I paint two things at once: pairing subjects, moods or activities in order to explore how to find ease within the bothness: a moment of transition before the wind changes direction.
Frances (b.1976) studied English Literature and Art History at McGill University before teaching for a year in Italy where she fell in love with design. A graduate of Environmental Design at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Frances works in interior design on large scale residential, workplace and institutional projects.
Somewhere along the line Frances became a painter. Her work is heavily influenced by the colour and textures of her design world. Her artwork is in private collections across Canada, the US, the Middle East, the UK and part of the public collection of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Her studio is a triangle-shaped room in her home in lovely Guelph Ontario.
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+ Solo Exhibitions
2021 “Drifting Geography” Red Brick Cafe, Guelph.
2019 “Bubblegum Landscapes” Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora.
2017 “A Moment on the Lips” Rotunda Gallery, City of Kitchener.
2016 "Stack of Smalls" Open Air Gallery on Quebec Street, DGBA, Guelph.
2015 "100 Smalls" Capacity 3 Gallery, Guelph
+ Selected Group Exhibitions:
2020 designTO exhibitor, Toronto
2019 Krampusmarkt Vancouver
2019 “Call and Response” with Alisa McRonald. Silence, Guelph
2019 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto
2018 Krampusmarkt Vancouver
2018 “Square Foot Show,” Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo
2018 "Festival of Smalls," Art Interiors, Toronto
2018 The Artist Project, Toronto
2018 International Women’s Day Exhibit, Silence, Guelph
2018 “Lovers Tarot Card” curated by Shelley Carter, Wellington County Museum
2017 object handmade, Vancouver, BC
2017 “Caution May be Hot”, Long Weekend, San Francisco, CA
2017 “Women and Girls Love Justice” curated by Jane Adams, Propeller Gallery, Toronto
2017 “Portraits and People: An Assembly of Forms” Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora
2017 “Live Long Piss off Your Heirs” Curated by Olga Korper and Taiga Lipson, Propeller Gallery, Toronto
2017 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto
2017 Insights, Wellington County Museum, Elora
2017 Art on the Street, Guelph
2017 The Artist Project, Toronto
2016 Visual Arts Mississauga Annual Curated Show, Art Gallery of Mississauga
2014 "Spinning Yarns," Wall of Art, Guelph Civic Museum, Guelph
2014 Barns Art Market, Toronto
2014 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto
2013 Art on the Street, Guelph
+ Education
AOCAD (Honours), Environmental Design, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, 1999– 2003.
Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours), English Literature and Art History, McGill University, Montreal, 1994 –1998.
+ Notable Commissions
2019 Mural Artist, Circle Craft, Vancouver.
2018 TicTac x Tiffany Pratt, Artwork for National Billboard Advertising campaign, Toronto, Montreal + Vancouver
2018 with Andra Arnold, Coldwell Banker Neumann Realty, Advertising campaign on local buses, Guelph
2016 Canadian Mental Health Association, “Working Together” installation