
A printmaker for more than 50 years, Sally Frank draws inspiration from close observations of the natural world and a deep sense of connection with the earth. She uses printmaking techniques including etchings, woodcuts, monotypes and lithographs, and alternative photography methods; cyanotypes and anthrotypes.
She began making prints while attending Simon’s Rock College in Great Barrington, MA, and earned a master’s degree in printmaking from C.W. Post College in New York. Her work has been included in exhibitions in galleries and art institutions across the U.S.
Frank’s work has been selected by a variety of notable jurors, including Jennifer Farrell, associate curator of drawings and drints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Eva Respini, MOMA Curator department of photography and David Kiehl, curator of prints at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Frank was an artist in residence at the Weir Farm Arts Center in Wilton, Connecticut. Her work has been acquired for private and corporate collections including Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Her work was selected by Erika Olinger, juror and Director of Cole Pratt Gallery for the 38th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition at the Grand Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LO. Her woodcut, Grey Branches was selected for the Monotype Guild of New England: 40 Years of Unique Prints by Juror Karen Kunc, Cather Professor Emerita of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Frank is a member of BAU Gallery, an artist-run gallery and project space in Beacon, NY. She is a signature member of the National Association of Women Artists, and member of The Boston Printmakers, Zea Mays Printmaking, the Center for Contemporary Printmaking and the Monotype Guild of New England. She served on the Board of Directors for the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, CT. Frank’s studio is in Waccabuc, NY.
