Beau Frank
Beau Bernier Frank is a 22-year-old French-American surrealist painter currently working from his studio in the city of Pacific Grove, located on the California coast. Since graduating from high school in 2011, Beau has pursued a life of traveling and adventure, jumping back and forth between living in Italy, Spain, and the States. What is rather remarkable about Beau’s body of work is his humble beginning as a self-taught artist and his recent switch from illustrative works with pen on paper to oil on wood panels. Beau has worked in a variety of jobs and has done some freelance graphic design and mural work, however some recent setbacks and health issues forced Beau to take a break from his day job. It wasn’t until he developed an autoimmune disease that that he had to put everything on pause and reevaluate his life. Beau immersed himself in painting and made an overnight change to focus his attention to the creative arts as a means to cope with reality. Not being able to walk or work for several months gave Beau an opportunity to brainstorm and explore his artistic inclinations. He eventually developed a new innovative and unique style of collages of landscapes with portraits. These paintings would mark the beginning of his new career as an emerging artist and the creation of his latest collection, “Off the Grid.” Since being properly diagnosed in the fall of 2015, Beau has been slowly recovering his health and as a result of the completion the “Off the Grid” collection, Beau went on to be featured in several printed and online magazines and the exposure lead to the creation of his most current project. He was approached and commissioned to create five installation pieces for a restaurant opening in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea and was contracted as the art director in charge of the graphic design, branding identity, and marketing campaign for the business. This soon to be released collection is set to be featured at the grand opening of the restaurant at the end of summer of 2016. Born in Southern California in 1993 French | American I have lived in France, Spain, Italy and the United States Languages spoken: English, French and Spanish.
