Francie Klopotic ~ East Atlanta, GA / Augusta, GA
(b. 1966, US)
Email: francieklopotic@yahoo.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/francieklopotic
Education
2020 - The Business of Being an Artist Class, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
Gallery
Art on Broad, Augusta, GA
Collections
Works held in private collections across the Southeastern United States.
Notable Achievements
2022 - Invited to participate in High Water, the Project Happy Water fundraiser
2021 - Portrait of Michael Nesmith promoted on The Monkees Instagram account
2021 - Shortlisted for the Inaugural Augusta Poster Show
Media
2023 - Television appearance on The Morning Mix (January 30, 2023)
2023 - Augusta Good News (January 29, 2023)
2022 - Horror 421 Podcast (guest)
2022 - The Augusta Press (March 25, 2022)
2021 - Hooked Onna Feelin Podcast (co-host)
2021 - The Augusta Press (March 3, 2021)
2021 - Racket Radio Podcast (guest)
2020 - Augusta Chronicle (March 22, 2020)
Events & Extras
2022 - Live Painting, The Book Tavern, Augusta, GA
2022 - Portrait of Jessye Norman hanging at the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, Augusta, GA
2021 - Live Painting, Artzilla, Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival, Augusta, GA
2021 - Illustrations for the book Hooked Onna Feelin by John Stoney Cannon
2020 - Silent Expressions silent film star portrait collaboration with local artist Christina Rice (shared exclusively on Facebook)
2020 - #FreeArtMovementAugusta, I gave away small original art pieces during the pandemic to those who sent me a SASE
2020 - Book cover for I Know I Will Die In the Silence - The Burryman by Charles Campbell
2017-2019 - Publisher of intentional pompadour, a handmade Southern culture zine published under the pen name Betsey Venom, focused on highlighting local creatives and distributed through The Book Tavern
Solo Exhibitions
2023 - Souls of the Midnight Dreamers, venue TBA, Augusta, GA
2023 - Voices of Augusta, Augusta & Co., Augusta, GA
2020 - Phantasmagoria, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
Group Exhibitions
2023 - A Celebration of Women, Jessye Norman School of the Arts, Augusta, GA
2023 - GRL PWR, City Gallery, Augusta, GA
2023 - Wet Paint Party, Julian Smith Casino, Augusta, GA
2023 - Emerging Artists Exhibition, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, Augusta, GA
2022 - Back to the 80s on Broad, 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2022 - Femmes De Pouvoir, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
2022 - Branching Out, 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2022 - Chaos Organized (juried show), 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2022 - Artwork on display at The Curiosity Cottage, Augusta, GA
2022 - Gone, 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2022 - High Water, 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2022 - Wet Paint Party, Sacred Heart, Augusta, GA
2022 - Artwork on display at Tie Dye Rosie, Martinez, GA
2022 - Artwork on display at Mellow Mushroom, Augusta, GA
2022 - Inaugural Portrait Artist Exhibition, 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2021 - $200 and Under Sale, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
2021 - Winter Art Sale, City Gallery, Augusta, GA
2021 - Artwork on display at Tie Dye Rosie, Martinez, GA
2021 - Oysters on Telfair, The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2021 - Danse Macabre Dark Arts Show, Studio 21, Augusta, GA
2021 - Fall Artists Market, The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2021 - Wet Paint Party, Sacred Heart, Augusta, GA
2021 - Georgia’s Creative Talents, Georgians for the Arts website
2020 - Winter Art Sale, City Gallery, Augusta, GA
2020 - The Strong Female Lead, Augusta & Co., Augusta, GA
2020 - $200 and Under Show, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
2020 - October Spooktacular, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
2020 - Pandemic Art Collective, Facebook
2020 - Wet Paint Party, Sacred Heart, Augusta, GA
2020 - Locally Sourced, Jessye Norman School of the Arts, Augusta, GA
2020 - The Dawn of a New Decade, City Gallery, Augusta, GA
2019 - Black and White Show, New Moon Café, Augusta, GA
2019 - Holiday Local Pop-Up Shoppe, Artus, Augusta, GA
2019 - $200 and Under Show, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
2019 - Winter Art Sale, City Gallery, Augusta, GA
2019 - Oysters on Telfair, The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Georgia
2019 - Artus Presents: Dark Arts of the Night, Le Chat Noir, Augusta, GA
2019 - Spring Artists Market, The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Georgia
2019 - Wet Paint Party, Sacred Heart, Augusta, Georgia
(b. 1966, US)
Email: francieklopotic@yahoo.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/francieklopotic
Education
2020 - The Business of Being an Artist Class, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
Gallery
Art on Broad, Augusta, GA
Collections
Works held in private collections across the Southeastern United States.
