Jack Frame

Jack Frame, born in Kent in 1983 to Scottish parents, is a critically acclaimed contemporary painter recognized as one of the most collectable landscape artists in the UK. After attending the Kent Institute of Art & Design in Canterbury (now UCA), he moved to Scotland to study at the renowned Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 2007 with a landmark, completely sold-out degree show. Tipped early on as a major talent, Frame's rapid rise was solidified by receiving the GSA Painting Prize, the Standard Life Award, and a prestigious prize at the Jolomo Award for Landscape Painting in 2009. His early exposure was further broadened when his practice was featured in the BBC documentary Glasgow Boys during his tenure as Artist in Residence at The Lomond School from 2007 to 2009.

Firmly rooted in the landscape tradition, Frame's paintings, drawings, and mixed media pieces capture the natural world with vivid, dramatic intensity. He is most celebrated for his striking, haunting depictions of trees and vast skies, frequently employing old artisanal processes—such as gilding with gold and silver leaf, enamelling, and marbling—to achieve a diverse array of finishes. This creates an intense colour profile highly reminiscent of traditional Chinese and Japanese silk painting. Far from being merely decorative, his work uses nature as a powerful force to ask profound questions about the human condition. Today, Frame's artwork is held in numerous public and private collections, including the Standard Life building, the GSA Mackintosh Building, and the Friends of GSA collection, with high-profile patrons including Kate Hudson, Muriel Gray, and Matt Bellamy of Muse. He currently operates his studio out of the Creative Quarter in Folkestone, Kent.

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