ABOUT

Deborah Frank is a practicing artist living in West Essex, England. Currently completing a BA in contemporary portraiture, at The Art Academy London, she works primarily in oil paints but also enjoys exploring concepts through multimedia, steel, clay, and print. Having had a love for drawing and photography from a young age, a lot of her work begins from documentational responses to her surroundings, where she narrates the figure in landscape. Having exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, her work has been curated by Mall Galleries, alongside other award winning artists. Most recently, Deborah has been awarded winner of the wildcard, Sky Landscape Artist of the Year 2026 for her “brave” “painterly approach”.
Deborah takes regular commissions alongside her studio practice. She has engaged with community projects, art workshops, Pantomime and film production.

studio
Garry Castle photography

EDUCATION

2023-26 - Art Academy London BA Contemporary Portraiture, Winner of the Miriam Waterman Scholarship

EXHIBITIONS and PRIZES

2026 - Reflections - collective exhibition, THe gallery at the playroom

2026 - SKY Landcape Artist of the Year, wildcard winner, semi finalist

2025 - crossing A bridge, solo exhibition, Mezzanine Gallery, Walthamstow Wetlands, London Wildlife Trust

2025 - Beyond the Prize, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, The Mall Galleries

2025 - Will We Be Taken Into The Future? group exhibition, Nolias gallery

2024 - Art Academy London Print and Ceramics showcase

2024 - 2nd place Royal institute of Oil Painters live painting challange

2024 - Royal Institute of Oil Painters, The Mall Galeries

2024 - Past, Present and Future Art Academy Bankside

2024 - Nolias Gallery collaborative exhibition

2020 - Botanical artist Cordwainers Grow

2019 - workshop assistant London Borough of Culture

2018 - The Rotary Club exhibition, St Johns, Epping

2018 - The Mall Galleries

2017 - Lopping Hall exibition 1st prize

2017 - The Mall Galleries

PRESS

2026 - www.cassart.co.uk/ blog/ sky arts landscape artist of the year 2026

2024 - June portrait booth artist Blending with arts The African Centre

2023 - Portrait booth artist National Portrait Gallery

2022 - Eleanor Lang ‘The Brokenshire Building’

2020 - The Citizen Gardener: ‘Even if pesticides don’t kill a bee, they impede its ability to navigate’

BOTANY