Heart of Glass | Frances Disley

Candid photograph of Frances Disley during a workshop.

Frances Disley

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Frances Disley is a multidisciplinary artist based in Liverpool with a practice that spans sculpture, participation, performance and installation. In collaboration with others (plants, trees and people) she uses her practice as a vehicle to explore networks of solidarity and mutual support.

Disley has exhibited widely and has had work acquired by The Walker Art Gallery and Arts Council England. Recent commissions include cwrdd a mi wrth yr afon/meet me by the river (Mostyn Gallery, North Wales) and Chamomile Circle (At the Library, Sefton Libraries).

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