Over the past ten years, Frances Carlson has explored the possibilities of illustration. Her subject matter has ranged from politicians to poultry to word games through pictures for a children’s exhibit. While her style and medium vary with the subject matter, there is a consistent emphasis on the narrative inherent in line and form. Most recently she has focused on horses, her first love.

Frances Carlson
February 5, 2010

Resume

2011

• Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art: a five women show entitled “100 Mile Radius, A Response to Place”

2010

By invitation participated in the following art auctions:

• Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Annual Auction, Great Falls, MT
• The History Museum, Annual Legacy Dinner, Great Falls, MT
• The Ronald McDonald House Regional Fund Raiser, Missoula, MT

2009

• Museum Auctions: Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT; Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT; CM Russell Museum, Masters in Miniature Show, Great Falls, MT.
• Winner 1st and 2nd Place in the Drawing Category at the Spirit of the Horse Show, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
• Runner Up in the Montana Public Radio logo design contest

2008

• Runner up in NARAL national design contest
  
• “Monday Chases Sunday”, two women show, Walking Man Gallery, Whitefish, MT
• Winner: Poster Design Competition, Umpqua Valley Art Assc., Roseburg, OR

2007

• Masters in Miniature Show, C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT

2006

• “Identities”, solo, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
• “Identities: Portraits with a Point of View”, solo, Walking Man Gallery, Whitefish, MT
• “What’s in a Name?”, solo show, The History Museum, Great Falls, MT
  

2002

• Cover Design for US Dressage Federation instructional tapes.
  

2001

• Winner Design Contest, Herron Park Horse Trials, Kalispell, MT

Commissioned Illustrations:

• Christmas Card, McLaughlin Research Institute, Great Falls, MT 2001 – 2008, 2009
• River Edge Magazine, Great Falls, MT 2006
• Ad Campaign, McLaughlin Research Institute, Great Falls, MT. Winner of a Silver
  Addy at the Montana Addy (Advertising) Competition. 2006
• Individual commissions for animal portraits, business cards, family cards, menus, and a tattoo

Education and Work:

• Pediatric Occupational Therapist 1975 – 2000
• Bachelor of Science Degree, Tufts University , 1975
• Honors: Graduated Suma Cum Laude

Galleries where work can be viewed include

• Latigo and Lace, Augusta, Montana
• Gallery 16, Great Falls, Montana
• Walking Man Gallery, Whitefish, Montana