Frances McCormack
Born in Boston, Massachusetts. USA
Frances McCormack is represented by:
R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, California.
Education
| 1986 |
University of California, Berkeley, MFA |
| 1978 |
University of Massachusetts, Boston BA in English, Summa Cum Laude |
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Teaching Credential, Secondary English |
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
| 2019 |
"Apparent / Transparent", R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA |
| 2016 |
“Contemplative Elements: Danae Mattes and Frances McCormack”, Sonoma Valle Museum of |
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Art, Sonoma, CA. December |
| 2014 |
EVER RELUCTANT, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA. April-May |
| 2007 |
From the Ground Up, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto CA July- August |
| 2004 |
Adjacent Things Diminish, R. B. Stevenson, La Jolla, CA, November |
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Tales from the Land of Yes, Museum of Contemporary Art at the Luther Burbank Center, |
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Santa Rosa, CA |
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Trintas, Museum of Contemporary Art at the Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa, CA July |
| 2001 |
R. B. Stevenson, San Diego, CA, March |
| 2000 |
Aurobora Press, San Francisco, CA, March |
| 1999 |
Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, November |
| 1998 |
Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, TX, November |
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R. B. Stevenson, La Jolla, CA, June |
| 1997 |
Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, October |
| 1996 |
R. B. Stevenson, La Jolla, CA, September |
| 1995 |
Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, November |
| 1994 |
R. B. Stevenson, La Jolla, CA, June |
| 1993 |
Shaklee Building, San Francisco, CA, Curated by Suzy Locke, August-September |
| 1989 |
Bank of America, Curated by Bonnie Earl Solari, Plaza Gallery, San Francisco, CA, April - May |
Selected Group Exhibitions:
| 2016 |
“California Group” a group exhibition, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA. Dec |
| 2015 |
“Terra Cognita” Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA. July |
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“Above Ground” a group show, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA. May |
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“Five Beyond the Bridge” Sebastopol Center for the Arts. CA March |
| 2013 |
ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA |
| 2012 |
MIXED MEDIA
, a group show. R.B.
Stevenson
Gallery, La Jolla, CA. |
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3 PAINTERS
, Tim Craighead, Frances McCormack and Mark Perlman, R.B.
Stevenson
Gallery, |
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La Jolla, CA. June |
| 2011 |
GALLERY SELECTION 2011, R.B.
Stevenson
Gallery, La Jolla, CA. January |
| 2008 |
Womens Work, Four Painters, R. B. Stevenson Gallery La Jolla CA. January. |
| 2007 |
Steamroller, S. F. Center for the Book. San Francisco, CA Oct. |
| 2005 |
Bloom, Jay/Addington Gallery, Chicago IL, July-Sept |
| 2004 |
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Wet Paint, August |
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Contemporary Perspectives, Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Rosa, CA April 2003 |
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Underfoot, Brasilia BiNational Center, Brasilia, Brazil. Travels to Instuto Cultural Brasileno |
| 2002 |
Selections, R. B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA. August |
| 2001 |
Underfoot, Associacao Alumni, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November |
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A Necessary Beauty, R. B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA, October |
| 2000 |
Art Alive 2000, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, May |
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Five Painters, R. B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA, April |
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Art From the Heart, Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA February |
