Catriona Fraser
Catriona Fraser (born England 1972) is a British photographer and art dealer. She has lived in Washington, DC since 1996.
Catriona Fraser
- Name
- Catriona Fraser
- Born
- 1972
- Birthplace
- England
- Occupation
- Art dealer, photographer, curator, art activist
- Known for
- Infrared landscape photography
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Arts University Plymouth
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Catriona Fraser (born England 1972) is a British photographer and art dealer. She has lived in Washington, DC since 1996.
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Catriona Fraser (born 1972) is an art dealer and photographer, of British nationality. The art dealer was born in England. Catriona Fraser was educated at Arts University Plymouth.
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• Name — Catriona Fraser • Born — 1972 • Birthplace — England • Occupation — Art dealer, photographer, curator, art activist • Known for — Infrared landscape photography
Education
Education
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.
Art Dealer
Art Dealer
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. The galleries closed in 2011. During the years that they operated, the galleries established a significant presence in the region via their exhibitions. as well as internationally through their seminal and early employment of the then novel Internet to expand the gallery's reach and exhibitions. 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.
Arts advocate and curator
Arts advocate and curator
Fraser is currently an arts lecturer, the chair of the annual Bethesda Painting Awards, an annual painting competition which awards $14,000 in prizes, and the annual Trawick Art Prize Competition - a fine arts competition which awards $10,000 to an artist from the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region. She is also the director of the annual Bethesda Fine Arts Festival, as well as an active curator.
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1972
Catriona Fraser was born on 1 January 1972.
Photographer
Fraser herself is a photographer, and her work focused on black and white infrared photography of Scottish landscapes, medieval ruins and Pictish stone circles and standing stones. 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." 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."
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- 1.Protzman, Ferdinand. A Popular Vision. The Washington Post. 1997-01-11.
- 2.Photographs of Scotland - Fraser Gallery - Absolutearts.com. www.absolutearts.com.
- 3.Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. www.mutualart.com.
- 4.Dawson, Jessica. Galleries. The Washington Post. 2002-02-21.
- 5.O'Sullivan, Michael. Summer Show Standouts. The Washington Post. 2002-08-16.
- 6.Fraser Gallery to Close Its Doors. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD Patch. 2011-03-09.
- 7.Fraser Gallery will close this month. The Washington City Paper Dead link. July 2020.
- 8.Fraser discusses closing of her Bethesda gallery. The Gazette Newspaper.
- 9.Louis Jacobson 2002 review of Catriona Fraser 'Seven Celtic Nations' photography show at the Fraser Gallery Bethesda. www.thefrasergallery.com.
- 10.Edleson, Harriet. The Little Black Book of Washington DC, 2012 Edition: The Essential Guide to America's Capital. Peter Pauper Press, Inc. February 2012. 9781441306616.
- 11.O'Sullivan, Michael. Tate gets to the heart of the matter. The Washington Post. 2003-07-11.
- 12.Dawson, Jessica. Painted from memories. The Washington Post. 2001-06-07.
- 13.Protzman, Ferdinand. Craning for a better look. The Washington Post. June 2021.
- 14.Protzman, Ferdinand. Monitoring Art Galleries. The Washington Post. 1998-04-09.
- 15.Protzman, Ferdinand. Galleries. The Washington Post. 2000-04-06.
- 16.O'Sullivan, Michael. New Shows Breathe Life Into Area Galleries. The Washington Post. 2006-09-26.
- 17.O'Sullivan, Michael. Lida Moser at her finest. The Washington Post. June 2021.
- 18.Lida Moser: 50 Years of Photographs. Washington City Paper.
- 19.Photography by Maxwell MacKenzie at the Fraser Gallery. Washington City Paper.
- 20.Kiss My Glass. Washington City Paper.
- 21.Artwork #47. Montgomery College.
- 22.10th Annual International Photography Competition. PCN.
- 23.Castles on the Web for castles, castle photos, castle of the day: Castle Collections. www.castlesontheweb.com.
- 24.Art Collection. The Knowledge Center, Inc.
- 25.Touring All Scotland from Rampant Scotland Directory. www.rampantscotland.com.
- 26.A sparkling array of images. The Washington Times.
- 27.Louis Jacobson 2002 review of Catriona Fraser 'Seven Celtic Nations' photography show at the Fraser Gallery Bethesda. www.thefrasergallery.com.
- 28.Success as an Artist Seminar Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. www.marylandhall.org.
- 29.Maryland Federation of Art Success as an Artist Seminar. Southern Maryland News Net. 2014-01-11.
- 30."Success as an Artist" Seminar, Sept 18-19, 2013. Potomac Local.
- 31."Success as an Artist" Seminar. WETA.
- 32.Success as an Artist ~ reflections on Ms. Fraser's advice. Elizabeth Floyd.
- 33.Opportunities. The Frederick News-Post.
- 34.Bethesda Painting Awards Announce Winners. Montgomery Community Media. 2013-06-07.
- 35.Bethesda Painting Awards. www.bethesda.org.
- 36.The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards Application dcarts. dcarts.dc.gov.
- 37.Founder/Chair. www.bethesda.org.
- 38.The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards Application dcarts. dcarts.dc.gov.
- 39.Arts Festival Application. www.bethesda.org.
- 40.Thomas, Damita. Bethesda Fine Arts Festival Returns To Bethesda. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD Patch. 2017-05-01.
- 41.Capitol Hill Art League Region-Wide Show Draws a Crowd. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. 2014-03-20.
- 42.Artist Call- CHAL Presents its 4th Annual Metro DC Open Juried Exhibition The Shape of Things. East City Art. 2014-01-22.
- 43.Local Exhibition Opportunities. The Art League Blog. 2011-09-27.
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