DELLIS FRANK
WEBSITE: dellisfrank.com
IG: @dellisfrank_theartist
LINKEDIN: dellis-frank
EMAIL: dellislove@gmail.com
ARTIST STATEMENT
Art is such a joyful profession! And every day is an adventure for me. Using fibers to cover, paint and create assemblages by the same method with which I cook, called vibration cooking, my pieces come to life as I attach each element and watch it grow.
As someone who consciously works with found materials and repurposes items and upcycles what others consider trash to create my art, it’s hard to walk down the street without seeing potential “objects of art” everywhere. A funky battered trash can, on its side, can promote crazy ideas in my head of a series devoted to containers. Or getting so excited over an empty toilet paper roll and imagining all the possibilities. Okay, I may be exaggerating, but – probably not!
I truly love the emotion each piece in my collection sends to viewers. Beauty is everywhere and Art can be created without impacting the planet if we just rethink. In fact, “The Greening of Fine Art” can help reduce our carbon footprint.
The social justice aspect of my work deals with the everyday issues communities of color face every day. The effects of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome bubble up inside me and needs to be released. We as artists do not exist in a vacuum and our work reflects that.
BIO
Dellis Frank is currently a full-time artist. Her passion is visual art and Arts Education, specifically fiber sculptures. Previously she taught in the Los Angeles Unified School District where she was a staunch advocate for Arts Education. Dellis participated in advocating for and the writing of the Media Arts curriculum and standards that was eventually separated from the Visual arts standards as a stand-alone discipline.
Much of Dellis’ current work centers around social justice issues that are impacting the nation in these times. Her passion for speaking up about the disparities she sees in communities of color is evident in her work. She does so with an environmental slant. Repurposing items that were headed for the landfill is the foundation of her practice. She has coined the phrase The Greening of Fine Art to capture the essence of her practice.
She currently sits on the board of several arts organizations which include Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA), Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art (SCWCA), SoLA Contemporary Gallery in Los Angeles (SoLA) and Palos Verdes Art Center (PVAC) Third Dimension, and Friends of Redondo Beach Arts. Dellis works with numerous community organizations that focus their attention on the arts. These organizations include LA Commons, International Eye Los Angeles, the Empowerment Congress of the second congressional district of Los Angeles, Arts for LA, Textile Arts LA, Fiber Art Now and the Cultural Arts Department of Los Angeles.
Mrs. Frank has had numerous group and solo gallery showings in the US and internationally. Dellis is a wife, mother of three and grandmother of two. She resides in Lomita, California.