Frances Forman MFA

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Fran studied art and sociology as an undergraduate at Brandeis University and then received an MSW,
working for several years with heroin addicts. Discovering that she could indeed earn a living in the arts,
she entered Boston University’s School of Fine Arts where, specializing in photography and graphic design,
she received her MFA in 1977. 

She has held a succession of positions in the field of design: branding, print, and signage for corporate, arts,
and retail establishments, such as The Beacon Companies, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Massport, and Hotel
Meridien; CD-roms for books, museum installations, sales and training; book cover illustrations; animations,
multimedia, and web designs. She also designed the ‘secession’ symbol and new flag for Martha’s Vineyard
and Nantucket, receiving her requisite fifteen minutes of fame. Most recently, Fran was art director of the pre-
eminent web site devoted to African American culture, Africana.com, part of AOL Time Warner. Renowned for
its stunning and cutting-edge on-line design, the site influenced the design of subsequent AOL web properties. 

Between professional life and raising two daughters, Fran continued to create her personal art, combining her
illustrative and photographic skills with a passion for surrealism, paradox, illusion, assemblage, and the
dislocations of time and place.