Fran Williams is a Painter based in Montreal who has recently completed her undergraduate
degree in Studio Arts with a major in Painting & Drawing at Concordia University. Fran’s work
deals with the liminal middle-space of the abstraction/figuration dichotomy. While she considers
herself an abstract painter, her works often suggest letters or text without becoming readable
language. Similarly, figures seem to appear but fail to coalesce into representational forms.
Achieving strong liminality is like landing a coin on its edge: a difficult feat but the effect is
impossible to substitute. The pursuit of liminality is the main guiding aspiration in her work. She
values the creation of art that can be misunderstood and likens the experience of such work to
watching clouds, reclining on a lawn and comparing what we see.
Education:
-DEC: Dawson College Visual Arts program. Graduated in Spring 2017.
-BFA: Concordia University Studio Arts Undergraduate program (Major in Painting and Drawing). Graduated in Spring 2020.
Group Exhibitions:
-Another Art Gallery (May 27th 2016) Espace Pop.
-Le Soi (August 2016) The Glass Door Gallery (now Gallery Parfois).
-Artem Animis (May 2017) Warren G. Flowers Gallery.
-Relics.jpg (October 1st-19th 2018) VAV Gallery.
-Compared to What (November 2nd-25th 2018) Galerie le Pop Up+.
-SONOR (January 16th-23rd 2020) Bumber Gallery.
-Alternative Constructions (April 23rd-30th 2021) Somewhere Gallery.
Two-Person Exhibitions:
-BY the BY (with Indiana Brierley) (September 17th-19th 2021) Gallery Parfois
-STACKS (with Catherine Desroches, Curated by Dexter Barker-Glenn) (May 25th-28th 2023) DIY show in a coal shed.
Additional Work:
Studio Assistance for Gilbert Boyer (July 2017).
Studio Assistance for Aude Morreau for the ‘Less is More Or’ project (August 2017).
Studio Assistance for Michael Smith (January 2019).
Studio Assistance for Marlon Kroll (2022)