Fran Jenkins spent many years in Revelstoke, BC, where she raised two children. She has a lifelong passion for both art and stone, and has been both prospector and working sculptor for over 40 years. Fran was born in 1933 in Uncha Valley, BC, Canada.
The following is only a sampling of Fran’s many projects and exhibitions:
Exhibitions
Marion Scott Gallery Vancouver, BC 1979-1984
Images, Vancouver, BC 1984-1990
Peter Ohler Fine Art, Calgary, AB 1989-1991
Center St. Gallery, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 1993-2007
Museum Exhibition
Whyte Museum, Banff, AB Group show, 2010
American National Wildlife Museum, Jackson Hole Wyoming.
Life-size Loon, 100 lbs, stone
Grizzly Bear, 750 lbs, stone
Public Commissions
Grizzly Bear Square, Revelstoke, BC - completed in 1986
1.5 times life-size Bear and Cub in bronze.
Corporate Collections
Grey Cup Awards 1975
BC Provincial Governments 1980
Manix Construction 2000
Other Accomplishments
Fran managed the public art gallery in Osoyoos for 2 years in the early 1990’s. At this time she organized a retrospective of works by Joseph Plaskett.