Circa 1973
Sherron Francis was born in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, Illinois in 1940. She studied fine art at the University of Oklahoma from 1958 to 1960 before transferring to the Kansas City Art Institute. She ultimately graduated from the Institute in 1963. In Missouri, Francis met Dan Christensen (Class of 1964), an artist friend, who would play a key role in her career throughout the next two decades. Francis then received her MFA from the University of Indiana before assuming a teaching position at Eastern Michigan University.
In 1968, with only $300 on hand, Francis moved to 16 Waverly Place in Soho. At the time, the neighborhood boasted some of the biggest names in Abstract Expressionism. She quickly became friends with Walter Darby Bannard, Peter Young, Larry Zox and Larry Poons, who all lived and worked in the neighborhood. In fact, Francis introduced Larry Poons to his now wife, Paula, a friend and student of Francis.
By 1971, Christensen, who was exhibiting with Andre Emmerich, introduced Francis to the legendary gallerist. There was no better gallery to be showcasing Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting during this decade for an artist.
For context, in 1972, Emmerich held solo exhibitions by art titans, such as Hans Hofmann, Al Held, Esteban Vicente, David Hockney and Morris Louis. In 1973 alone, Emmerich gave one-person exhibitions to Helen Frankenthaler, Kenneth Noland, Hofmann, Jack Bush and a new discovery: 32-year-old Sherron Francis. The exhibition for Francis was a great success with Peter Schjeldahl positively reviewing it in the New York Times.
Francis’s career now took off with the stain paintings. In 1973, Francis exhibited at the Whitney Biennial and then received a second solo exhibition at Emmerich the following year. Corporate collections and private enthusiasts, including Helen Frankenthaler and Clement Greenberg, rushed to purchase her paintings. More than sixty of her paintings sold in one year at Emmerich’s gallery.
Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Francis exhibited at other leading American galleries, including Janie C. Lee, Barbara Kornblatt, Douglas Drake, Rubiner and Tibor de Nagy.
In the late 1970s, Francis became more interested in utilizing new acrylic and gel mediums that were becoming available. By 1980, she was also creating clay works and exhibiting them alongside Kikuo Saito and Betty Woodman. In 1983, art historian Jack Flam selected one of Francis’s paintings in his “Artists Choose Artists II” exhibition, consisting of works by Carl Andre, Jim Dine, Brice Marden, Richard Serra and Frank Stella.
Francis taught at several institutions including the Ridgewood School of Art and Design from 1972 to 1985 and Cooper Union from 1978 to 1985.
The landscape in downtown New York began to shift in the mid-1980s. When her landlord sold the building on Waverly Place, Francis moved to the North Fork permanently. Her move effectively severed ties with not just New York City, but also the art world, and her reputation went into eclipse. This sets the stage for rediscovery in 2022.
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(Biography provided by Lincoln Glenn)
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"Untitled" Friedel Dzubas, Pastel Pink, Color Field, Abstract Expressionist Work
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