Soraya French
Soraya French | |
|---|---|
ثریا فرانسه | |
| Born | 1957 Tehran, Iran |
| Known for | Author of educational books and acrylic painter |
Soraya French (Persian: ثریا فرانسه, born 1957) is an Iranian artist known for her vivid use of colour in acrylic based multimedia and she has produced six books[1] 30 Minute Acrylics, and Dynamic Acrylics and an instructional DVD.[2]
Work[edit]
She is a regular contributor to The Artist magazine and regularly holds painting workshops in her studio at Project Workshops.[3] She is a demonstrator for GOLDEN artist colors.[4]
She is the President of the Society of Women Artists (SWA)[5] and the Andover Art Society,[6] a member of Society of All Artists (SAA),[7] Society for Floral Painting (SFP) and Wallop Artists.[8] She has won various awards, the most notable are the Daler Rowney Choice Awards at Society of Women Artists.
Soraya is a versatile artist working in watercolours, oils, pastels, acrylics and mixed media in a variety of subject matters such as musicians, café scenes and African market scenes amongst others. Many of her subjects are travel based and people in everyday life situations feature a great deal in her work, light and colour are the two important elements in her paintings together with semi abstract passages and a sense of ambiguity where she allows the viewer to make up the story.[9]
Awards[edit]
- Runner up in Test Valley Art’s Foundation Award at The Best of Hampshire 2009
- Test Valley Art’s Foundation Award for The Best Painting by a Hampshire Artist (Best of Hampshire Exhibition) at Sir Harold Hillier’s in November 2008
- Best Miniature Society of Floral Painters Mottisfont 2006
- Artist of the Year 2005 Artist & Illustrators exhibition
- Daler-Rowney Choice Award, Society of Women Artists, June 2004
- Winchester Art Club 76th annual exhibition November 2003
- Salisbury Open Award April 2003
- Fight for Sight regional competition November 2002
- Edwin Young Award April 2002
- Edwin Young Award Salisbury Open 1997 -The painting was purchased for the Edwin Young Museum collection
References[edit]
- ^ Archipelago, World. "Soraya French". HarperCollins UK. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Home page". Townhouse Films. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Soraya French: Painter". Resident Artists. Project Workshop.
- ^ "Golden Artist Colors, Inc".
- ^ "Soraya French". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Home". Andover Art Society. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Tim French". SAA Professional Members' Web Pages - Art Society, SAA. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Home". Wallop Artists. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Homepage". Soraya French. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
