After a 25 year career as a Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Frances Carlson decided to risk going back to her first love, art. For more than 20 years she has lived with her family by the Sun River in Great Falls, Montana.
With little formal training, Carlson has drawn upon her intense desire to make sense of what she sees. Because her father grew up in China, and her mother in Hawaii, as a child she was surrounded by Asian Art Later, she studied the masters of the Western Hemisphere, and her efforts to reconcile the two traditions is evident in her work.
Carlson has found the artists and galleries of Montana generous and supportive. She has been juried into shows both in state and on the West Coast. She has won a number of awards for her designs and drawings.
Initially focused on illustration, Carlson’s subjects have ranged from politicians to poultry. While her style and medium vary with the subject matter, there is a consistent emphasis on the narrative inherent in line and form.
Ms. Carlson’s work can be seen at the following galleries:
Gallery 16 in Great Falls, Montana
Latigo and Lace in Augusta, Montana
Walking Man Gallery in White Fish, Montana
You may download Ms. Carlson’s complete resume here.