Background
Valesco, Frances Kay was born on August 3, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Frances Kay Valesco
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Frances Kay Valesco, American artist, educator. Recipient Certified Honor, City of San Francisco, 1987, 93; Mural grant Neighborhood Initiated Improvement Program, City of San Francisco, Housing and Urban Development, 1981-1982, 86, 93, 96, National Education Association and New York State Council for Arts grant, Lexington, New York, 1989-1990, 92.
Education
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1963; postgraduate, Sacramento State University, 1964-1965; Master of Arts, California State University, Long Beach, 1972.
Career
Artist in residence, California State Arts Council, San Francisco, 1980-1985;
instructor, University of California Extension, Santa Barbara, 1968-1969;
instructor, University of California Extension, Irvine, Riverside, 1970-1972;
instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 1975-1976, 79;
instructor, Somoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, 1977-1996;
owner, director, Big Ink, Los Angeles and San Francisco, since 1969;
instructor, Haystack Mountain School Crafts, Maine., 1992. Instructor Academy Art College, San Francisco, since 1982, San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1993-1996, San Francisco State University, 1993-1996. Artist San Francisco Neighborhood Arts Commission, 1975-1980.
Consultant Housing and Urban Development, Hartford, Connecticut, 1978. Mem.San Francisco Mural Advisory Board, since 1981.
Achievements
Membership
Member YLEM, American Print Alliance (board directors since 1994, vice president since 1995), California Society Printmakers (vice president 1993-1994, president 1994-1996, historian 1980-1982, organizing committee Pratt Print Center exhibit 1979). U C.
Connections
Parents Adolph and Ethel Valesco. 1 child, David.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Certified Honor, City of San Francisco, 1987, 93. Mural grant Neighborhood Initiated Improvement Program, City of San Francisco, Housing and Urban Development, 1981-1982, 86, 93, 96, National Education Association and New York State Council for Arts grant, Lexington, New York, 1989-1990, 92.Recipient Certified Honor, City of San Francisco, 1987, 93. Mural grant Neighborhood Initiated Improvement Program, City of San Francisco, Housing and Urban Development, 1981-1982, 86, 93, 96, National Education Association and New York State Council for Arts grant, Lexington, New York, 1989-1990, 92.