Francis Livingston

Francis Livingston was born in Cortez, Colorado, and has been painting for over 35 years. He ranks among the top American illustrators, with his work widely published. His paintings have been exhibited in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. Livingston received both Gold and Silver Medals from the New York Society of Illustrators, the San Francisco Society of Illustrators, and the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.

Livingston studied at the Rocky Mountain School of Art in Denver before moving to San Francisco in 1975 to attend the Academy of Art, where he later taught for ten years. Influenced by Sargent and Whistler, Livingston initially painted primarily in a monochromatic style. However, after studying the Bay Area Figurative Movement, including artists like Richard Diebenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud, he began experimenting with color and developed a fondness for the California and French Impressionists.

Livingston’s illustration and painting work has earned numerous awards and appears in prestigious corporate and private collections such as Mercedes Benz, the Four Seasons Hotel, Brooks Brothers, United Airlines, Nike, the United States Air Force, and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.