Barbara Franc has been a mixed media Sculptor for over 30 years.

Animals are her primary inspiration and she increasingly uses recycled and discarded materials as she enjoys the challenge of transforming something with a past history into something new and exciting.

Animals are her primary inspiration.

Barbara attended Morley College of Art in the late 70s where she studied Life drawing under Maggie Hambling and John Bellany.

In the late 80s she attended Richmond College to study Sculpture under Avril Vellacott, but the most influential of her mentors was Mary Orrom, an inspired and inspiring sculptor, based in Great Missenden, Bucks.

  • Eagle Owl

    Steel & copper wire with assorted treasures

    SOLD

  • Robin on a Cricket Ball

    Steel Wire and Recycled Tin

    £250

  • Greenfinch

    Steel Wire and Recycled Tin

    £200

  • Waxwing

    Steel Wire and Recycled Tin

    £300

  • Bluetit

    Steel Wire and Recycled Tin

    £200

  • Robin

    Steel Wire and Recycled Tin

    £200

Solo Exhibitions

2016'Curious and Cautionary Tails' Jack Tierney Gallery, Aberdeen

2013 Menagerie' Solo Show at Union Gallery Edinburgh

2011 'Diversity',  Union Gallery, 45 Broughton Street, Edinburgh

2010 The Curator's Egg, One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden, Bucks

2009 Barbara Franc, Morgan Lovell, Noel Street, London W1

2006 'A FISHY BUSINESS', Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Fulham Rd, London

2005 Morgan Lovell, Noel St, London

1996 Molsey Gallery, Hampton

1994 Molsey Gallery, Hampton

Corporate Commissions

2019 Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Hare made from up-cycled objects bought for permanent display

2016 Rosewood London Hotel, High Holborn, Three cages full of colourful tin  birds for their lobby area.

2009 The Imperium Tree, Imperium Building, PRUPRIM Prudential Property Investment Managers Ltd, Reading, Berks

2008 Animal Farm wire mobile, Pizza Express, Henley on Thames

2007 Three Copper Flying Pheasants, The Pheasantry, Pizza Express, King's Road, London

Group Exhibitions

2022 Bucks Art Weeks with Rookwood Group. Milton Keynes

2022 Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead with Skylark Galleries

2021 Affordable Art Fair Battersea with Skylark Galleries

2021 Two painters/Three sculptors, Henley on Thames

2021 Online “Artists for Painted Dogs, Charity fundraiser

2021 Denim,Toy Museum, Basel, Switzerland

2020 Ruup and Form, ‘Stories we tell” , Hampstead

2020 Winter mixed , Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright

2019 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea with Skylark Galleries

2019 Meles Meles, A2 Gallery, Wells Somerset

2019 Summer design, Roger Billcliffe Galler, Glasgow

2019 Skylark Summer Exhibition, Gallery@Oxo, Southbank

2019 Cat Show, Pinkfoot Gallery Cley

2019 CH-Art exhibition, Chatsworth House, International Horse Trials. VIP Area

2018 Glasgow Art Fair with Smithy Gallery

2018 Affordable Art fair, Hampstead with Eduardo Alessandro Studios

2018 Borders Art fair with Art Amatoria

2017 Affordable Art fair, Battersea, with Eduardo Alessandro Studios

2017 Affordable Art Fai, Stockholm with Wills Art Warehouse

2017 Affordable Art Fair, Bristol with Will's Art Warehouse

2017 OSG at The National Trust, Greys Court

2017 Fresh Contemporary art Fair, Cheltenham Racecourse, Albion Gallery

2017Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, Eduardo Alessandro Studios

2016 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, Eduardo Alessandro Studios

2016 British Crafts Pavilion at the London Design Fair

2016 Bucks Open Studios at Alphabet Soup, Great Missenden

2016 'Another Life' Leeds Craft Centre &Design Gallery

2016 Winter Exhibition, Smithy Gallery, Glasgow

2015 Edinburgh Art Fair, Whitehouse Gallery

2015 'As the nights draw in' The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright

2015 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea

2015Arundel Gallery Trail,West Sussex

2015 Sculpture in the Garden, Haddenham,Bucks

2015'Summer Cocktail' at Union Gallery, Edin.

