Marianne Frank Contemporary Artist
Photographer: Tomas Amare
Danish-born artist living and working in Berkshire, exploring human behaviour and emotion through painting, lino cutting and installation.
Looking Beneath the Surface
Marianne's work begins with people: how we behave, what we feel, and what we keep hidden. Drawing on a background in costume design for theatre and film, she studies people when they are not performing, finding the quiet moments where our shared fragility shows.
Paintings, lino cuts and installations capturing people in their unguarded moments.
Marianne Frank is a Danish-born contemporary fine artist who lives and works in Berkshire, England. Her work explores human behaviour and emotion through painting, lino cutting and installation.
Marianne works mainly in oil paint, including a series of portraits painted with her fingers rather than a brush. She also makes lino cuts, mixed-media works on photographic paper and installations.
Marianne has exhibited across the UK and Europe, including Italy, Spain, Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Her solo exhibitions include Spazio Interno at Antitesi Galleria, Turin (2024), and Femina at Collective Gallery, St Albans (2022).
Marianne studied Theatre Design, specialising in costume, at Wimbledon School of Art. She then designed and assisted on costumes for theatre, television and film, including Dragonheart and productions for Channel 4, before completing a PGCE in Art & Design at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Marianne was nominated for the Ruth Borchard Prize in 2015. She has received funding from Tórshavn City Council and the Faroese arts fund Mentanargrunnur Landsins.
Marianne's work is held in private collections in Denmark, England, Italy, Ireland, Spain and the USA. For enquiries about available pieces, please get in touch through the contact page.
Yes. Marianne gives talks about her practice and writes about art and its relationship to everyday life. Talk enquiries are welcome through the contact page.
Exhibition news and studio updates are posted on the News page. You can also ask Marianne through the contact page.