Sri Lankan born, Canadian Artist Frances Ferdinands has exhibited her paintings for over three decades in London, New York, Paris, Bogota, Honolulu, and across the continental United States  and Canada.  She has received numerous Arts Council Grants and her work is held in corporate, private, and museum collections including the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). The Royal Canadian Mint commissioned her to design the 2019 Solid Gold Multi-Cultural Coin celebrating “light and diversity”.  2020 marked her first Solo Exhibition in London England.

Her work is generally created in “series”  that have a specific thematic focus ranging from the personal to the political. These have been important subjects  for her expression of concerns regarding the social and environmental conditions of post-modern society.

 

“Frances Ferdinands’ work is characterized by technical facility, richness of colour, and breadth of vision.  She addresses subjects of profound universal significance, yet does so through personal metaphor and imagery.  Engagements with her paintings is always a satisfying and enriching encounter.”