ARTS INTERNATIONAL
2009 ART JUROR

Frank Francese
Grand Junction, Colorado
Frank Francese was born in 1951 in Arizona, but has lived most of his life in Western Colorado. He has been a professional artist since 1976 and achieved the groundwork for his profession while attending Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. Francese now resides in Grand Junction, Colorado. He is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, has had article published in most major art magazines and has an active workshop instruction schedule. He has won numerous prestigious awards for his paintings in regional and national exhibitions.

ARTS INTERNATIONAL
2009 ART JUROR

Preston Thayer
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Preston earned his doctorate in art history at the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught at UCLA, the University of Missouri-Columbia, Cleveland State University, and George Mason University, among other institutions. In October of 2008 he moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico to take the Directorship of the New Mexico State University Art Gallery.

2011 EXHIBITION DATES
october 15-november 11 AT THE
Cancer Treatment Institute,
West Side, 7825 North Mesa,
El Paso, Texas

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EL PASO ART ASSOCIATION
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