Tim Frain

Hand Thrown Pottery

Tim is a native of Indiana and has been involved with art since he began painting and watercolors at age four.  He says that art just made sense for him and felt very natural.  In the intervening years he has expanded his interests and presently works in nine different mediums.  In addition to nine different mediums.  In addition to watercolors, he works in oil, acrylics, egg tempura, silkscreen printmaking, sculpture, papermaking and photography.  His primary focus since moving to East Tennessee in 2001 has been pottery and watercolor painting and his work is now featured in numerous galleries in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

During his years in the Midwest he was affiliated with the Fort Wayne, Indiana Museum of Art, the Anderson Fine Arts Center and Brown County Arts Association, the Northern Indiana Arts Association and the Hoosier Salon.

Tim has been honored with solo exhibitions at the Jewish Community Center in Indianapolis, The Anderson Fine Arts Center, the Honeywell Center, Tusculum College and James-Ben Studio Gallery.  He has also taught art classes for Indiana University and Anderson University. He is a member of Tennessee Arts and Crafts Association, Foothills Craft Guild and Carolina Mountain Artists Guild.

Many of his water colors have been featured on post cards and calendars with Worldwide distribution and his original art is in many private collections in the United States as well as England, Finland and Russia.