Frances Ferdinands
City Toronto
Kanada (Canada)
www.francesferdinands.com
Kunstart: Malerei
Technik: Acryl
Stil: Gegenständlich
Vita / Lebenslauf:
Born in Sri Lanka, Frances Ferdinands is a Toronto-based Canadian artist.
She received a degree in Visual Art from York University, and a Teaching degree from the University of Toronto. She also holds an A.R.C.T. from in Royal Conservatory of Music in Classical Piano.
As a young art student, she was a recognized Toronto author. In 1973 she co-edited the book ECLECTIC EVE, a collection of over 50 interviews with Toronto Women artists.
This book was thought to be deserving of many laurels for its style and contribution to the celebration of primarily unknown artists. Noted American Art Historian and Contemporary Art Critic Lucy Lippard wrote, ECLECTIC EVE is a book I have often used and much enjoyed. I wish other cities would do the same.
Ms. Ferdinands has exhibited her paintings for over three decades in group and solo exhibitions in such diverse places as Paris, Honolulu, Bogota, the Continental U.S.A. and across Canada. She is the recipient of many Grants from the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council, and her work has been purchased for inclusion in corporate, public, and private collections.
Ferdinands draws inspiration from thoughts, emotions, and occurrences that spring from her daily life. As well, her paintings often express her concerns for the social and environmental conditions/situations of post-modern society. Her work is generally created in series that have a specific thematic focus, such as isolation ( ADRIFT), WAR, FASHION/ART, and FOOD FOR THOUGHT. Her images, often a mix of contemporary and historical source material, are arresting juxtapositions, infused with humor, irony, metaphor, and spirituality.
Virginia Eichhorn, Curator of the Exhibition, BY APPEARANCES , at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery, writes��..
Frances Ferdinands work is characterized by technical facility, richness of colour and breadth of vision. Whether drawing inspiration from the natural world, the annals of art history or interior reflections, Ferdinands creates vistas that engage and draw the viewer close. Her work is compelling and full of detail symbolic and technical. She addresses subjects of profound universal significance yet does so through personal metaphor and imagery. Engagement with Ferdinands paintings is always a satisfying and enriching encounter
Aktivitäten / Ausstellungen:
EXHIBITIONS:
SOLO
2013 Propeller Centre, TORONTO
CONVERGENCE
2008 ARTSPlace, Annapolis Royal, NOVA SCOTIA
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
2004 Buffalo Arts Studio, Buffalo, NEW YORK (U.S.A)
EMBODIED IDEALS
2003 Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ONTARIO
EMBODIED IDEALS
2003 Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BRITISH COLUMBIA
ADRIFT
2001 MacDonnell Gallery, Toronto, ONTARIO
ADRIFT
2000 Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, ONTARIO
ADRIFT
2000 Ka-Ikena Gallery, Kapiolani College, Honolulu, HI. (U.S.A)
PALM BREEZE
l997 Gallery 13, Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester, MASS. (U.S.A.)
1991 Kenneith Gallery, Sarnia, ONTARIO
1990 Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, ONT ARIO
FRANCES FERDINANDS 1983-1989
1988 Albert White Gallery, Toronto, ONT ARIO
URBAN/ NATURE
1987 Galerie Arpege, Collingwood, ONTARIO
MYSTERIOUS TRAVELERS
1986 Albert White Gallery, Toronto, ONTARIO
MYSTERIOUS TRAVELERS
1986 La Centrale (formerly Powerhouse) Montreal, QUEBEC
WAR
1985 Kozak Gallery, Toronto, ONTARIO
WAR
1981 Merton Gallery, Toronto, ONTARIO
SOLITARY WOMEN
TWO OR THREE PERSON
2008 Diamond-Newman Fine Arts, Boston, MASS. (U.S.A.)
�ECHOES OF SURREALISM�
2007 Propeller Art Centre, Toronto, ONTARIO
�FOOD FOR THOUGHT�
2006 University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ONTARIO
� BY APPEARANCES�
1985 Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ONTARIO
�OLD WARS BY YOUNG ARTISTS�
1982 Merton Gallery, Toronto, ONTARIO
SELECTED GROUP
2007 Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ONTARIO
�DOUBLE DATE� (Tableau Vivant Performance)
2006 WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, ILLINOIS (U.S.A.)
�ANTHROPOMORPHISM�
2006 A.,K.A. Gallery, Saskatoon, SASKATCHEWAN
�DOUBLE DATE� (Tableau Vivant Performance)
2005 Galeria Carrion Vivar, Bogota, COLUMBIA
�NORD � SUD�
2005 Latcham Gallery, Stouffville, ONTARIO
�GO FIGURE�
2004 WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, ILLINOIS (U.S.A.)
�FABRICATIONS�
2001 Lieutenant Governor�s Suite, Queen�s Park, Toronto, ONTARIO
�THE NEW SPIRIT OF ONTARIO�
1997 Granite Shore Gallery, Rockport, MASS (U.S.A.)
1996 Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, ONTARIO
�HERITAGE PARK COLLECTION �
1993 Passions Gallery, Provincetown, MASS (U.S.A.)
1992 Galerie Ader Tajan, Paris, FRANCE
�ART CONTEMPORAIN DU CANADA�
1992 Lynnwood Artts Centre, Simcoe, ONTARIO
�BEYOND TIME & CIRCUMSTANCE�
1990 Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, ONTARIO
�CONTEMPORARY REALISM�
1987 Lynnwood Arts Centre, Simcoe, ONTARIO
�FIGURATIVE IMPACT�
1986 Byward Market Gallery, Ottawa, ONTARIO
�MP�S CHOICE�
CATALOGUES
2008 FOOD FOR THOUGHT, ArtsPlace, ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, NOVA SCOTIA
2007 DOUBLE DATE, Lennox Contemporary, TORONTO, ONTARIO
2004 EMBODIED IDEALS, Buffalo Arts Studio, BUFFALO, NEW YORK
2001 NEW SPIRIT OF ONTARIO, Queen�s Park, TORONTO, ONTARIO
2000 ADRIFT, Gallery Lambton, SARNIA, ONTARIO
1992 ART CONTEMPORAIN DU CANADA, Galerie Ader Tajan, PARIS, FRANCE
1992 BEYOND TIME & CIRCUMSTANCE, Lynnwood Arts Centre, SIMCOE, ONT.
1990 FRANCES FERDINANDS 1983 � 1999, Gallery Lambton, SARNIA, ONTARIO
1985 OLD WARS BY YOUNG ARTISTS, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, OSHAWA, ONT
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