FRANCA - New directions

A double frame of stretcherbars, thick linnen .


Education
1999-2003: Free academy The Hague painting
1993-1998: Royal Academy of The Hague direction Monumental design

Artist in Residence
2019 : Pouch cove foundation Canada New foundland

Memberships:
International guild of realism
Portrait society of America
Poets and artists

Prizes and Nomination
2021: nominated for painting of the year
2021:Honourable mention Blue review art prize
2021: Finalist for the Contemporary award 2021 @contemporary.paintings
2021: nominated for Figurativas 2021
2021: Nominated for the MOD portrait Spain
2020: second prize painting of the year NL
2020 : Boldbrush award winner december
2019: nominated by the public "artist of the year"
2019: pre selection Figurativas MEAM
2019: competition.net honourable mention
2018: TRAC exhibition Leeuwarden
2017: nominated for Figurativas MEAM Barcelona
2017: nominated for de Portrait Price NL
Talensprijs Pulchri 2010: second price
Talensprijs Pulchri 2006: third price

Collections
Tezosart foundation, ING Collection, former Scheringa Collection, Van Lien Collection, Tullman Collection Chicago, tiny museum Reflex Modern Galery Amsterdam , collection museum Mohlmann and private collections in- and outside The Netherlands

Fairs
2017: Art Breda, with Galerie Lauswolt
2015: Realism Fair Amsterdam, with Galerie Lauswolt
2012: Realism Fair Amsterdam, with Galerie Mokum
2011: Lineart Art Fair Gent, with Galerie Pinsart
2009: Scope Basel, with Willem Kerseboom Gallery
2009: Art Amsterdam, with Galerie Mokum

Museum Exhibitions

2022: Unblock Gaudi. Digital Art via Blockchain at the museumangewandtekunst
2021: Iconic Wausau museum USA
2021: Women painting women MEAM Barcelona
2021: MEAM finalist MODportrait groupexhibition
2021: Painting today MEAM
2020 Wausau museum USA: Painting the figure now
2019: MEAM Painting today groupexhibition
2019: Groupexhibition Mohlmann museum
2018: Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, US, Painting the figure NOW
2018: Museum Møhlmann, Appingedam, The feminine touch
2015: Museum De Koperen Knop, Hardinxveld Giesendam, Aging men
2014: Museum van Lien, Fijnaart, Surprising visit, with Hester Schroor and Thea Figee
2012: Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, Public/private
2012: Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, XXS
2011: Museum van Lien, Fijnaart, From K to Z works from the museum’s collection
2009: Scheringa Museum, Opmeer, permanent exhibition museum’s own collection

Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2017: Gallery Beinart, Brunswick, Australia, met Effie Pryer en Ville Loponen
2011: Galerie Pinsart, Brugge, Above the couch, with Eline Peek
2011: Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam, solo
2009: Galerie Pinsart, Brugge, solo
2008: Pulchri, Den Haag, Beautiful person, solo
2004: Galeria, Entropia Wroclaw, Polen, solo

Group Exhibitions Abroad
2023: gallery Brooklyn NY Artmatr and Tenderart, groups show : Reflections
2022: Quantum gallery LA NFT works
2022: Superchief gallery NY NFT works
2021: Urbain portrait Stone Sparrow NYC gallery
2020: An arte gallery started cooperation
2020: An arte gallery San Antonio Texas : Human condition
2020: James baird gallery : Women exhibition
2020: Abend gallery miniature show
2020: Gallery Stone Sparrow NYC group expo: Sinner or saint
2020: Contemporary narratives Stone Sparrow NY
2020: Abend gallery Small works exhibition
2020: Ardent olders 33 contemporary gallery Chicago
2020: Ambivalence 33 contemporary gallery Chicago
2020: Shelter 33 contemporary Chicago
2020: gallery Stone sparrow NYC Manhattan group expo : Unseen
2017: Gallery Abend, Denver, US, Sight unseen
2016: Mas de les Gralles, Barcelona, Spain
2016: Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, VS, Freak out show
2013: Galerie van Campen & Rochtus Antwerp, Belgium, Begeerte, curator Natasja Bennink
2013: Townsend Atelier, Chattanoga, US, Women painting women [r]evolution
2013: Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, US, From motion to stillness
2010: Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, US

Group Exhibitions Netherlands
2020: stories of the skin : Francien Krieg and members of DSG
2019: Karmelklooster Drachten NL Huidhonger
2019: Gallery Bonnard Grenzeloos with Hanneke Naterop, Pedro quesada and Pam Hawkes
2018 : TRAC exhibition Leeuwarden
2018: Galerie Zofier Mata Hari groepstentoonstelling
2018: groepstentoonstelling Bonnard : Mensen mensen
2015: groepsexpositie : Young and beautifull galerie Nasty Alice

Initiator / Organization Exhibitions
2017: Pulchri, Den Haag, Refigure, group exhibition with Hanneke Naterop, Danielle Luinge, Jantien de Boer, Dorien Plaat, Milan Schmidt, Francien Krieg and Pedro Quesada
2010: Bergkerk Deventer, Broos, group exhibition with Lotta Blokker, Eline Peek, Lita Cabelut, Hester Schroor and Dorien Plaat

Publications
2023: Culture 3 By Leo Naskau for thr Tezos foundation
2023: Mutual art by Michael Pearce: “Age and interface”
2021: Beautiful bizarre magazine interview: The unvarnished landscape of life
2021: catalogue Womenpaintingwomen exhibit MEAM
2020: Your best painting Galerie Artelibre
2020: Leonardo guide galerie Artelibre
2020: The guide artists magazine issue 34
2020: Realisme today: Not above my couch
2020: Fine art connaisseur
2019: Adorn me Poets and artists curator Carol Hodes
2019: Artists on Art: Not Above My Couch
2019: Yoga International 2 page article
2019: Go Wild publication curated by Conor Walton Gormly gallery Ireland
2018: artistmagazine article interview
2018: Dutch art newspaper, article David van der Linden
2017: Millionart Kaleidoscope
2017: Poets and Artists, Fifty great figurative artists, curator Steven Daluz
2017: Poets and Artists, The male muse, curator Didi Menedez

Online curated NFT shows:

2023: Foundation STROKE internally curated by VIC
2023: NFT Europe curated by Danielle King

Podcasts:
2023: Culture 3 with Leo Naskau for the Tezos foundation
2023: Boldbrush show
2023: Zintuig by Titus Meeuws
2023: Artsanddesign by John Bezold
2023: Podcast by John Dalton Gently does it