Born in Miami, Florida, 1976; lives & works in Miami
1998
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
2011
Everything and Nothing, Goldie Paley Gallery, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Paintings, Girls' Club, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2008
Thinking of Things, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, Florida
Tethered, The Art Gallery, Government Center, Miami, Florida
2006
Frances Trombly, Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami, Florida
2005
Carina Randlov & Frances Trombly, Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, New York
It Makes Me Happy, Leonard Tachmes Gallery, North Miami, Florida
2012
united states, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Dark Flow Lurking, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
2010
Look Again, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
Gallery Projects, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, Florida
Aesthetics & Values, Honors College, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
2009
In Stitches, Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller (LTMH) Gallery, New York, curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody
Sleepless Nights, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida
Gallery Projects, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, Florida
With You I Want to Live, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2008
Five Solo Shows, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, Florida
Yardwork, CasaLin, Miami, Florida
Under the Influence, Girls Club, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida
Hecho a mano, el oficio en el arte, Galeria Casas Riegner, Bogotá, Columbia
Open Space, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York
Tuttle, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, Florida
Disappearances, Shadows and Illusions, Miami Art Museum, Miami, Florida
Self-Storage, California College of the Arts, The Hardware Store Gallery, San Francisco, California
2007
Top Soil, Casa Lin, Miami, Florida, Curated by Mette Tommerup
Id Is, Steven Wolf Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco, California
Real Time, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, Florida
What’s Your Hobby?, The Fireplace Project, East Hampton, New York, Curated by Beth DeWoody
Craft Women and Rebel Grrrls, MoCA, The Goldman Warehouse, Miami, Florida,
Stitch in Time, University of California, San Francisco, California
Drawn In/Drawn Out, Florida Atlantic University Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
2006
Papel, Galeria Casas Riegner, Bogotá, Columbia
Tour, Hilger Contemporary, Vienna Biennale, Vienna, Austria, Curated by Claire Brukel
Embroidered Stories/Knitted Tales, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, California
Native Seeds, Art Center South Florida, Miami, Florida
Something, Locust Projects, Miami, Florida
2005
Carina Randlov and Frances Trombly, Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, New York
I woke up in a strange place, Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, New York
MoCA and Miami, Museum Of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Florida
On the Mark, Fine Arts Center Gallery, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
Hanging by a Thread, The Moore Space, Miami, Florida
Reduced, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida,
Trading Places, Museum Of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Florida
Something is Somewhere, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, New York, Curated by Anat Ebgi
For Everyone and No One, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Florida
Open House, Bank, Los Angeles, California
2004
Domestic Arrivals, White Box, New York, New York
Drawing Conclusions 2, Rocket Projects, Miami, Florida
Assembly Required, World Arts Building, Miami, Florida
2003
Volume 3 / No. 2, Leonard Tachmes Gallery, North Miami, Florida
Made in Miami, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, Florida
Sculpture Exhibition, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, Florida
Manifest Destiny, Miami Design District, Miami, Florida
2002
Arts to Nature, Miami-Dade Parks Tropical Park, Miami, Florida
No Show , Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
2001
Eight Solo Shows, Carlos Betancourt Studio, Miami, Florida
The House at MOCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
Museum of Contemporary Art, Permanent Collection. North Miami, Florida
Marvin and Ruth Sackner, Private Collection, Miami, Florida
Francie Bishop Good, Private Collection
Craig Robins Collection, Miami, Florida
2009: South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual Art
2008: Florida Department of Cultural Affairs, Individual Artist Fellowship
2007: Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
2007: Vermont Studio Center, Artist Grant
2007: Florida Department of Cultural Affairs, Artist Enhancement Grant
Hodara, Susan, "Out of Many Themes, One Topic," New York Times, September 21, 2012.
Albritton, Laura, "Reviews: Frances Trombly and Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova," Sculpture, November 2011.
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos, "Frances Trombly and Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova 'Come Together' at Bass Museum of Art," Miami New Times, April 19, 2011.
Mills, Michael, "Trompe L'oeil 'Paintings' by Frances Trombly at Girls' Club Fool the Mind and the Eye," Broward Palm Beach New Times, January 20, 2011.