| 1999 |
San Francisco International Art Exhibit, San Francisco, CA |
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Djerassi Residents Pages Exhibit, Palo Alto Cultural Center, CA, August |
| 1998 |
Illuminated Under White Light, R. B. Stevenson, La Jolla, CA |
| 1997 |
The Artists Craft, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humbolt State University, Arcata CA, February |
| 1996 |
Sonoma State University Faculty Exhibit, Rohnert Park, CA, September |
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Summer Group Show, R. B. Stevenson, La Jolla, CA, July |
| 1995 |
Asian Art Museum, Zen Center Auction, San Francisco, CA, October |
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Complex Interaction: 3 Painters, R. B. Stevenson, La Jolla, CA, June |
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Crocker Art Museum, Annual Invitation Curated by: Jan Dreisbach, Sacramento, CA, June |
| 1994 |
Four Bay Area Painters, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA, March |
| 1993 |
Bolinas Museum Auction, Stinson Beach, CA, November |
| 1992 |
In Progress, San Francisco Art Institute, CA, December |
| 1991 |
Bolinas Museum Miniature Show, Bolinas, CA, December |
| 1990 |
New Langton Arts Seventh Annual Christmas Auction, February |
Selected Publications:
| Painted Landscapes: Contemporary Views, Lauren P Della Monica, 2013 |
| Baker, Kenneth, “Flexibility” San Francisco Chronicle, November 2009 |
| Pincus, Robert, Bonded by Nature, San Diego Union Tribute, February 7, 2008 |
| Mayfield, Signe, “From the Ground Up: Painting, Process and the Garden” 2007 |
| Baker, Kenneth, Painterly Delights, San Francisco Chronicle, July 7, 2007 |
| Cebulski, Frank, Frances McCormack at PAAC, Artweek, October 2007 |
| Pincus, Robert, The Way of all thing, San Diego Union Tribune December 23, 2004 |
| Hertz, Leba, Miniatures, San Francisco Chronicle, September 4, 2004 |
| Giles, Gretchen, By the Beautiful See, The Bohemian, July 2004 |
| Morris, Barbara, Trinitas at MOCA, Artweek, November 2004 |
| Baker, Kenneth, Shock of the New, Interview, San Francisco Chronicle, Aug 2003 |
| Pincus, Robert, The Nature of Things, San Diego Union Tribune, March 22, 2001 |
| Art Collection at New Imagery Estate Winery, Collage Fall/ Winter 2000 |
| Rodriquez, Juan, Abstraction from Raucous to Refined, Artweek, October 2000 Volume 31 |
| Turdall, Blair, Raucous to Refined Art in the Abstract, The Times August 4, 2000 |
| Smith, Sarah Lavender, Driven to Abstraction, Diablo August 2000 |
| Baker, Kenneth, Abstract Ideas People Can See, San Francisco Chronicle Nov. 72, 1999 |
| Pincus, Robert, Passionate Poses, San Diego Union Tribune, July 23, 1998 |
| Baldridge, Charlene, McCormack’s Ready for Her Close Up, The Village News, San Diego July 16, 1998 |
| Baldridge, Charlene, Bay Area Painter Delves Deep Into Psyche, The Village News San Diego, 1996 |
| Hodder, Monroe, Inner Natures, Abstraction as Metaphor in the Bay Area Suzanne Carporeal and |
| Frances McCormack, Vision Summer 1995, p. 31 |
| Crocker Invitional, About Art, June 1995 |
| Dalkey, Victoria, From Lifes Palette, The Sacramento Bee, June 4, 1995, p. 14 |
| Pincus, Robert, Frances McCormack at R. B. Stevenson, Art in America, February, 1995 |
| Saville, Johnathan, Sleepers Awake, San Diego Reader, September 8, 1994 |
| Pincus, Robert, Splashes of Brilliant Color, San Diego Union Tribune July 21, 1994 |
| Baker, Kenneth, Frances McCormack: Guilty of Beauty, San Francisco Chronicle, February 20, 1994 |
| Saville, Johnathan, Four Bay Area Painters, San Diego Reader, March 10, 1994 |
| Baker, Kenneth, In Progress, San Francisco Chronicle, December 31, 1992 |
| Bonnetti, David, Still a Metaphor for Life, San Francisco Examiner,April 17, 1992 |
| Cohn, Terry, Artweek, March 26, 1992, p. 1 |
| Baker, Kenneth, Galleries, San Francisco Chronicle, March 14, 1992 |
| Underwood, Tyson, Pacific Sun, January 24, 1992 |
| Visions Art Quarterly, Fall 1991, p. 12 |
| Baker, Kenneth One Painter Impressive Solution, San Francisco Chronicle, May 14, 1991 |
| Rapko, John, Artweek, May 23, 1991, p. 12 |
| Baker, Kenneth, Oils are Loose, Lush and Bold, San Francisco Chronicle, 1989 |
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