Born in 1959 in King come Inlet as a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation. She
is a descendant of the supernatural Wolf, Kawadelekala and much of her work
contains images of the Wolf, acknowledging her contemporary ties to her cultural
past. Francis says her work is about honoring her life process and her work is not
a career but it is her way of life. Her primary works are paintings, prints and
singing but she also works with gold, silver and occasionally wood. She has
worked with her cousin Beau Dick, Bruce Alfred and Fah Ambers. In 1994 she
was honored to be initiated into the highest society in her nation, the Hamat'sa.
She works in Victoria.
Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.
