Centre for Australian Art

Australian Prints + Printmaking

Francis Kenneth De Silva

Name

Francis Kenneth De Silva

Other names

de SILVA, Frank

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

13 April 1913

Birth place

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

13 March 1981

Death Place

Brisbane Queensland, Australia View on map Close map

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Occupations

Art teacher | Artist (painter) | Artist (water-colouristist) | Drawer

Summary

Worked: Australia (QLD). Monotypes

Context

Australia

Biography

Frank de Silva’s initial art studies were via a correspondence course from from the Julian Ashton School in Sydney. He then studied at the Central Technical College in Brisbane, and it is believed he also studied at St Mary’s Studio in Brisbane under Roy Churcher around 1961. He produced monotypes from around 1970, mostly landscape based images.

Last Updated

18 Nov 2025