Frances R Drew

Frances R. Drew is a visual artist best known for her vibrantly colored paintings and shaped, constructed pieces.
Born in Montreal, Canada, Drew presently resides in Connecticut and has paintings and mixed media constructions in private collections in California, Minnesota, Florida, Connecticut and Toronto, Canada.

Artist Statement:
The world cries out for color.
I hear those cries and rush in to fill the need.
If you leave something in front of me long enough,
I will paint it.
If there is nothing to paint,
I will create something.
Dancing in and out of the physical space with the piece I am building,
I hear and create the inner rhythm for my eye music,
And make harmony from chaos.
I am called to cover the earth in color.
As a child I was distressed by the lack of variety of bright colors everywhere. In my mind
it should be a cartoon color world like Dick Tracy's. Roads should be red, blue and green,
not just black and gray. Grass should be orange and maroon, not just a variation of green.
Why couldn't my father wear a bright yellow trench coat?
I saw the shapes, patterns and lines in everything I looked at. I wanted to refine those
shapes. And I wanted them to have color. My color.
And I liked making...


MFA Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
BFA - Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.

Ely Center of Contemporary Art - New Haven, CT - March 2020
Exhibited in group show.
Capital Community College - Hartford, CT - February 2020 Exhibited in group show.
Spectrum Gallery - Centerbrook, CT - January 2020
Exhibited in group show.
Open Studio Hartford - Hartford, CT - November 2019
Exhibited in group show.
Branford House - UCONN, Avery Point, Groton CT - October 2019
Exhibited in group show.
Windsor Art Center - Windsor, Ct. - December 2018
Exhibited in Women's Artist Collective group show.
Open Studio Hartford - Hartford, CT - November 2018
Exhibited in group show.
General Dynamics/Electric Boat - New London, Ct. - September 2018
Exhibited in Corporate Offices.
JCC Greater Hartford - Bloomfield Ct. - January 2018
Exhibited in Women's Artists Collective group show.
Open Studio Hartford - Hartford, CT - November 2017
Exhibited in group show.
MCC Dehn Gallery, Manchester, Ct - October 2017
Exhibited in alumni show.
Art Center East - Vernon, Ct - September 2017
Exhibited in group show.
Maple and Main Gallery - Chester, Ct. - June 2017
Exhibited in summer exhibition group show.
Tobacco Valley Museum - Windsor, Ct. - June 2017
Exhibited in group show.
Maple and Main Gallery - Chest...