PERMANENT COLLECTION

FRANCES HARRIS

NATIONALITY: British / Canadian

DATES: 1913 - 2017

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Frances Harris was born in 1913 and passed away October 2017 at the age of 104. Frances emigrated from England to Canada in 1939. It is the scenery from the Rockies to the Pacific Coast and the Gulf Islands of British Columbia that have been among the greatest sources of her inspiration. The Vancouver School of Art and several well-known British Columbia artists have all contributed to Frances' art education, but Robert Genn and the late Alex Sutherland have had the greatest influence on her work. Harris’ preferred medium is oil to paint the vast and powerful British Columbia landscape, honouring the great works by the famous Canadian Group of Seven.

Proceeds of Frances Harris' works a few years ago established a Frances Harris Endowment Fund which provides an annual university scholarship to a deserving South Okanagan 3rd year Fine Arts student through the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan (formerly known as the Penticton Community Foundation).

Frances Harris has been represented by The Lloyd Gallery in Penticton since the mid 1980s. They received her latest work in 2012, painted at age 99 while legally visually impaired. The works rank among some of her best of all time. Needless to say, Frances Harris has been a true inspiration to all artists.