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Frances Semple
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"Sculpture is quite simply what I like to do. My pieces are a reflection of how I look at the world around me and what intrigues me. One of my long standing curiosities is the way internal and external forces pass
through our lives leaving their mark like weather on a landscape. I use the human figure as a vehicle to explore the form and textures from these observations."
A resident of Victoria, BC, Frances Semple has evolved from the
two-dimensionality of painting into the world of sculpture. Her arresting figures display textures suggestive of eras past and present, body postures and facial expressions evocative of wisdom. Forms appear fragile yet enduring, emerging from
torsos frequently interrupted by fractures or voids, simultaneously vulnerable and full of anticipation.
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Seated Male I - (left view) 2/9 17 x 22 x 8 Inches cast concrete, wax finish $3,000 2012
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Seated Male I - (right view) 2/9 17 x 22 x 8 Inches cast concrete, wax finish $3,000 2012
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Biography |
Frances Semple was born in Scotland in 1956, and grew up in Brampton, Ontario.
She studied sculpture and mould making at Ontario College of Art in Toronto, as well as studies in Florence, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland. After college, Frances worked as a scenic painter with the Canadian Opera Company and the film industry while maintaining a studio to continue her sculpture.
In 1989, she moved to Vancouver to focus on her career as a freelance artist.
As a sculptor Frances works with the human form finding a never ending source of inspiration. She has experimented with different materials over the years, from working with paper and wire to her current medium - concrete and welded metal.
Frances currently lives in Victoria BC.
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Education |
1995-96 Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC; industrial design, photography, printmaking
1979-82 Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, ON
1977 Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland
1976 Ontario College of Art; Florence, Italy- student exchange
1975-77 Ontario College of Art, Toronto, ON
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Solo Exhibitions |
2008 Winchester Galleries, Victoria BC
2004 Sunshine Coast Arts Center, Sechelt, BC
2002 Xchanges,Victoria, BC
1992 Glass Slipper Jazz Bar, Vancouver, BC
1990/91 Paper Ya, Vancouver, BC
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Group Exhibitions |
2010 Semple & Stockbrideg: Figure and Ground, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2007 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; represented by Sculpturesite Gallery
2007 Form and Forum, Coquitlam, BC
2006 E3 Gallery, New York, NY
2006 On Canvas Gallery, Victoria, BC
2005 Sculpturesite, San Francisco, CA
2004 New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2004 Sunshine Coast Arts Center, Sechelt, BC
2003 Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, BC; a collaborative performance and art exhibit
2002 Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, BC
2002 Victoria Community Arts Council, Victoria, BC
2002 Xchanges, Victoria, BC
2001 Xchanges, Victoria BC
2001 BC Festival of the Arts, Fort St John, BC
2001 Victoria Community Arts Council, Victoria, BC
2001 Annual Juried Exhibit, BC, Canada - Award of Excellence
1991 Ontario Craft’s Council, Toronto, Ont., Canada
1990 Surrey Art Gallery : “Functional Art”, Surrey, BC
1990 Canadian Craft Museum: “ Made by Hand” Vancouver, BC
1990 Provenance, Calgary, AB
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Media Coverage |
2004 Coast Cable 11 - Arts Review - television interview
2003 CH TV– Go Magazine – television interview
2002 Victoria News: Arts and Entertainment w/ Ingrid Paulsen
2002 Shaw Cable - television interview
1992 Country Homes Magazine
1991 Interiors and Architectural Magazine,
1991 Playboard Magazine
1990 Vancouver Sun, Saturday Review w/ Ann Rosenburg
1990 Western Living Magazine
1990 Homes and Ideas Magazine: featured artist
1990 CBC Art Beat - radio interview,
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