Bio
Wisconsin born artist Tom Francis is Professor Emeritus of Painting at SCAD-Atlanta.
He received his B.S., M.A. and M.F.A. degrees in Painting from the University of
Wisconsin, Madison.
Francis’ paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United
States and abroad, including the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis; The High Museum
of Art in Atlanta; MOCA-GA in Atlanta; Montgomery Museum of Fine Art in Alabama; the
Georgia Museum of Fine Art in Athens; the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina;
the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum in Biloxi, Mississippi; Fay Gold Gallery in Atlanta; Sylvia
Schmidt Gallery in New Orleans; KLIM Galleries in Toronto, Canada; and the Chapelle
de la Sorbonne in Paris; Refectoire des Jacobins in Toulouse, France; and Palazzo
Venezia in Rome; Westmont Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA.
In addition, his work is in numerous private, public and corporate collections, including
those of the Chase Manhattan Bank, Champion Corporation, Savannah College of Art
and Design, Lorimar Productions, Disney Corporation, Coca Cola USA, the State of
Georgia, and the State of Wisconsin.