me me me! — Submerging yourself in Blue on White, Frances Aviva Blane’s nearly two metres square abstract painting, carries some potential dangers ...

Deadpan — “…I have been a Jungian for a long time…painting is a state of being…Painting is self discovery”. Jackson Pollack ...

Dark — “Anguish writ large”and “disturbing yet compelling” are descriptions of Frances Aviva Blane’s paintings ...

Brain Spill — I have Frances Aviva Blane’s latest book by my side. It’s a gorgeous 12” x 12” inch object – like a vinyl album ...

They Come Out of the Shadows — When they see themselves reflected they spit; they don't like their faces of angry ...

More Discord — It’s the right time to see Frances Aviva Blane’s work at two exhibitions – one in London and another in Oxfordshire ...

The Stuff of Dreams and Nightmares — Thanks to independent gallerist Jonathan Ross, a leading feminist artist has been ‘uncancelled’ ...

Book Review: FRANCES — I first came across Frances Aviva Blane’s work back in October 2020 in a two-woman exhibition  ...

Hot Off the Press — Frances Aviva Blane is a well-known international artist. An English painter who works in the expressionist tradition ...

Fragmented — In the midst of the divisions and reinterpretations demanded by the experience of living through Covid-19 ...

Virus Dimensions Unknown — The Freud Museum was the perfect location. An artist who plumbs the depths of the human psyche ...

Who am I? — “Beauty will be CONVULSIVE or it will not be at all”. The last sentence of André Breton’s 1928 Surrealist novel ...

Dark — The title of British artist Frances Aviva Blane’s new show at de Queeste Art gallery in Belgium although the work, at first sight ...

The Human Touch — Dark is an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Frances Aviva  Blane, which will be at the De Queeste Art Gallery ...

How the Art World is Making Way for the Visually Impaired — Traditionally, art in galleries is created for our eyes. It’s our sight ...

Broken Heads Broken Paint — British artist Frances Aviva Blane’s new solo exhibition Broken Heads Broken Paint opens in London ...

German Expressionism’s Night at the Embassy — For the countless artists who enter open submissions, Samuel Beckett’s 'Worstword Ho' ...

Embassy — THE LONDON-based artist, Frances Aviva Blane has just published Embassy, her second book which follows the success of ...

Somewhere Along The Line — As a graduate of one of the only drawing degrees left in the country, you would expect that my understanding ...

Two Faces Opens at German Ambassador’s Residence — One of the first holy fools recorded was a nun of whom the church ...

All or Nothing — The sombre blacks and greys of NOTHING’s cover give away nothing. But even a health warning might not be sufficient ...

Draw You In — London-based British artist Frances Aviva Blane’s show Deconstruct is currently on display at De Queeste Art Kunstkamers ...

Three Bs in Belgium — London-based British artist Frances Aviva Blane’s show Deconstruct is currently on display at De Queeste ...

Back to Black — Frances Aviva Blane’s big black paintings are displayed in an unusual setting – KCL Bay Hall at the ...

From June 10 – 15 at London’s Mall Galleries we have a unique opportunity to discover the intimate relationship that exists ...