S1E35: Zoey Frank

Zoey Frank is a Colorado-based painter who works one large multiple figure compositions and still lifes in oil. And a new mother. She received her MFA in painting from Laguna College of Art and Design, California after studying for four years with Juliette Aristides at Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, Washington. Zoey has received three Elizabeth Greenshields grants, her work has been featured in publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur and High Fructose, and she has exhibited in galleries across the United States, England, and the Netherlands. Zoey was born in Boulder, CO in 1987, the only child of Ina Robbins, a psychotherapist and Douglas Frank, an acupuncturist. As a child, Zoey was drawn to arts and crafts. In school, she also enjoyed sports and briefly aspired to become a basketball player. But from the age of 13, she knew that art would be her life-calling and she found her way to art programs that would give her the foundation for her career. While she was studying she worked as a figure model for art courses. Whilst in her MFA program she was already selling her paintings so she was encouraged that once she graduated she could make a living with her art. For a while, Zoey struggled with health issues, which eventually served to confirm her life’s purpose. As her success has grown, so too have her canvases and she is currently working on an 18 feet high by 20 feet wide piece that she began two years ago. Zoey also offers online courses on a variety of subjects. She and her husband Peter and daughter Ida Joan live in Fort Collins, Colorado. Zoey's website: https://zoeyfrank.com/Instagram: @zoeyfrank Zoe’s Podcast Playlist:Slate Culture Gabfest Scriptnotes Harry Potter and the Sacred Text Some favorite artists:Cecily BrownNjideka CrosbyLois DoddSusan Jane WalpSusan LitchmanCatherine KehoeJennifer PochinskiStephanie PierceCeleste Rapone Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramEmail: [email protected] a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aart--5814675/support.