Wendy Levy Art Gallery

Walking the Dog: a new exhibition by Frances Seba Smith

Friday 4th - Saturday 26th March: Please join us for an exhibition of the most recent work by the distinguished artist Frances Seba Smith. Based on scenes experienced while 'walking the dog' this show features fantastic paintings and prints of Cheshire, Wales and Manchester. The exhibition will continue throughout March, please contact us at the gallery if you would like additional information or see our 'Exhibitions' page.

Frances Seba Smith was born in Montreal, Canada. She studied at Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal and, after graduating, worked as a graphic designer. In 1982 she gained a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Arts from Staffordshire University. Frances has exhibited her work extensively throughout the UK and abroad. She has work in permanent collection at the Grosvenor Museum and Art Gallery, Chester; Museum of Fine Arts Malta; St. Paul Minnesota Art Museum USA; British Midland Airways Manchester; Great Universal Stores Head Office, London; Chepstow House, Manchester and Masterworks Foundation, Bermuda.

"I made these paintings from sketches and photographs taken whilst walking the dog. As walking and painting are non-verbal processes, I find the physical excercise of walking and the mental process of creativity are stimulated by the silence and the landscape. Back in my studio, the painting gradually emerges from the photos and the sketches; my imagination merges with the reality of the original scene and the work takes on a a life of its own."

-Frances Seba Smith