2015 Sculpture on the Farm, Stewkley

2015Bucks Open Studios at Alphabet Soup

2015 The Dog Show, Brighton

2015 The Bucks Stop Here, 44AD Artspace,  Bath

2014-2015 Christmas Exhibition at Smithy Gallery,Glasgow

2014 Affordable Art Fair with Art Amatoria

2014 'Focal Point' at One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden, Bucks

2014 Hampton Court Flower Show with
One Church Street Gallery

2014 Sculpture in the Garden
Turn End, Haddenham,Bucks

2014 Summer Mixed Media Show, Thomas and Paul, London

2014 Albion Gallery, Launch Exhibition,Chipping Norton

2014 Chelsea flower show with One Church Street Gallery

2014 Sculpture Ardington, group show, Ardington ,nr Wantage

2014 Tim'rous Beasties, group show at Smithy Gallery, Blanefield,Glasgow

2014 'Spring Collection' One Church Street Gallery Bucks

2013 A New Life, Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds

2013 Affordable Art Fair with Scotland Art, Battersea London

2013 In the Company of Birds, Union Gallery, Edinburgh

2012-2013 Winter Open, One Church Street Gallery, Bucks

2012-2013 'Celebrating 30 years' Leeds Craft & Design Gallery

2012 Sculpture at Kingham Lodge,Chipping Norton, Oxon

2012 AAF Battersea with Scotland Art

2011 Xmas Show,Easel Art,Gosford House, East Lothian

2011 ART in MInd, Brick Lane

2011 ‘The Chelsea Club’s fundraising Art Evening’,Chelsea Football Club, London

2011 'Fantastic Beasts'  Roger Billcliffe Gallery

2011 ’Inspired by the Elgin Marbles’ One Church street Gallery, Bucks

2011 London Art Fair, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, London

2010 Puppets, Mobiles & Automata, One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden, Bucks

2010 Original Tweets, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow

2010 Fantastic beasts, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow

2009 Landmarks, Union Gallery, Edinburgh

2009 Nursery Ryhmes, Shire Hall Gallery, Market Square , Stafford ST16 2LD

2008 Middle Cottage Show, Middle Cottage, Teddington

2008 The Horse in Art, Obsidian Gallery, Stoke Poges

2008 Spring Show, Wow Gallery, Dorking

2007 Gallery 4, Burlington Arcade, London

2006 Tilthams Farm, 20firstCentury Art, Goldalming, Surrey

2005 Bianco Nero, Yorks

2005 Teddington Artists, Hampton Court House, Hampton

2004 Chris Wood/Barbara Franc, Chapel Gallery, Bedford,Hertfordshire

2003 Nine Elms Group Show, Piers Feetham Gallery, Fulham, London

2002 Society of Wildlife Artists, Mall Galleries, London

2001 Garden of Art, Essex

2001 The Garden Gallery, Stockbridge, Hants.

2001 David Linley, Pimlico, London

2001 Royal College of Pathologists, Carlton House Terrace, London

2000 The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park

1999 Barn Galleries, Henley

1999 Henley Festival

1999 Battersea Arts Fair

1998 Well Being Art Sale, Phillips International Auctioneers

1998 Enchanted Priory, Marcham, Oxon

1997 Quartet of Sculptors, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery

1997 Bartley Drey Gallery, Chelsea, London

1996 St Thomas Hospital, Westminster, London

1996 Head Office, Marks and Spencer, Baker Street, London

1995 Art for Hospitals, Chichester, Nine Elms Group, London

1994 Return to Beauty, Roy Miles Gallery, London

1994 The Art Show, Alexandra Palace, London