His Royal Highness Prince Charles Meets Frank To Fine Artist 02/06/09

In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of P.S.Y.B.T, Prince Charles met Frank To Fine Artist on Tuesday 2nd June 2009 alongside several young successful Scottish entrepreneurs.

The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust leads Scotland in the promotion and support of self-employment and business creation amongst young people, thus contributing to the economic development and community regeneration of the country's regions in line with the policy of the Scottish Executive.

HONOUR FOR TOP YOUNG ARTIST By April Mitchinson, The Courier 23/05/09

ACCLAIMED DUNDEE artist Frank To was presented with an outstanding young artist award when he returned to the city last night to help launch two different exhibitions that both feature his work.

Mr. To, who graduated from Huddersfield University with a degree in fine art before completing his Masters at Duncan of Jordanstone in 2005, is showing at the Queens Gallery and The Vision Building.

He was presented with the award by the president of the Society of Scottish Artists during the annual contemporary art exhibition show at the Vision Building.

Mr. To said he was "overwhelmed" with the honour and added, "I was taught by some of the best artists in the world when I studied here in Dundee and I feel like the boy come good- coming home to where my creativity was harnessed and developed."

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PORTRAIT BY FRANK TO by Simon Morkis, The Courier 20/05/09

AN ARTIST trained at Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee will return to the city on Friday night, when his work is displayed in two exhibitions opening on the same night.

After graduating from Huddersfield University with a degree in fine art, Frank To completed his masters at the Dundee Art College in 2005.

Now based in Glasgow, his work will feature in exhibitions opening in the Queen's Gallery and The Vision Building.

The first of these, celebrating a decade of the Queen's Gallery, will include a portrait of Star Trek and Shakespearean actor Patrick Stewart that has been approved by the actor.

The Society of Scottish Artists opens its annual contemporary art exhibition in the Vision Building and will include a six- foot by six- foot canvas by the artist.

Frank To's work will also be familiar to viewers on the television series Rebus.

Adapted from Ian Rankin's detective novels, the series featured several of To's paintings.

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STAR TREKS TO EXHIBITION by Victoria Davidson, THE BIG ISSUE 23/04/09

Picard actor Stewart boldly goes to Leith gallery

Intergalactic seals of approval don't come much higher- ranking than Starship Enterprise Captain Jean Luc Picard. But young Scots artist Frank To's pal, actor Patrick Stewart, dropped in to his current exhibition at Edinburgh's Leith Gallery while in Scotland starring in Beckett's Waiting For Godot.

Stewart has been a fan of To's work since he saw his degree show, and has five of his paintings in his private collection, including a portrait of himself. Stewart said: "I like Frank's work for its thoughtfulness, intensity, use of colour and mature technique." The exhibition runs till April 25

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PICARD MAKES TREK TO LEITH By David Oliver, THE EXTRA 23/04/09

NEWTON Mearns artist Frank To finally met up with his most famous celebrity fan this week.

The painter's current Edinburgh exhibtion, at the Leith Gallery was visited by actor Patrick Stewart, famed for playing Captain Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek the Next Generation.

The actor was in town performing alongside Ian McKellen in Waiting For Godot and took time out from rehearsals to view more of the southsider's work. He has bough To's work before and considers himself a fan.

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TO BOLDLY GO TO FRANK'S DISPLAY By Peter Carroll, The Glaswegian 22/04/09

GLASGOW-BASED artist Frank To reached the final frontier when he welcomed an other worldly guest to his latest exhibition - Star Trek legend Patrick Stewart.

Frank, from Newton Mearns, welcomed the sci-fi icon to his latest exhibition held at The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh, this month.

But don't think the 27-year-old artist, who is based at the WASPS artist studios in Dennistoun, has nothing more to do than KLINGON to his famous guests.

Frank and Patrick, who is currently treading the capital boards in Samuel Beckett's play, 'Waiting For Godot', go back light years. Well, more than five years actually.

Frank told The Glaswegian: "I've known Patrick ever since 2004 when he came to my degree show at Huddersfield University. He has been a great supporter of my work and has five of my paintings in his collection."

But Frank says when he was first introduced to the English actor things weren't so pleasant.

He said: "I first saw Patrick on Star Trek Generations when he was playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard, but he had been turned into a baddie. I was seven at the time and totally terrified.

"He's a really nice man though and it was great for him to come along on Thursday."

Frank's exhibition in the capital closes on Saturday and he is currently working on his next show, to take place in Dundee in September.

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SCOTS ARTIST WHO CAUGHT PATRICK'S EYE by Tim Cornwell, The Scotsman 18/04/09

ACTOR Patrick Stewart took time out from a "marvellous" run in Edinburgh this week to visit an exhibition at the Leith Gallery featuring Frank To, a young Scottish artist whose work he collects.

Stewart has been buying art for 20 years, he said, including five works by To.

"This is my private passion. I like to have pictures around me, I have two homes and I've run out of wallspace."

The two men first met at Huddersfield University, where Stewart is chancellor. Falkirk-born To, 26, was a student there before returning to Scotland to do his masters at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee.

He has since shown work alongside Peter Howson and Damien Hirst.

"I think he's very gifted, and I'm delighted he's beginning to get an international audience," Stewart said. "He's adventurous and bold, and not afraid of a big canvas."

To's portrait of the actor is on sale as part of the show, for £1,700, the last of three he completed.

For more information, please visit the official website of Frank To Fine Artist.