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Education
2009 - MFA, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, Concentration in Painting and Drawing
2006 - BFA, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA, Concentration in Painting
Exhibitions
Entries marked with an asterisk (*) are solo exhibitions.
I assisted to curate, organize or install all exhibitions marked with a double asterisk (* *).
2010
Breaking Ground: NWAA Group Exhibition
Chris White Gallery, Wilmington, DE
To Build a Better Mousetrap
The Infantree Gallery, Lancaster, PA
DDX 2010: The Golden Ratio
The Community Gallery at the Art Institute of York Pennsylvania, York, PA
NWAA Group Exhibition
4 West 5th Street, Wilmington, DE
10 x10 National Small Works Exhibition
Gallery 217, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Blind Proxy
Desotorow Gallery, Inc. Savannah, GA
Rivers and Bridges
Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX
National Wet Paint Exhibition
Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL
www.wetpaint2010.com
National Invitational Postcard Exhibit
Traveling exhibit displayed in 6 venues over 16 months, July 2009 - Oct. 2010
City Hall Bridge Gallery, Las Vegas, NV,
Woodbury Art Museum, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
McCutchan Arts Center & Pace Galleries, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
A.D. Gallery, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
USCB Gallery, University of South Carolina Beaufort, Beaufort, SC
Chaplin Hall Gallery, Norwich University, Northfield, VT
Sweet Spot: Art and Design
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
Postcards from the Edge: 12th Annual Visual AIDS Benefit Exhibition
ZieherSmith, New York, NY
2009
Mailed 2.0
Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI
Night Gallery V: Ghosts in the Attic
Lancaster County Art Association, Strasburg, PA
Multiple Choice
Parlor Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Eclosion: New Work From the New Wilmington Art Association, part of the 2009 Inaugural Fringe Wilmington
312 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Hotbed: Drawings and Paintings by Francine Fox *
Heitmann Atelier & Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Lines
The Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
Generations: Work by Current Faculty, Emeriti, and Selected Alumni of Kutztown University
Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown, PA
Back to School
Eckhaus, Kutztown, PA
NWAA Group Show * *
605 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE
We Are Each Other
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
Summer Invitational
Heitmann Atelier & Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Let Release: University of Delaware MFA Thesis Exhibition * *
The Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
6x6x2009
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
Postcards from the Edge: 11th Annual Visual AIDS Benefit Exhibition
Metro Pictures, New York, NY
Nightmare
Morton J. May Foundation Gallery, Maryville University, St. Louis, MO
The Art of Communication
Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA
Into Your Head
Hopkins House Gallery of Contemporary Art, Haddon Township, NJ
2008
Gifts from the Studio
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
9 x 12 Works on Paper
FWCAC, Forth Worth, TX
Side Show, Freak Show, Creep Show
GM Design, Hickory, NC
Symbiotic Faction * *
Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
NWAA Presents: Crystala Armagost, Jason Fawcett, and Francine Fox * *
421 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
NWAA Floor Show
211 Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Scranhattan
Greenroom Gallery, Scranton, PA
6x6x2008
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
One Breath
Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
Redefining Portraiture
Square Inch Gallery, New York, NY
Island
College of Staten Island /CUNY, Staten Island, NY
Mailed and Mounted
Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI
Aesthetic Altercation * *
Brooklyn Artists Gym, Brooklyn, NY
2007
Postcards from the Edge: 10th Annual Visual AIDS Benefit Exhibition
James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY
Reference Point * *
Recitation Hall Gallery, Newark, DE
A Block of Art
205 Gallery, Pottsville, PA
2006
Flatworks: Kutztown Rotary Art Exhibit and Sale
Kutztown Auto Co. Buick-Pontiac-Cadillac, Fleetwood, PA
Senior Exhibition Cycle: Fine Arts
The Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown, PA
Kutztown University Senior Show: Body of Work Exhibition * *
Sharadin Drawing and Life Drawing Studio, Kutztown, PA
Skinned *
McFarland Student Union Art Gallery, Kutztown, PA
