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Josephine DeFrancis, (maiden name Hart, Jo Marie) is a contemporary artist born and
raised in Kansas City. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Parsons School of
Design in New York City. Josephine graduated with her MFA in Studio Art in 2005 where
she received a Deans Scholarship and the Oscar Kolin MFA Fellowship. Upon
graduation she was also nominated for a Joan Mitchell Fellowship Grant. Her paintings
have been included in numerous exhibitions in New York City. Most notably she was the
youngest winner of the Curator’s Choice Award in 2003 sponsored by the New York non-
profit arts organization Artists Talk On Art. She presented her work to the public at the
ATOA awards panel and exhibited at the prestigious Stefan Stux Gallery in Chelsea,
NYC. In August of 2008 she was honored as an inductee to the Cambridge Who’s Who
of Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs, recognizing her excellence as a visual
artist.
Josephine DeFrancis is also a 2002 BFA graduate of the University of Kansas,
Lawrence, in painting and a 1998 graduate of Blue Valley High School. Her artwork has
been seen around the country in galleries such as Stefan Stux, NYC; White Box, NYC; A.
I.R. Gallery, NYC; AWOL Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; 31 Grand Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Neo
Studios, NYC; FAB Gallery, Chicago; University of Hawaii; Byron Cohen Gallery of
Contemporary Art, Kansas City; Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City; Kansas City
Artists Coalition; The Mojo Collection, among many others. Her paintings were in the
juried exhibitions Naked or Nude in Chicago and the Westmoreland Art Nationals in
Pennsylvania. Two of her sculptures were displayed at the 2002 Golden Key Art
International convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Her artwork is in numerous private
collections from India, Austria, Denmark, New York, Kansas City, Florida, and California.
Two notable New York collectors include the editor of “The Daily Show with John
Stewart” and public artist Brian Tolle.
Josephine currently lives and works in Lenexa, KS with her husband, son, and daughter.
raised in Kansas City. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Parsons School of
Design in New York City. Josephine graduated with her MFA in Studio Art in 2005 where
she received a Deans Scholarship and the Oscar Kolin MFA Fellowship. Upon
graduation she was also nominated for a Joan Mitchell Fellowship Grant. Her paintings
have been included in numerous exhibitions in New York City. Most notably she was the
youngest winner of the Curator’s Choice Award in 2003 sponsored by the New York non-
profit arts organization Artists Talk On Art. She presented her work to the public at the
ATOA awards panel and exhibited at the prestigious Stefan Stux Gallery in Chelsea,
NYC. In August of 2008 she was honored as an inductee to the Cambridge Who’s Who
of Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs, recognizing her excellence as a visual
artist.
Josephine DeFrancis is also a 2002 BFA graduate of the University of Kansas,
Lawrence, in painting and a 1998 graduate of Blue Valley High School. Her artwork has
been seen around the country in galleries such as Stefan Stux, NYC; White Box, NYC; A.
I.R. Gallery, NYC; AWOL Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; 31 Grand Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Neo
Studios, NYC; FAB Gallery, Chicago; University of Hawaii; Byron Cohen Gallery of
Contemporary Art, Kansas City; Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City; Kansas City
Artists Coalition; The Mojo Collection, among many others. Her paintings were in the
juried exhibitions Naked or Nude in Chicago and the Westmoreland Art Nationals in
Pennsylvania. Two of her sculptures were displayed at the 2002 Golden Key Art
International convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Her artwork is in numerous private
collections from India, Austria, Denmark, New York, Kansas City, Florida, and California.
Two notable New York collectors include the editor of “The Daily Show with John
Stewart” and public artist Brian Tolle.
Josephine currently lives and works in Lenexa, KS with her husband, son, and daughter.
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About the Artist