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.
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
