Frances Halley
Frances Halley is a local folk artist and illustrator. She is a graduate of the Art Institute of
Pittsburgh and is a member of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, the Folk Art Society of
America and the Guild of American Papercutters. She has a particular interest in American Folk
Art, both historically and as an artistic genre. Her work has been shown at North Hills Art
Center, the Martha Gault Gallery at Slippery Rock University, the Foster and Muriel McCarl
Coverlet Gallery at St. Vincent’s College in Latrobe, PA and at the Sen.John Heinz History
Center where she was awarded an honorable mention prize for her piece in the juried exhibit,
Art of Facts - Uncovering Pittsburgh. You can see more of her work at www.franceshalley.com. Frances lives in Ross Township with her husband, John and their dog, Lottie.