Chloe Fremantle biography
(illustrator of Breath and Seasonal Yoga )
Chloe Fremantle was born in London and graduated from Byam Shaw School of Art. She lived in Florence Italy and New York and now lives in West London and is married to Peter Blegvad. They have a son and a daughter.
As well as pursuing her career in art, Chloe has also been teaching Yoga since 1987. She gives weekly and private classes, does guest workshops throughout the UK, and ran a Yoga Teacher Training Course in London from 2004-2005. The next YTTC is due to run in London from 2007-2008.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Regular Solo shows were held between 1973 and 1990 in London, Italy, Hong Kong and the USA.
Selected solo shows since 1990:
- 1991 Jernigan Wicker , San Francisco
- 1995 Eagle Gallery, London
- 1996 Jernigan Wicker, San Francisco
- 1999 Eagle Gallery (with Paintings in Hospitals) London
- 2002 Curwen Gallery, London
- 2005 Curwen Gallery, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Chloe's work has been included in many group shows in London, New York, Italy etc from 1974- 2006 including :
Curwen Gallery London, Eagle Gallery London, Royal Watercolour Society London, Jernigan Wicker Gallery San Francisco, Contemporary Art Society London, Berkeley Square Gallery London, Sue Rankin Gallery London, Christopher Hull Gallery London.
Chloe's work is held in many public collections including:
- The British Land Company, London.
- De Beers, London;
- IBM , London;
- Allen & Overy, London;
- Mobil, London;
- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London:
- J. Walter Thompson, London;
- Goldman Sachs, New York, USA;
- RCA Corps, New York, USA;
- Manufacturers Hanover Trust, New York, USA;
- Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, Hong Kong;
- Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong;
- Museo Orense, Spain:
- Paintings in Hospitals, London
- B.P, London
- West Middlesex Hospital
- Central Middlesex Hospital
Commissions are undertaken, and have included large wall pieces for interiors, screens, hangings, scarves, ceramic designs, prints, posters, book illustration and rugs. Chloe has run art workshops for children, and been a visiting artist at Primary Schools.
BOOKS
In 1999 the Yoga Practise Handbook was published by Still Publishing, London, which she both wrote and mainly illustrated. She hopes it will act as an invaluable and easy-to-use book for the practising Yoga student and as an aid for teachers planning classes etc. It was re-edited in 2004.
In 2000 she illustrated Breath: the essence of yoga by Sandra Sabatini, published by Thorsens and reissued in 2007 by Pinter & Martin.
In 2004 she illustrated Seasonal Yoga by Sandra Sabatini, published by l’eta dell’Acquario in Italy and published by Pinter & Martin in 2007/8.
