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Brad Faine (born 1945) is an English artist, digital fine art print maker and former Coriander Studio MD.

McLean was born in Brighton and studied at West Sussex School of Art from 1965 to 1966, Southampton College of Art from 1966 to 1967 and Leicester College of Art from 1966 to 1969 after which Faine attended Goldsmiths College - University of London 1971 to 1972 and completed a post-graduate ATC Course. At Leicester Faine's tutor was Harry Thubron an early proponent of conceptual art.

Faine taught printmaking as a visiting lecturer at a number of art schools including St Martins College of Art and Design, West Sussex College of Art (Farnham) and the Royal Academy of Art (exhibiting his works in the Coffee Bar Gallery).

Forming the internationally regarded Coriander Studio in 1972, Faine went on to become an established print maker and prolific digital artist.

Upon the arrival of the Geldof/Midge Ure inspired Band Aid project in 1984 he was involved in forming a team comprising Peter Blake, Graham Bannister and Gordon House that would ultimately create 'Visual Aid for Band Aid'. The finished work resulted in organising 104 artists and the production of an edition of 500 prints. The proceeds of which where given to the Band Aid Trust.

Brad Faine lives and works in West London.

Brad Faine digital art can be viewed here