Sheila Fratini

My practice incorporates vibrant acrylic abstract paintings that evoke natural elements and raw emotions, alongside intricate figurative and surreal marker drawings, sometimes merging both approaches in mixed media works.

Deeply inspired by the natural world, I draw from its textures, rhythms, and transformations as both subject and metaphor. My work also explores current issues, activism, and pop culture, offering a dynamic interplay between the expressive and the thought-provoking.
The result is a dynamic and energetic fusion of the natural and the political, the emotional and the surreal.
The journey continues…

1994 - Graduated from the College of Art of Forli (Italy)

May 2024
Light & Life, The Paxton Centre, London

February 2023
Future Memories, Espacio Gallery, London

March 2022
WOW - WOW Foundation, Women of the World Festival, London

June 2018
Silence is Over, The Portico Gallery, London

October 2017
Parallax Art Fair, London

July 2017
Brockley Open Studios, London

March 2017
Creative Debuts Group Exhibition, Whitechapel Gallery (First Thursdays), London

March 2017
Creative Debuts, The Black & White Building, London

July 2016
Brockley Open Studios, London

January–February 2016
The Trunk, Group Exhibition, The Artworks (Dot to Dot London)

September 2015
Group Exhibition, The Lovely Gallery, London

July 2015
Brockley Open Studios, London

April 2015
Group Exhibition, Gabriel Fine Art Gallery, London

July 2013
Brockley Open Studios, London

August 2012
Summer Exhibition, Vibe Gallery, London

August 2009
Art in Mind, Group Exhibition, London

June 2009
Shortlisted, Camberwell Art Festival, London

April–May 2009
Milap, Group Exhibition, London

April 2009
Solo Exhibition, Cosmo Gallery, London

March 2009
Visual Projections, Arch Gallery, London

October 2008
Shortlisted, New Cross Art Prize, London