2004
Figure This: The Fran and Dan Show * *
McFarland Student Union Art Gallery, Kutztown, PA
Art Fairs
2010
The Red Dot Art Fair, New York City, NY, March 4-7, Work represented by Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
2008
Art Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, July 10-13, work represented by Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
Professional Experience
Spring 2010
Color Theory, Adjunct Instructor, Art Institue Of York Pennsylvania, York, PA
Painting For Beginners, Continuing Education Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA
Pencil and Charcoal Drawing, Course Instructor, Lancaster County Art Association, Strasburg, PA
Winter 2010
Color Theory, Adjunct Instructor, Art Institute of York Pennsylvania, York, PA
Introduction to Drawing, Continuing Education Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA
Portrait Drawing, Course Instructor, Lancaster Country Art Association, Strasburg, PA
Fall 2009
Figure Drawing, Continuing Education Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA
Summer 2009
Basic/ Intermediate Drawing, Continuing Education Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA
Portrait Painting, Continuing Education Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
Spring 2009
Beginning Painting, Instructor with Record, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Winter 2009
Elementary Drawing and Painting I, Instructor with Record, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Fall 2008
Drawing I, Instructor with Record, University of Delaware. Newark, DE
Summer 2008
Beginning Painting, Instructor with Record, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Spring 2008
Drawing II, Instructor with Record, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
February 2007
Visiting Artist, Salisbury High School, Salisbury, PA
2005-2006
Gallery Worker, Sharadin Art Gallery at Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Collections
Mr. Jon Siegal, New York, NY Mr. Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, NM Mrs. Debra Norris, Newark, DE
Mr. Sanghoon Han, New York, NY Mrs. Virginia Bradley, Philadelphia, PA Mr. Cody Bloom, Newark, DE
Ms. Carrie Cullen, Yonkers, NY Mr. Peter Williams, Wilmington, DE Ms. Christina Galagarza, Chalfont, PA
Ms. Lauren Scott, Cranberry, NJ Mr. Daniel Kornrumpf, Boston, MA Mr. Shaka Monroe, Lancaster, PA
Mr. James Zeske, Newark, DE Mr. Andrew Small, Lancaster, PA Mr. Adrian Saurs, Kutztown, PA
Mrs. Tracy Beyl, Lancaster, PA Mr. Jacob Smiley, Newark, DE
Bibliography
2009
Kalesse, Rob. " Art Association Straight Outta L.O.M.A." Spark. Oct 7, 2009. 3,17.
Rohricht, Alyssa. "Opening Week for Kutztown Galleries." Online Newspaper posting, The Keystone: Kutztown University Newspaper. Sept. 23 2009.
< http://www.keystoneonline.com/2009/09/23/opening-week-for-kutztown-galleries/ >.
Doyle, Wes. “NWAA: New Wilmington Art Association.” Online Posting, The Papermachine. July 9, 2009.
< http://www.thepapermachine.com/features/july09/nwaa.php >.
Darby, Margaret. “Art Helps to Restore Downtown’s Vibrancy”. Online Posting, Delaware Arts Info. July 5, 2009.
< http://deartsinfo.blogspot.com/2009/07/art-helps-to-restore-downtowns-vibrancy.html >.
Rafferty, Rebecca. “Art Review: 6x6x2009”. Online Posting, Rochester City Newspaper. June 10, 2009.
< http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/art/2009/06/ART-REVIEW-6x6x2009/ >.
Fabri, Anne. Let Release. 9 Apr. 2009.
2008
Gaiter, Colette. “Francine Fox: MFA ’09.” UD Art News. Fall 2008: 4.
“Second Thrusday @ Crane Art Center - UD@Crane” Online Posting, Donartnews: DoNBrewerMultimedia
Reviews the Philadelphia Region Art Scene. Sept. 26, 2008. < http://www.brewermultimedia.com/ >.
Afif, Liz. Redefining Portraiture, 2008: 23, 27, 35, 41-2.
2006
Guenther, Heather. “’Skinned’ Exposes Emotions.” The Keystone, 2 Feb. 2006: 6.
Clair, Kate. Essence: Kutztown University Fine Art and Literary Magazine, 2006: 4, 28.
2005
Clair, Kate. Essence: Kutztown University Fine Art and Literary Magazine, 2005: 8, 18.
Awards & Honors
2006
Karen A. Anderson Award
Stimmel Scholarship
2002
Paint Box Scholarships for Fine Arts and Crafts
Organizations
Lancaster County Art Association, member and instructor 2010, http://www.lcaaonline.org/
New Wilmington Arts Association, member 2008 - 2010, http://newwilmingtonart.blogspot.com/
Kutztown University Art Club, Vice President 2005 - 2006, Secretary 2005, member 2003 - 2006
2009 - MFA, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, Concentration in Painting and Drawing
2006 - BFA, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA, Concentration in Painting
Exhibitions
Entries marked with an asterisk (*) are solo exhibitions.
