Frank McFadden

From the Glasgow area of Maryhill, Frank McFadden is a protégée of Peter Howson. A former sign-writer and graphic designer, just a few years ago he was addicted to drugs and selling The Big Issue. The older painter, who has also had his problems with addiction, met McFadden by chance in a café on Great Western Road. Howson took him under his wing, employing him as a studio assistant and helping McFadden develop his own artistic ability and personal strength. McFadden says that ‘Peter helped me to believe that I had a future’, and his wish to be a better father to his young daughter spurred him on to create a new life for himself. Howson and McFadden now share a studio in Glasgow’s city centre, and exhibit together in Glasgow and New York. As McFadden’s fame grows, he is building a list of celebrity patrons, including Jessica Simpson and Dawn French.

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