Background
Through her father, Francis Loring was a seventh great grand daughter of Deacon Thomas Loring, who was ancestor of many Lorings in North America.
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Frances Loring
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Born in Wardner, Idaho to mining engineer Frank Curtis Loring (1859-1938) and Charlotte Moore, Loring studied in Europe before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago where she studied with Lorado Taft.
Career
Her work can be seen in many galleries and public spaces in Toronto and elsewhere. In 1911 the two moved to Toronto, eventually establishing a studio in a converted church schoolhouse at 110 Glenrose Avenue in the Moore Park neighborhood. In 1960, works by Loring along with those of Edmund Alleyn, Graham Coughtry, Jean Paul Lemieux and Albert Dumouchel represented Canada at the Venice Biennale.
Membership
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts]
She was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Her work was often exhibited by the Women"s Art Association of Canada.
