Frank Fitzsimons

Frank Fitzsimons, who painted under the brush name "Franfit", was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland in the 1930`s and grew up in the seaside town of Bangor, County Down.

The artist has painted all his life and is largely self taught. His style was heavily influenced by the great Irish landscape artists such as McAuley, Wilks and McKelvey. He painted alongside Maurice C. Wilks and Dennis Thornton during the early years at Bangor art club. He was also influenced by many visits to Kenneth Webb at his studio in Ballywalter.

After teaching for a number of years, Franfit went on to exhibit with galleries including The Magee Gallery, Belfast and the Arches Gallery, Belfast. A number of his works were later reproduced in print form by "Boxmore Cleland" printmakers.

Franfits work is always popular with visiters to Ireland and is featured in many private collections as far afield as the U.S., Canada and Australia.