I assisted to curate, organize or install all exhibitions marked with a double asterisk (* *).
2010
Breaking Ground: NWAA Group Exhibition
Chris White Gallery, Wilmington, DE
To Build a Better Mousetrap
The Infantree Gallery, Lancaster, PA
DDX 2010: The Golden Ratio
The Community Gallery at the Art Institute of York Pennsylvania, York, PA
NWAA Group Exhibition
4 West 5th Street, Wilmington, DE
10 x10 National Small Works Exhibition
Gallery 217, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Blind Proxy
Desotorow Gallery, Inc. Savannah, GA
Rivers and Bridges
Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX
National Wet Paint Exhibition
Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL
www.wetpaint2010.com
National Invitational Postcard Exhibit
Traveling exhibit displayed in 6 venues over 16 months, July 2009 - Oct. 2010
City Hall Bridge Gallery, Las Vegas, NV,
Woodbury Art Museum, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
McCutchan Arts Center & Pace Galleries, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
A.D. Gallery, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
USCB Gallery, University of South Carolina Beaufort, Beaufort, SC
Chaplin Hall Gallery, Norwich University, Northfield, VT
Sweet Spot: Art and Design
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
Postcards from the Edge: 12th Annual Visual AIDS Benefit Exhibition
ZieherSmith, New York, NY
2009
Mailed 2.0
Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI
Night Gallery V: Ghosts in the Attic
Lancaster County Art Association, Strasburg, PA
Multiple Choice
Parlor Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Eclosion: New Work From the New Wilmington Art Association, part of the 2009 Inaugural Fringe Wilmington
312 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Hotbed: Drawings and Paintings by Francine Fox *
Heitmann Atelier & Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Lines
The Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
Generations: Work by Current Faculty, Emeriti, and Selected Alumni of Kutztown University
Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown, PA
Back to School
Eckhaus, Kutztown, PA
NWAA Group Show * *
605 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE
We Are Each Other
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
Summer Invitational
Heitmann Atelier & Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Let Release: University of Delaware MFA Thesis Exhibition * *
The Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
6x6x2009
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
Postcards from the Edge: 11th Annual Visual AIDS Benefit Exhibition
Metro Pictures, New York, NY
Nightmare
Morton J. May Foundation Gallery, Maryville University, St. Louis, MO
The Art of Communication
Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA
Into Your Head
Hopkins House Gallery of Contemporary Art, Haddon Township, NJ
2008
Gifts from the Studio
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
9 x 12 Works on Paper
FWCAC, Forth Worth, TX
Side Show, Freak Show, Creep Show
GM Design, Hickory, NC
Symbiotic Faction * *
Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
NWAA Presents: Crystala Armagost, Jason Fawcett, and Francine Fox * *
421 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE
NWAA Floor Show
211 Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Scranhattan
Greenroom Gallery, Scranton, PA
6x6x2008
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
One Breath
Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
Redefining Portraiture
Square Inch Gallery, New York, NY
Island
College of Staten Island /CUNY, Staten Island, NY
Mailed and Mounted
Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI
Aesthetic Altercation * *
Brooklyn Artists Gym, Brooklyn, NY
2007
Postcards from the Edge: 10th Annual Visual AIDS Benefit Exhibition
James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY
Reference Point * *
Recitation Hall Gallery, Newark, DE
A Block of Art
205 Gallery, Pottsville, PA
2006
Flatworks: Kutztown Rotary Art Exhibit and Sale
Kutztown Auto Co. Buick-Pontiac-Cadillac, Fleetwood, PA
Senior Exhibition Cycle: Fine Arts
The Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown, PA
Kutztown University Senior Show: Body of Work Exhibition * *
Sharadin Drawing and Life Drawing Studio, Kutztown, PA
Skinned *
McFarland Student Union Art Gallery, Kutztown, PA
2004
