DUNDEE- TRAINED artist Frank To is going from strength to strength with his latest Scottish exhibition.
Twelve of To's paintings will be featured in the highly anticipated group show "New Generations" at the Queen's Gallery, Dundee, opening on January 26.
To will be exhibiting alongside three emerging Scottish painters tipped for the top.
To (25) is already winning an enviable reputation for himself as a contemporary figurative painter, having already established a loyal following, including a number of high profile buyers. One such buyer is Star Trek's Captain Jean- Luc Picard, Patrick Stewart, who now owns five of To's paintings.
A Master graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, To has also trained in Yorkshire.
In recent years he has exhibited alongside some of the greats of the international art scene such as Peter Howson, Tracy Emin and Damien Hirst,
His work has also featured in several galleries nationwide including the Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells (2005); Beux Art Gallery, Bath (2006) and the Albemarle Gallery, London (2007).
He is now represented in New York by Witmer Fine Art that has in the past sold works by Picasso, Van Gogh and Andy Warhol.
He draws inspiration from the Renaissance sculptor, Michelangelo.
It was said Michelangelo could visualise the human form within a block of marble.
To, similarly, teases out figures from initially abstract images.
To said, "I'm delighted to be one of the very few invited to do this exhibition. I hope this show will be the one of many that contributes the importance and reputation of Scottish painting in the art world."
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