Notable Achievements
2022 - Invited to participate in High Water, the Project Happy Water fundraiser
2021 - Portrait of Michael Nesmith promoted on The Monkees Instagram account
2021 - Shortlisted for the Inaugural Augusta Poster Show
Media
2023 - Television appearance on The Morning Mix (January 30, 2023)
2023 - Augusta Good News (January 29, 2023)
2022 - Horror 421 Podcast (guest)
2022 - The Augusta Press (March 25, 2022)
2021 - Hooked Onna Feelin Podcast (co-host)
2021 - The Augusta Press (March 3, 2021)
2021 - Racket Radio Podcast (guest)
2020 - Augusta Chronicle (March 22, 2020)
Events & Extras
2022 - Live Painting, The Book Tavern, Augusta, GA
2022 - Portrait of Jessye Norman hanging at the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, Augusta, GA
2021 - Live Painting, Artzilla, Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival, Augusta, GA
2021 - Illustrations for the book Hooked Onna Feelin by John Stoney Cannon
2020 - Silent Expressions silent film star portrait collaboration with local artist Christina Rice (shared exclusively on Facebook)
2020 - #FreeArtMovementAugusta, I gave away small original art pieces during the pandemic to those who sent me a SASE
2020 - Book cover for I Know I Will Die In the Silence - The Burryman by Charles Campbell
2017-2019 - Publisher of intentional pompadour, a handmade Southern culture zine published under the pen name Betsey Venom, focused on highlighting local creatives and distributed through The Book Tavern
Solo Exhibitions
2023 - Souls of the Midnight Dreamers, venue TBA, Augusta, GA
2023 - Voices of Augusta, Augusta & Co., Augusta, GA
2020 - Phantasmagoria, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
Group Exhibitions
2023 - A Celebration of Women, Jessye Norman School of the Arts, Augusta, GA
2023 - GRL PWR, City Gallery, Augusta, GA
2023 - Wet Paint Party, Julian Smith Casino, Augusta, GA
2023 - Emerging Artists Exhibition, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, Augusta, GA
2022 - Back to the 80s on Broad, 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2022 - Femmes De Pouvoir, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
2022 - Branching Out, 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2022 - Chaos Organized (juried show), 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2022 - Artwork on display at The Curiosity Cottage, Augusta, GA
2022 - Gone, 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2022 - High Water, 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2022 - Wet Paint Party, Sacred Heart, Augusta, GA
2022 - Artwork on display at Tie Dye Rosie, Martinez, GA
2022 - Artwork on display at Mellow Mushroom, Augusta, GA
2022 - Inaugural Portrait Artist Exhibition, 600 Broad, Augusta, GA
2021 - $200 and Under Sale, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
2021 - Winter Art Sale, City Gallery, Augusta, GA
2021 - Artwork on display at Tie Dye Rosie, Martinez, GA
2021 - Oysters on Telfair, The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2021 - Danse Macabre Dark Arts Show, Studio 21, Augusta, GA
2021 - Fall Artists Market, The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2021 - Wet Paint Party, Sacred Heart, Augusta, GA
2021 - Georgia’s Creative Talents, Georgians for the Arts website
2020 - Winter Art Sale, City Gallery, Augusta, GA
2020 - The Strong Female Lead, Augusta & Co., Augusta, GA
2020 - $200 and Under Show, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
2020 - October Spooktacular, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
2020 - Pandemic Art Collective, Facebook
2020 - Wet Paint Party, Sacred Heart, Augusta, GA
2020 - Locally Sourced, Jessye Norman School of the Arts, Augusta, GA
2020 - The Dawn of a New Decade, City Gallery, Augusta, GA
2019 - Black and White Show, New Moon Café, Augusta, GA
2019 - Holiday Local Pop-Up Shoppe, Artus, Augusta, GA
2019 - $200 and Under Show, 4P Studios, Martinez, GA
2019 - Winter Art Sale, City Gallery, Augusta, GA
2019 - Oysters on Telfair, The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Georgia
2019 - Artus Presents: Dark Arts of the Night, Le Chat Noir, Augusta, GA
2019 - Spring Artists Market, The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Georgia
2019 - Wet Paint Party, Sacred Heart, Augusta, Georgia
