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Fran Giffard is an English painter known for her natural illustrations of birds. She uses watercolour, ink, gouache, and pencil to paint a wide variety of tropical and common-place birds over the unbound pages of her personal Moleskine diary. From a distance, her ornithological pieces appear to be field journal entries. Upon closer inspection it is apparent that the text is Giffard's true daily agenda and can contain details from shopping list, recipes, hiking routes, or holidays. Giffard graduated with a BA in Drawing from Camberwell College of Art in 2010. She lives and works in London.

In 2014 Giffard was selected for a three-month residency at Masterworks Museum of Art, Bermuda. The residency concluded with her solo exhibition - A Myriad of Birds - at Masterworks Museum of Art, within the Botanical Gardens. The exhibition featured drawings of Bermudian birds, over diary entries documenting her time on the island.

In 2017 Giffard was commissioned by the Imperial Healthcare Charity to produce a series of drawings to be turned into murals for St Mary's Hospital's Clinical Decision Unit. The aim was to make the unit feel less clinical by introducing art, while continuing to maintain the strict hygiene levels required. Giffard painted a variety of recognisable exotic, Antarctic, and British birds, which were printed onto vinyl and installed throughout. These successfully 'softened' the unit, while also providing an enjoyable distraction for patient and companion alike.

Giffard's paintings have been published in a number of books and magazines, most notably The Book of The Bird featuring artworks by John James Audubon, Gould, Degas, and xxx

Fran Giffard is the granddaughter of Sir Sydney Giffard.

In 1996, Giffard won a Blue Peter Badge for a drawing of birds landing to celebrate Heathrow Airport's 50th birthday.