The
Dorothy Fratt Archive

The Archive is dedicated to preserving and promoting Dorothy Fratt’s artistic legacy through curated exhibitions, strategic artwork loans, in-depth research, scholarly publications, and the development of a comprehensive Catalogue Raisonné.

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Recent News and Press

SCOTTSDALE ART + DESIGN FAIR

MARCH 20 - 23, 2025
ART FAIR

Pazo Fine Art is excited to announce its participation in the inaugural Scottsdale Art + Design Fair, taking place from March 20–23, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The gallery’s booth will feature a curated selection of historically significant works by the prolific yet under-recognized American artist Dorothy Fratt (1923–2017), highlighting her pioneering contributions to abstraction across a variety of mediums and time periods.

MONOGRAPH

OCTOBER 23, 2023
RADIUS BOOKS AND SCOTTSDALE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Dorothy Fratt is being published in conjunction with the first major US museum exhibition on the prolific, yet underrecognized, American painter Dorothy Fratt (1923–2017). Born in Washington, DC, and associated with the Washington Color School in the early 1950s.

COLOR MIRAGE

FEBRUARY 3 - JULY 21, 2024
SCOTTSDALE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Dorothy Fratt: Color Mirage is the first major U.S. museum exhibition on the prolific, yet underrecognized, American painter Dorothy Fratt (1923–2017). Born in Washington, D.C., Fratt showed prodigious talent in art as early as age 9 and garnered much attention at age 15 when her painting won first place in an exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

DOROTHY FRATT: EXPLORATIONS IN COLOR

JANUARY 10 – FEBRUARY 28, 2026
PFA GALLERY

PFA is pleased to announce Dorothy Fratt: Explorations in Color, an exhibition focused on works on paper mounted on canvas produced by the artist throughout her career. Grounded in her signature flair for spatial complexity and bold color pairings, these works highlight the breadth of her experimental rigor on an intimate scale.

Contact Us.

The Archive holds the most extensive collection of Dorothy Fratt’s works, spanning the entirety of her artistic oeuvre. It also safeguards a comprehensive library and archive of original papers, photographs, books, publications, and research materials documenting her life and career, accessible to scholars by contacting info@dorothyfratt.com.

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