Frances Alty-Arscott
Frances Alty-Arscott is a professional Alberta artist and art educator living in Edmonton, Alberta. Frances received her BFA from the University of Alberta in 1980. Her vibrant paintings are in public and private collections throughout Canada and the United States. In addition to her painting, Frances lectures and teaches both adults and children in creative approaches to watercolour. Registered with the Alberta Foundation for the Arts "Artist and Residency Program", Frances specializes in elementary art education.
Frances Alty Arscott began as a proficient Watercolour Painter and added the medium of Acrylic on Canvas to her repertoire in the early 2000's. Colour can be a powerful element of visual communication and Frances was able to transfer her "Signature use of vibrant colour" in her watercolours to her acrylic paintings. The acrylic medium allowed her to create much larger paintings and the opportunity for more public exhibitions. In 2015, she was commissioned to paint a 3.5ft x 6.5ft painting for Canadian Western Bank in Edmonton Alberta opening the doors for several larger commissioned paintings for various clients. Her subject matter continues to be, her interruption, in her own unique expressionistic style, the many aspects and seasons of both urban and rural Alberta.
The artwork of Frances Alty-Arscott is represented by Rowles & Company Ltd., Alberta's Corporate Gift & Art Gallery, in Edmonton.
EDUCATION | |
1991 | Edmonton Public Schools - Continuing Education, Edmonton, AB |
1976-80 | University of Alberta, B.F.A., Edmonton, AB |
Emma Lake Workshops, Emma Lake, AB |
EXHIBITIONS | |
1998-Present |
Rowles & Company, Ltd., Edmonton, & Calgary, Alberta |
2012 |
SOLO Exhibition - Epcor Place, Edmonton, Alberta |
1996 | “Alberta Landscape”, The Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1995 | “Northern Shores-Waskesiu”, The Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1994 | “Images of Alberta”, An exhibition of Recent Watercolours, Manuflife Place, Edmonton, Alberta |
1994 | “Alberta Wetlands and Other Recent Watercolours”, The Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1993 | “Mountain Views”, The Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1992 | “watches:Selections from The Art Rental Collection”, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta rolex replica |
1992 | “Emma Lake 91-Works on Paper”, The Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1991 | “Selections from the Membership - The Works 1991”, Edmonton, Alberta |
1991 | “Chickakoo Impressions”, Oppertshauser House Gallery, Stony Plain, Alberta |
“Art for All”, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta | |
Solo Exhibition, The Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta | |
1989 | “Urban Impressions”, IML Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
1988 | “Scenes from Emma Lake and Other Recent Watercolours”, IML Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
COLLECTIONS | |
The art work of Frances Alty-Arscott can be found in private collections throughout Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Hong Kong. Specifically, she is represented in the corporate collections of: | |
Crossroads C & I | |
Alberta Foundation for the Arts. | |
Alberta Blue Cross | |
Canada Customs & Revenue Agency | |
Canadian Offshore Financial Services | |
Carr & Smith | |
Concord Consulting JuneWarren Publishing | |
Devon CanadaInterprovincial Pipeline Company | |
Municipal Affairs of Alberta | |
Telus Communications | |
The City of Edmonton | |
University of Albert | |
Yellowhead County |
The artwork of Frances Alty-Arscott is represented by Rowles & Company Ltd. , Alberta’s Corporate Gift & Art Gallery), in Edmonton & Calgary, Alberta Canada