I am a professional artist and graphic designer, I like nothing more than to collaborate, talk through ideas and work with fellow artists and clients on projects. Read an article about me here: FrancoiseMurat.com
I first showed my paintings and drawings at a gallery in Islington, London in 1988, then went on to work in the fabric trade drawing pictures to print and embroider onto linings and trimmings. Since then through varied jobs including a stint working as an arts project organiser for the BBC and a book designer in a publishing company, I have made my living designing, painting, drawing, photographing and making things. Since 1999 I have been running a design company called Naughty Mutt Ltd.
I like to see the ‘odd in every day’. My passion is to create designs and images of beauty which make the viewer think about the patterns in nature and life.
I have always drawn on paper, on walls, clothes on everything. I constantly photograph as a way to record ideas for later use. An earlier series of Creature Portraits based upon amalgamations of animals and plants has become something to explore further. My fascination in everything I do is to look at the way light works.
A series of original drawings are available to buy directly from me, please email
2010/2011 and Future Events
Collaborator on project in English Heritage building Ditherington Flaxmill, Shrewsbury Shropshire
Drawings project Sundorne Infant school
Drawing at Jelly meetings, Shropshire
Work shown at Moss Library, Norway
Participant in Worldwide Art Swap 2010
Workshops in Schools continue and Art Clubs
Contributor to Creative Boom Shrewsbury
Recent Shows & Events & publications
Article about Carla Boulton on FrancoiseMurat.com
Hull MiniPrint Exhibition
Taste Shropshire Magazine
September 2008, Down to Earth Gallery, Whitchurch, Shropshire
October 2008, The Lodge at Dearnford Lake
December 2008, Shropshire Wildlife Trust
April 2009, Bear Steps Gallery, Shrewsbury
April/May 2009, Down to Earth Gallery, Shropshire
July 2009, 5 Large-scale outdoor Murals Sundorne Infant school
July 2009, Second MailArt project
August/September 2009, A Painting a Day with Dea Paradisos
August 2009, Twitter 140 exhibition Grandon Gallery, Flagstaff Arizona
October 2009, Big Draw, Shrewsbury Schools
October 2009, Works shown at Zoo Zurich as part of Giant Egg Exhibition
November 2009, New Gallery, Woodbridge Suffolk
January/Feb 2010, Bear Steps Gallery, Shrewsbury Shropshire
Banner drawn for Creative Boom, Shrewsbury
Photographs for Shropshire Jelly
Photographs used by Francoise Murat in her newsletter
Work also held in private collections in UK and USA
Please email me to discuss your needs and to request samples of my work.