Frank Ford

Frank Ford is a citizen of the world, having lived in over 20 cities, the first of which is Casablanca, Morocco, where he was born in 1961. He holds an extremely successful 32 year career in the creative industry winning over 250 regional, national and international awards, numerous gallery shows and book inclusions. His work is included in many private collections and he has the honour of the national design museum. Mixed media suits him well — a painter, sculptor, photographer, graphic designer, typographer and writer, Frank is multidisciplinary. He has worked with, and was mentored by legendary masters of both fine and commercial art Robert Rauschenberg and Rick Valicenti. Thanks to Frank’s skillset, clients and collectors include Sony, Reebok, Nike, Avid, Apple, Ferrari, Softimage, Human Rights International, Truth anti tobacco, Coca Cola, Mick Jagger, VH1, FX Networks, Chase and more.

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QUOTES FROM MENTORS, COLLEAGUES AND COLLECTORS

• You’ve Got What It Takes, You’ve Got The Touch—Robert Rauschenberg, Artist And Mentor

• I Believe You’re Going To Do Something Very Big One Day—Rick Valicenti, Artist And Mentor

• Some Artists Are Chocolate. Some Are Vanilla. Frank Is Spumoni—Georgia West, Printmaker

• Delightfully Incongruent To The Naked Eye, Stimulating For Some, Infuriating For Others Perhaps. However, This Is What Real Art Must Do   Serena Spinelli, Art Historian/Curator

• Frank’s Work Intimidates As It Entices. The Hot Chick You Want To Fuck, But Don’t Dare Approach; You’re Left To Admire And Lust For From a far—Cary Di Cristina, Film Maker

• Haven’t Seen Brushwork So Good Since Franz Kline In The 1960’S—Susan Kaiser Vogel, Artist

• Frank Puts It Out There With No Fear. He’s An Influencer. And A Creative Catalytic Convertor—Michael Jager, Creative Director

• Your Work Is Not Another Twolmby Or Kline Or Newman. It's You!—Francesca De’ Medici, Gallerist

• Frank Paints The Music—Rich Klevgard, Lead Singer And Songwriter
• I Cannot Explain The Spiritual Connection And Freedom I Experience Whilst Looking At Your Work”—Vincent Punch, The Whitney Museum of American Art

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CV OF FRANK FORD / CONTEMPORARY ARTIST / USA

Born In Casablanca, Morocco, 1961

Currently residing In Alexandria, LA, USA

+1 318 834 4539

ideas@frankford.com

www.frankford.com: (not up to date)

instagram: @frankfordartist

facebook.com/frank.ford.129357

Representation Europe: De’ Medici Gallery, Rome, Italy

Representation North America: Akiko Ashley, Los Angeles

EDUCATION

1986, BFA, Louisiana State University, USA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1996 / Target Audience / Louisiana College

2019 / Spring: De’ Medici Gallery / Rome, Italy

2019 / Fall: De’ Medici Gallery / Rome, Italy

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1998 Smith College / Northampton, Massachusettes 

1999 The Portfolio Center / Atlanta, Georgia 

2017 Fab Gallery / Los Angeles, California  

2017 Iglesias Art Advisory / Los Angeles, California

2017 Enter Art Foundation / Berlin, Germany
2018 Explore Pop Up Museum / Los Angeles, California

2020 De’ Medici Gallery / Rome, Italy

2020 Rockefeller Center / New York City, New York

2020 BWAC / New York City, New York

2021 Giardino Dei Tarocchi / Capalbio, Italy

2021 Tipografia Grifani Donati Città Di Castelloa, Italy

LOCATIONS WORKED

Casablanca / New York City / Chicago / Boston / Washington Dc / Atlanta / Dallas / Burlington / St. Petersburg

COMPANIES

Apple / IXL / Titanium / New Orleans Museum Of Art / Arthur Roger Gallery / Fowlco Printing / Dougét Advertising / JDK Design / Solidarity Of Unbridled Labour / Thirst / Thirstype / T26 / Sapient

MENTORSHIP

I have worked with and was mentored by masters of both fine and commercial art: Robert Rauschenberg and RickValicenti. My approach Is multidisciplinary: painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, typography and writing

OVER 250 LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

American Advertising Federation, Communication Arts, Graphis, Eye, Print, I.D., How, Aiga, Mixing Messages Retrospective, The One Show, Visuelt-Norway, Idea-Tokyo, Typojanchi-Korea, Seoul Korea Arts Center, Print’s Best Logos, Print’s Best Letterheads, The Type Directors Club, Show South, The New American Logo, International Trademarks, Cutting Edge Websites, Print’s Best Symbols, Best Postcard Graphics, Identity, Plazm, Suitcase, Publish, Mondo, T26, Thirstype, Fontshop International, Smithsonian: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum

CLIENTS

hase Manhattan, Coca Cola, Conoco, Douget Advertising, Emd, England International Airpark, E-Trade, Ferrari, Fowlco Printing, Fx Networks, Hallmark, Harley Davidson, Hasbro, Home Depot, Ixl, Jaeger Di Paola Kemp, Keller/Winter, Kemper, La Office Of Tourism, Leo Burnett, Lucent, Lotus, Lsu, Metalmaker, Microsoft, Morningstar, Net32, Paradise Brewery, Rapides Hospital, Reebok, Rollerblade, Sapient, Softimage, Sony, Sprint, Thirst, Thirstype, Titanium, United Airlines, Virgin Records, Virgin Airlines.

GUEST LECTURES

1997 Louisiana College, Alexandria, LA

1999 Smith College, Northampton, MA

2001 The Portfolio Center, Atlanta, GA

ARTIST STATEMENT

My art is full of encounters, delightfully incongruent to the naked eye, stimulating for some, infuriating for others perhaps. However, this is what real art must do, it must drive us to question, to find new meaning, to think new thoughts. It can be a detailed expressionist drawing of a mythological figure or a sonorous slap of Red on a Saint’s face. It can be sacred, and it can be profane, but it must lead to transcendence.

INFLUENCES

Schnabel, Hirst, Rauschenberg, Valicenti, Koons, Picasso