Francis Livingston

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Biography Francis Livingston

Francis Livingston, Canyon Journey (Canyon de Chelly), Oil on Panel, 30" x 30"

Born in Cortez, Colorado, Francis Livingston has been painting for 35 years. He is in the top ranks of American illustrators, and his work has been widely published. Francis Livingston's paintings have been exhibited in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. Livingston was awarded both Gold and Silver Medals from the New York Society of Illustrators, San Francisco Society of Illustrators, and Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.

Francis Livingston studied at the Rocky Mountain School of Art in Denver before moving to San Francisco in 1975 to attend the Academy of Art. He later taught there for 10 years. Influenced by Sargent and Whistler, Francis Livingston painted primarily in a monochromatic style until he began to study the work of the Bay Area Figurative Movement, including Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud and others. That led to experiments with color and a fondness for the California and French Impressionists.

Francis Livingston, The Long Day, Oil on Panel, 28" x 32"

For nearly twenty-five years, Francis Livingston has been painting the Santa Cruz boardwalk. "I'd always been intrigued by amusement parks, the rundown seediness, the intermingling of the past and present. When I went down to Santa Cruz for the first time in the 70's, it had that same quality as the old rides, the colors starting to fade. It fit in with the look I was after." Livingston has also done numerous portrayals of scenes from New York City and Coney Island, focusing on dramatic architecture and color.

Francis Livingston lived and worked in San Francisco and San Anselmo for 20 years until he and his family relocated to the Sun Valley, Idaho area, where he has developed a deeper appreciation for the west. He has now become one of the West's premier living painters. Francis Livingston's paintings of western landscapes and pueblo architecture capture the colors and light effects that are unique to the West. His deep understanding of history, the land and its people allow him to create imagery reminiscent of the Taos Founders, and other great western artists..

Francis Livingston, Winter Bison, Oil on Panel, 30" x 40"

Francis Livingston was comissioned to create the book cover images for academy award winning author Michael Blake's, Dances with Wolves and it's sequel, The Holy Road. He was also selected by the Kentucky Derby in 2004 to create their annual poster. 

Education

Rocky Mountain School of Art, Denver, Colorado

Academy of Art College, San Francisco, California

Teaching Experience

Academy of Art College,  San Francisco, California – 10 years

Select Exhibitions and Awards

2009 - Historic Trading Posts of the West, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2009 - Geronimo Remembered, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ

June 2007 - Fred Harvey to Route 66 and Everything Inbetween . . . Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2007 - Arizona: A Millennium of Arizona Art, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2005, 2006 - Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2004 - Kentucky Derby Official Artist

2004 - Artists of the Grand Canyon, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ 

2003 - Book Cover Artist Michael Blake, Dances with Wolves and Holy Road

1984-2005 - Museum of American Illustration, New York, New York

1997, 1998 - Silver Medal - New York Society of Illustrators

Corporate and Private Collections

Mercedes Benz
Four Seasons Hotels, Newport Beach

Michael Blake, Author of Dances with Wolves

Brooks Brothers

United Airlines

Chevron Corporation

Bank of America

United States Air Force

Nike

Gallow Wine

Levi

Mark Andrus, Screenplay Writer for As Good as it Gets

Lawrence Mark, Film Producer, Jerry McGuire and Dream Girls

M Night Shaymalan, Author and Director, Sixth Sense and Unbreakable

Homer Hickman, Author of October Sky

Mae Ve Binchy, Author

Patricia Hurst Shaw

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Francis Livingston, Holy Road, Oil on Board, 20" x 30"