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Frances Cockburn was born in Preston, Ontario in 1961. She has been painting professionally since the mid-1990s, working primarily in oil on board, and now lives in Hamilton. “I paint as I live, present in the places of my life. I locate myself in my world, painting what I see in its simple majesty. In the late 1990s I was drawn to Grey County, with its rolling hills, swamps and rivers. It was the place I lived and worked for over 10 years. A few years ago I became captivated by urban scenes and streetscapes. This subject insinuated itself into my painting, and from there into my life. I felt compelled to move to an urban environment. The landscapes of Hamilton, offer urban streetscapes and surprising natural vistas that fascinate my eye. Hamilton's gritty industrial spaces push up against the beauty of the Niagara Escarpment. The work inspires my place. The place inspires my work." |
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Education 1986 University of Guelph, BA Fine Art and Computer Science 1987-2002 Courses offered by Ontario College of Art, Toronto School of Art, Georgian Bay School of Art, Southampton Art School and others Selected Solo Exhibitions 2010 Recent Paintings, Odon Wagner Contemporary, Toronto, ON 2008 Wetlands, Gallery 533, Toronto, ON 2007 Fresh Grounds, Bean Cellar, Owen Sound, ON 2006 Canadiana Gallery, Creemore, ON 2006 Looking at Earth, Sarah Beveridge Contemporary Art, Barrie, ON 2002 Recent Work, Swedish Motors, Toronto, ON 1997 Guelph Public Library, Guelph, ON 1996 Arbour Room, Hart House, University of Toronto Selected Group Exhibitions 2008 Recent Paintings, Flesherton Art Gallery, Flesherton, ON (with Charles Meanwell) 2007 Home Town, Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON 2007 City at Night: A Tribute to Brian Kipping , Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON 2007 Recent Paintings, Flesherton Art Gallery 2007 Fresh Grounds, Bean Cellar, Owen Sound 2007 Convergence, Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound 2006 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON 2005 Swamp, Double Door Gallery, Anten Mills, ON 2005 Double Take, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON 2005 Solid Ground, Sarah Beveridge Contemporary Art, Barrie 2004 Art Town Studio Tour, Owen Sound 2004 Looking For Lucius, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie 2004 Double Take, Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound 2003 Recent Paintings, Flesherton Art Gallery 2003 Self Portraits Group Show, Flesherton Art Gallery 2003 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto 2003 Tom Thomson Juried Show, Owen Sound 2003 Art Town Studio Tour, Owen Sound 2002 Art Town Group Exhibition, Owen Sound 2001 Tom Thomson Juried Show, Owen Sound 2001 Art Town Studio Tour, Owen Sound 2001 L.E. Shore Memorial Library Gallery, Thornbury, ON 2000 Bean Cellar, Owen Sound 2000 GBACA, Collingwood Juried Group Show 1999 Flesherton Art Gallery 1997 Insights Juried Group Show, Elora, ON 1994 Gallery 306 Juried Group Show, Toronto Awards and Prizes 2010 Ontario Arts Council Mid-Career Visual Artist Grant 2008 Juror, Convergence, Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, ON 2006 Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Award 2003 Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant 2000 GBACA Juried Show, Collingwood: Best in Show 1997 Insights Juried Show, Elora: Landscape Award |
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