protzman|first=Ferdinand|date=2000-04-06|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-04-26}} The galleries focused on contemporary realism and represented notable artists such as Tim Tate, David FeBland, Maxwell MacKenzie, F. Lennox Campello, Kris Kuksi, Chawky Frenn, Michael Janis, Sandra Ramos, Marta Maria Perez Bravo, Joyce Tenneson, Lida Moser and others.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/...life.../c767f627-a70f-4b4f-bab5-d4952c0a1fd2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426191226/https://www.washingtonpost.com/...life.../c767f627-a70f-4b4f-bab5-d4952c0a1fd2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-04-26|title=New Shows Breathe Life Into Area Galleries|last=O'Sullivan|first=Michael|date=2006-09-26|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/.../lida-moser-at.../7c3fa023-604c-4b7e-9d5e-65abc71d516e/|title=Lida Moser at her finest|last=O'Sullivan|first=Michael|date=2005-04-25|work=The Washington Post|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/13030792/lida-moser-50-years-of-photographs|title=Lida Moser: 50 Years of Photographs|website=Washington City Paper|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/13039594/photography-by-maxwell-mackenzie-at-the-fraser-gallery|title=Photography by Maxwell MacKenzie at the Fraser Gallery|website=Washington City Paper|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/13004864/kiss-my-glass|title=Kiss My Glass|website=Washington City Paper|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}}

Fraser herself is a photographer,{{Cite web|url=https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Department.aspx?id=19683|title=Artwork #47|website=Montgomery College|access-date=2019-04-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.photocontestinsider.com/10th-annual-international-photography-competition/|title=10th Annual International Photography Competition|website=PCN|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-26}} and her work focused on black and white infrared photography of Scottish landscapes, medieval ruins and Pictish stone circles and standing stones.{{Cite web|url=http://www.castlesontheweb.com/search/Castle_Collections/more8.html|title=Castles on the Web for castles, castle photos, castle of the day: Castle Collections|website=www.castlesontheweb.com|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=http://theknowledgecenter.org/art-collection.html|title=Art Collection|website=The Knowledge Center, Inc.|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rampantscotland.com/tourism.htm|title=Touring All Scotland from Rampant Scotland Directory|website=www.rampantscotland.com|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2002/dec/14/20021214-105154-6216r/|title=A sparkling array of images|newspaper=The Washington Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-26}} In 2002, The Washington Times art critic reported that "Catriona Fraser, who runs the Fraser Gallery and also makes remarkable photographs... She regularly returns to her native Scotland to shoot with infrared film for the haunting, mystical light she achieves." Also in 2002, the Washington City Paper art critic wrote "Fraser's grainy technique gloriously captures subtleties, from weathered stone in castle walls and turrets to fluffy, snowy textures one would not expect in clear skies."{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefrasergallery.com/reviews/CatrionaFraser2002_washcp.html|title=Louis Jacobson 2002 review of Catriona Fraser 'Seven Celtic Nations' photography show at the Fraser Gallery Bethesda|website=www.thefrasergallery.com|access-date=2019-04-26}}

In 1997 The Washington Post art critic wrote that "Her moody, evocative pictures won first prize for photography in the Northern Virginia Arts Festival in 1994 and 1995 and have proven popular at outdoor arts festivals across the United States. At her inaugural show, they sold well."

Fraser is currently an arts lecturer,{{Cite web|url=https://www.marylandhall.org/success-artist-seminar|title=Success as an Artist Seminar {{!}} Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts|website=www.marylandhall.org|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://smnewsnet.com/archives/90110/maryland-federation-of-art-success-as-an-artist-seminar/|title=Maryland Federation of Art Success as an Artist Seminar|date=2014-01-11|website=Southern Maryland News Net|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://potomaclocal.com/events/success-as-an-artist-seminar-sept-18-19-2013-2013-09-19/|title="Success as an Artist" Seminar, Sept 18-19, 2013|website=Potomac Local|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://weta.org/local/calendar/success-artist-seminar-sept-18-19-2013-40557|title="Success as an Artist" Seminar|website=WETA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elizabethfloyd.com/blog/2009/09/15/success-as-an-artist-reflections-on-ms-frasers-advice|title=Success as an Artist ~ reflections on Ms. Fraser's advice|website=Elizabeth Floyd|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/places/local/frederick_county/frederick/opportunities/article_6a4e8b26-51b7-5cc7-b8a2-9d43e7d5c371.html|title=Opportunities|website=The Frederick News-Post|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}} the chair of the annual Bethesda Painting Awards,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mymcmedia.org/bethesda-painting-awards-announce-winners/|title=Bethesda Painting Awards Announce Winners|date=2013-06-07|website=Montgomery Community Media|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-26}} an annual painting competition which awards $14,000 in prizes,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-painting-awards|title=Bethesda Painting Awards|website=www.bethesda.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}} and the annual Trawick Art Prize Competition{{Cite web|url=https://dcarts.dc.gov/page/trawick-prize-bethesda-contemporary-art-awards-application|title=The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards Application {{!}} dcarts|website=dcarts.dc.gov|access-date=2019-04-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/founderchair|title=Founder/Chair|website=www.bethesda.org|access-date=2019-04-02}} - a fine arts competition which awards $10,000 to an artist from the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region.{{Cite web|url=https://dcarts.dc.gov/page/trawick-prize-bethesda-contemporary-art-awards-application|title=The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards Application {{!}} dcarts|website=dcarts.dc.gov|access-date=2019-04-26}} She is also the director of the annual Bethesda Fine Arts Festival,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/arts-festival-application|title=Arts Festival Application|website=www.bethesda.org|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/maryland/bethesda-chevychase/bethesda-fine-arts-festival-returns-bethesda|title=Bethesda Fine Arts Festival Returns To Bethesda|last=Thomas|first=Damita|date=2017-05-01|website=Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD Patch|language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}} as well as an active curator.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chaw.org/blog/capitol-hill-art-league-region-wide-show-draws-crowd|title=Capitol Hill Art League Region-Wide Show Draws a Crowd|date=2014-03-20|website=Capitol Hill Arts Workshop|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastcityart.com/calls-for-entry/artist-call-chal-presents-its-4th-annual-metro-dc-open-juried-exhibition-the-shape-of-things/|title=Artist Call- CHAL Presents its 4th Annual Metro DC Open Juried Exhibition The Shape of Things|date=2014-01-22|website=East City Art|access-date=2019-04-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theartleague.org/blog/2011/09/27/local-exhibition-opportunities/|title=Local Exhibition Opportunities|date=2011-09-27|website=The Art League Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-29}}

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