Tom Francis
Painting professor emeritus
Education
- M.F.A., painting, University of Wisconsin
- M.A., art, University of Wisconsin
- B.S., art, University of Wisconsin
Credentials
- Part time professor emeritus of painting, 2006–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
- Faculty, painting department, 1978–2006, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
- Visiting professor, 2005, Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art, Brittany, France
- Visiting artist, 1995, Art Colony, Jackson, MS
- Visiting artist, 1994, LaFont Workshop, Pascagoula, MS
- Visiting artist, 1992, Brookhaven College, Dallas, TX
- Guest lecturer, 1989, Columbus College, Columbus, GA
- Visiting lecturer, 1976–77, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
- Guest lecturer, 1977, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Juror, Northpoint High School Drawing Exhibition for Magnet Programs, Atlanta, GA, 2005
- Finalist, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Commissioner, Atlanta, GA, 2004
- Juror, State of Georgia High School Drawing Exhibition, Atlanta College of Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2004
- Juror, Gulf Breeze Arts Festival, Gulf Breeze, FL, 1999 and 2002
- Juror, Art Colony of Mississippi, traveling exhibition, Jackson, MS, 1997
- Juror, LaFont Painting Workshop Competition, Pascagoula, MS, 1994
- Juror, State of South Carolina, oil painting competition, Sumter, SC, 1986
Publications and presentations
Publications
- "100 Years of Painting in Georgia," Gudmund Vigtel, published by Alston/Byrd, 1989
- Paintings for "Made in Heaven," Lorimar Productions, Hollywood, CA, 1987
Exhibitions
- Flow, Suntrust Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2005
- Art from Corporate Collections, Suntrust Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2005
- Paul Soldner, Tom Francis, Jim Jipsom, PJC Gallery, Pensacola, FL, 2004
- New Paintings, Sylvia Schmidt Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2003
- Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi MS, 2002
- A Man's Point of View, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, GA, 2002
- Tom Francis: Small Paintings, J. Proctor Gallery, Seaside, FL, 2002
- Metro 1 Gallery, Ephraim, WI, 2002
- New Paintings, Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2001
- J. Proctor Gallery, Seaside FL, 2000
- Signature Gallery, Madison, WI, 2000
- Recent Paintings, Spruill Center, Atlanta, GA, 1999
- Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL, 1998
- Tom Francis: The Past Ten Years, Nations Bank, Atlanta, GA, 1996
- Seventeen Days of Olympic Art, Atrium Gallery, Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA, 1996
- Slocum Gallery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 1995
- Tom Francis: New Paintings, Zinc Gallery, Bluewater Bay, FL, 1995
- One Person Exhibition, McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 1994
- National Competitive Exhibition, Chattanooga Galleria, Chattanooga, TN, 1993
- New Work, McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 1992
- Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN, 1992
- Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL, 1992
- Cheekwood National Contemporary Painting Competition, Cheekwood Fine Arts Center, Nashville, TN, 1992
- New Paintings, Sandler/Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 1990
- New Works on Paper, Pacific Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, 1990
- Recent Work, Columbus College, Columbus, GA, 1989