Artist: Cyril Fradan 1964
Cyril J. Fradan, born in Johannesburg 1928, son of Mr Mrs B. Bloch, Killarney, Johannesburg; attended King Edward VII School, Johannesburg; obtained BA Art History and English Literature, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; departed for extensive travels in Europe, 1951; studied at the Académie Julian, Paris, 1952/53; lectured in art history at the University of the Witwatersrand 1953/54; obtained Italian Government Scholarship for one year, 1954; studied at the Academia, Rome and wood-engraving at the Academia di S. Giacomo, Rome 1954/55; moved between Paris and Rome where he taught Art, Art History, Ancient History and Languages intermittently at the Overseas School of Rome, 1955/59/60. While in Rome, he lived at "2 Piazza dell'Oro" Cyril Fradan and 6 young American artists living in Rome opened the "Appunto" Gallery at Via Gregoriana 46, Rome, on 9th May, 1959. Cyril Fradan managed it and had a solo show there during November 1959.
Cyril Fradan settled permanently in London in 1960, holding his first solo show of 20 paintings at the Woodstock Galleries, London, in May, 1961.
Taught History of Art at London College of Printing 1964/65 and the Guilford College of Art
1966/68; taught Sculpture at the Sir John Cass School of Arts, London 1972/73.
Retrospective Exhibition by Cyril Fradan held at the Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria -
March/April, 1976.
In 1979, Cyril Fradan presented for the first time and entirely on his own what was to become an annual Studio Exhibition and Music Recital Festival at his home/studio at 23
Lower Addison Gardens, London W14. The art works were all by Cyril Fradan, the musicians were all young and professionals. The 8th Annual Festival held in 1986 included 41 performers over 19 days, held under the Patronage of the Worshipful the Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea.
In November, 1986 (or 1988) Cyril Fradan moved from London to Bangkok where he died in 1997 after a series of recurring brain tumors (cancer). He could not paint any more during the last few years.
