Zoey Frank | Advanced Painting Lecture

In Zoey's words, 'I’ve painted from motifs that compose themselves differently over time-a lemon tree as it grows and its fruit matures, a cluttered living room, or a kitchen countertop that changes each day through use. Remnants of earlier states remain on the surface of the finished paintings.
I’ve become increasingly interested in pictorial space as well. I start from the premise that no one system used to create the illusion of space--from the Greco-Romans to the High Renaissance to the Abstract Expressionists--is more natural or accurate than the others, but each represents a distinct way of perceiving the world. In my recent work, I’ve become more deliberate about my approach to pictorial space, pulling out ideas from each historical period that I find compelling and repurposing them toward my own ends."
Zoey Frank was born in Boulder, Colorado in 1987. She completed four years of classical atelier training under Juliette Aristides at Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, and received an MFA in painting from Laguna College of Art and Design. Zoey has received numerous honors and awards, including three Elizabeth Greenshields grants, the Avigdor Arikha Memorial International Residency Scholarship, the Artist’s Magazine All Media Competition Grand Prize of 2012, the Hudson River Fellowship in 2012, scholarships from the Albert K. Murray foundation, the Stacey Foundation and the Art Renewal Center.
Recorded March 12, 2021
via University of Arkansas School of Art
Advanced Painting, Painting Program
Thumbnail Image: Zoey Frank, Pool Party, oil on canvas, 114x96', 2021

[@martawegner2059]

What an informative and engaging lecture! Thank you Zoey!

[@clevepage]

Thanks so much for posting this. It's such a great opportunity to hear from Zoey and take a walk through her intentions and her process.

[@debbiehughesartandillustra8812]

very interesting. I can't help but think that when Zoey describes the work after her early training, that the work that immediately came out of that training is a kind of rebellious state or breaking away.

[@zaboater]

Great overview of Zoey's work and process, thank you for posting!!

[@sduncanfoto]

Very impressive work and references

[@anapardo4827]

la pintura de zoey es universal, la pandemia será un momento concreto, un accidente, las personas seguirán siempre tocándose y relacionándose, ya la tv nos muestra nuestra nueva soledad aislada. No hace falta que los artistas expongan eso, dejemos que hagan una fiesta para nuestros ojos. Sería horrible que los artistas tuvieran que hacer arte políticamente correcto para contentar el nuevo orden y educar a las personas en el uso de la máscara.

[@juliepekarske8302]

I wonder if Zoey has a go to person or persons to bounce off ideas regarding her paintings?