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RON FRANCIS BIOGRAPHY

1954 Born Stansbury, N.S.W.
1970 Studied at Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney.
1974 Settled in Melbourne and sold works privately.
1980 Two man exhibition with Emile Barolle at Profile Gallery, Caulfield, Melbourne.
1981 Represented in a group exhibition at Profile Gallery, Caulfield, Melbourne.
1982 Photograph included in exhibition commentary, Art and Australia, volume 19, no. 3.
1983 Represented in the Bougainvillaea festival Art Award, Darwin.
1986 Began developing vector and plane geometry formulas for application with perspective, which led to the development a computer program. (Developing this program has been ongoing).
1988 Began working in affiliation with Fresco Site Specific Art, painting Trompe L'oeil Murals.
Commissions of note:
Mural for Holy Trinity Church, Kew
1989 Group exhibition at the Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
Two man exhibition with Colin Stevens at the Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
Article written in the Herald by Mathew Pinkey.
Commissions of note:
2 murals and 1 painting for the Tilley Corporation Foyer, Camberwell, Victoria.
1990 Commissions of note:
Mural for Lady Leah Lynch, Toorak, Melbourne.
1991 Commissions of note:
Mural for Shell Corporation, Shell Building, Melbourne.
Mural for Reg Withers, domestic. Sth. Yarra, Melbourne.
1992 Moved to Macclesfield, South. Australia.
Commissions of note:
2 murals for the Department of Administrative Services, Melbourne.
1993 Commissions of note:
3 ceiling panels for the Meatworkers building, Melbourne.
1995 Two person exhibition with Ian De Sousa at the Barry Newton Gallery, Malvern, S.A.
1997 Commissions of note:
Mural for Maxim's Wine Bar, Norwood, S.A.
1998 Commissions of note:
Mike Bergin, Advisor Investment Services.
2000 Commissions of note:
Mural for Heathfield Ridge Winery, Naracoorte, SA.
2001 Commissions of note:
Mural for Palm Gardens Retirement Village foyer, Hamstead, SA.
2002 Several paintings published in “Illusionsmalerei heute” by Ursula E and Martin Benad. This book has now been translated into English and is available under the title “Trompe L’oeil Today”.

2005          'A Different Perspective', Scott Livesey Art Dealer, Melbourne

                  Commissions of note:
                  Mural for North Eastern University, Boston, USA.

 

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