Hailing from the North East of England, Frankland married fellow artist Dorothy Southern in 1957, after the two met in their teenage years.
In 1970, Frankland held his first solo exhibition at Billingham Art Gallery, with others since at venues which include La Darsena Galleria Milan, Middlesbrough Art Gallery, Calouste Gulbenkian Gallery, the Williamson Art Gallery, Birmingham University and the Chelsea Arts Club. He also showed at the London Group, RWS, RE, RBA and was an honorary member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.
Frankland was a member of the RWS and was elected President, 2003-06. Examples of his work are in the collections of Middlesex University, the Royal Collection and the Dover Street Arts Club, London, amongst others. He also served on the councils of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy Schools.
