Frances Borden
{{Short description|British artist known for portraiture|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name = Frances Borden
| birth_date = November 1970
| birth_place = Hammersmith, London, England
| nationality = British
| education = Plymouth College of Art, Foundation Studies, 1992 to 1993
Chelsea College of Art, BA (Hons) Fine Art (Painting), 1993 to 1996
| known_for = Painting, Drawing, Portraiture
| website = https://francesborden.com
}}
Frances Borden (born November 1970) is a British artist known for portraiture, particularly self-portraiture. She has been a prizewinner in the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London on three occasions.{{Cite web |date=1996-07-24 |title=Portrait of the artist (with earring) as a pounds 10,000 winner |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/portrait-of-the-artist-with-earring-as-a-pounds-10-000-winner-1330313.html |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=The Independent |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/752051290 |title=500 portraits : BP Portrait Award. |date=2011 |publisher=National Portrait Gallery Publications |others=British Petroleum Company |isbn=978-1-85514-448-4 |location=London |oclc=752051290}}
Biography
Frances Borden was born in Hammersmith, but raised in rural Devon. She is the younger sister of photographer Harry Borden and artist Nicholas Borden.{{Cite news |last=Borden |first=Frances |year=1997 |title=Success Story - Self-portraits have brought about a reconciliation between Frances Borden and painting |work=Artists & Illustrators Magazine |publication-place=United Kingdom |publication-date=March 1997}} Alongside being an artist, she is a STAT certified teacher of the Alexander technique.{{Cite web |title=Frances Borden |url=https://alexandertechnique.co.uk/users/f-borden |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=alexandertechnique.co.uk |language=en}}
Awards
- Wells Art Contemporary Award, First Prize, 2012
- Rootstein Hopkins Foundation, Project Grant, 2006
- Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts, 2006
- The BP Portrait Award, Commendations, 1996 and 2000, and Second Prize, 1998{{Cite web |title=Self image: basic materials and techniques (3) - National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/learning/digital/portraiture/self-image/basic-materials-page-3 |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.npg.org.uk}}
- Hunting Art Prizes, Cornwall Prize, 1999 and Runner Up, Young Artist of the Year, 1997{{Cite web |title=Hunting Art Prizes Archive - Archives Hub |url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb3010-hap |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk}}
- Black Swan Open Art Competition, First Prize, 1998
- NatWest 90s Prize for Art, Second Prize, 1996 and Student Prize 1995{{Cite web |last=Limited |first=Alamy |title=ART NatWest 90's Stock Photo - Alamy |url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-art-natwest-90s-105795684.html |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.alamy.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=1996-04-30 |title=Sarah Raphael wins big art prize |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/1996/05/01/sarah-raphael-wins-big-art-prize |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The Art Newspaper - International art news and events}}{{Cite web |date=1996-04-07 |title=Women scoop all prizes in top art contest Outback inspires painter for |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/women-scoop-all-prizes-in-top-art-contest-outback-inspires-painter-for-pounds-36-000-prize-1303821.html |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=The Independent |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.francesborden.com}}
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Category:Alumni of the University of the Arts London
Category:20th-century British painters
Category:20th-century English painters
Category:20th-century English women artists
Category:21st-century English painters
Category:English contemporary artists
Category:English women painters
Category:20th-century British women painters
Category:21st-century British women painters
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