Figure This: The Fran and Dan Show * *
McFarland Student Union Art Gallery, Kutztown, PA
Art Fairs
2010
The Red Dot Art Fair, New York City, NY, March 4-7, Work represented by Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
2008
Art Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, July 10-13, work represented by Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
Professional Experience
Spring 2010
Color Theory, Adjunct Instructor, Art Institue Of York Pennsylvania, York, PA
Painting For Beginners, Continuing Education Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA
Pencil and Charcoal Drawing, Course Instructor, Lancaster County Art Association, Strasburg, PA
Winter 2010
Color Theory, Adjunct Instructor, Art Institute of York Pennsylvania, York, PA
Introduction to Drawing, Continuing Education Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA
Portrait Drawing, Course Instructor, Lancaster Country Art Association, Strasburg, PA
Fall 2009
Figure Drawing, Continuing Education Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA
Summer 2009
Basic/ Intermediate Drawing, Continuing Education Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA
Portrait Painting, Continuing Education Adjunct Instructor, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
Spring 2009
Beginning Painting, Instructor with Record, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Winter 2009
Elementary Drawing and Painting I, Instructor with Record, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Fall 2008
Drawing I, Instructor with Record, University of Delaware. Newark, DE
Summer 2008
Beginning Painting, Instructor with Record, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Spring 2008
Drawing II, Instructor with Record, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
February 2007
Visiting Artist, Salisbury High School, Salisbury, PA
2005-2006
Gallery Worker, Sharadin Art Gallery at Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Collections
Mr. Jon Siegal, New York, NY Mr. Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, NM Mrs. Debra Norris, Newark, DE
Mr. Sanghoon Han, New York, NY Mrs. Virginia Bradley, Philadelphia, PA Mr. Cody Bloom, Newark, DE
Ms. Carrie Cullen, Yonkers, NY Mr. Peter Williams, Wilmington, DE Ms. Christina Galagarza, Chalfont, PA
Ms. Lauren Scott, Cranberry, NJ Mr. Daniel Kornrumpf, Boston, MA Mr. Shaka Monroe, Lancaster, PA
Mr. James Zeske, Newark, DE Mr. Andrew Small, Lancaster, PA Mr. Adrian Saurs, Kutztown, PA
Mrs. Tracy Beyl, Lancaster, PA Mr. Jacob Smiley, Newark, DE
Bibliography
2009
Kalesse, Rob. " Art Association Straight Outta L.O.M.A." Spark. Oct 7, 2009. 3,17.
Rohricht, Alyssa. "Opening Week for Kutztown Galleries." Online Newspaper posting, The Keystone: Kutztown University Newspaper. Sept. 23 2009.
< http://www.keystoneonline.com/2009/09/23/opening-week-for-kutztown-galleries/ >.
Doyle, Wes. “NWAA: New Wilmington Art Association.” Online Posting, The Papermachine. July 9, 2009.
< http://www.thepapermachine.com/features/july09/nwaa.php >.
Darby, Margaret. “Art Helps to Restore Downtown’s Vibrancy”. Online Posting, Delaware Arts Info. July 5, 2009.
< http://deartsinfo.blogspot.com/2009/07/art-helps-to-restore-downtowns-vibrancy.html >.
Rafferty, Rebecca. “Art Review: 6x6x2009”. Online Posting, Rochester City Newspaper. June 10, 2009.
< http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/art/2009/06/ART-REVIEW-6x6x2009/ >.
Fabri, Anne. Let Release. 9 Apr. 2009.
2008
Gaiter, Colette. “Francine Fox: MFA ’09.” UD Art News. Fall 2008: 4.
“Second Thrusday @ Crane Art Center - UD@Crane” Online Posting, Donartnews: DoNBrewerMultimedia
Reviews the Philadelphia Region Art Scene. Sept. 26, 2008. < http://www.brewermultimedia.com/ >.
Afif, Liz. Redefining Portraiture, 2008: 23, 27, 35, 41-2.
2006
Guenther, Heather. “’Skinned’ Exposes Emotions.” The Keystone, 2 Feb. 2006: 6.
Clair, Kate. Essence: Kutztown University Fine Art and Literary Magazine, 2006: 4, 28.
2005
Clair, Kate. Essence: Kutztown University Fine Art and Literary Magazine, 2005: 8, 18.
Awards & Honors
2006
Karen A. Anderson Award
Stimmel Scholarship
2002
Paint Box Scholarships for Fine Arts and Crafts
Organizations
Lancaster County Art Association, member and instructor 2010, http://www.lcaaonline.org/
New Wilmington Arts Association, member 2008 - 2010, http://newwilmingtonart.blogspot.com/
Kutztown University Art Club, Vice President 2005 - 2006, Secretary 2005, member 2003 - 2006