Batet, Janet, "Arte, ilusion y otros delirios cotidianos," El Nuevo Herald, May 2010.
"Miami Artist Frances Trombly to exhibit at Girls' Club with Knight Foundation Support," Miami Art Guide, January 2010.
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos, “Wynwood Wonder,” Miami New Times, May 27, 2009.
Albritton, Laura, "Miami: Sculpture in the Pleasure Dome", Sculpture Magazine, December 2008, pp. 20-21.
Rhon, David. “Re-appropriating the mundane: Frances Trombly’s “Thinking of Things,” at David Castillo Gallery.” Art Lurker and Tu Miami. May 2008
Hurst, Steph. “An Artist’s Touch, Frances Trombly is Thinking of Things in latest exhibition.” Arts, Miami Sun Post. May 22, 2008. (Illustration)
Feinstein, Roni. “After The Fairs.” Report from Miami, Art in America. March, 2008.
Sharkey, Alix. “The Wizard of Wynwood.” Ocean Drive. March, 2008. (Illustration)
Clemence, Paul. Davidow, Julie. Turner, Elisa. “Miami Contemporary Artists.” Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2007, p 228-229. (Illustration)
Santiago, Fabiola. “Artful Who’s Who In Miami, New book is a who’s who of top Miami artists.” The Miami Herald, December 2, 2007.
Baker, Kenneth.“Soft Sculpture at Wolf.” San Francisco Chronicle. September, 2007. (Illustration) View Article »
Summers, Marya. “Art Beat.” Broward / Palm Beach New Times. February, 2007.
Kirpalani, Reshma. “Art around Town.” Society and the Arts, Boca Raton News. January, 2007. (Illustration)
Triff, Alfredo. “Drawn In / Drawn Out.” Exhibition brochure, Florida Atlantic University. January, 2007. (Illustration)
Gordon, Margery. “Art Basel Miami: The City’s Best Private Collections.” Art and Auction. December, 2006. (Illustration)
Lee, Linda. “Buying Early, Buying Often.” Florida Inside Out. January/February, 2006.
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos. “Fall Crawl.” Miami New Times. September, 2006.
Turner, Elisa. “Bass Unfurls A Thoroughly Modern Exhibit Of Tapestries.” The Miami Herald. September 24, 2006.
Turner, Elisa. “Critic’s Pick.” The Miami Herald. September 15, 2006.
Suarez De Jesus, Carlos. “Something Bold, Something New.” Arts, Miami New Times. August 10, 2006.
Caruso, Carlos Bort. “Art with a Latin Beat, Miami’s art scene gets a shot of cefecito in the arm.” Dragon Fire. 2006.
Herrera, Adriana. “La Promesa Del Arte Contemporaneo Local.” El Nuevo Herald. July 16, 2006.
Weinberg, Michelle. “Native Seeds.” Exhibition catalog, Legal Art grant finalists, Art Center South Florida. June, 2006.
Triff, Alfredo. “Miami Arts Explosion.” Thompson Publishing. 2006.
Bastien, Tairone. “Frances Trombly.” Exhibition brochure. Kevin Bruk Gallery. September, 2006.
Bean, Sean. “FIM Artist Showcase 05.” Florida International Magazine. October, 2005. (Illustration)
Rodriguez, Bill. “Making their ‘Mark.” The Providence Phoenix. November, 2005.
Turner, Elisa. “Reduced.” Critic’s Pick, The Miami Herald. November 4, 2005.
Norris, Doug. “‘On the Mark,’ is off the wall.” North East Independent. November, 2005.
Champa, Judith Tolnick. “On The Mark.” Exhibition brochure. November, 2005. (Illustration)
Siclen, Bill Van. “Drawing on lines of many kinds for show at URI.” The Providence Journal. November, 2005.
Arias, Nina. Diaz, Jose. “Hanging by a Thread.” Exhibition catalog, The Moore Space. 2005.
Clearwater, Bonnie. “MoCA and Miami.” Exhibition catalog, MoCA and Miami. 2005.
Salzinger, Samantha. “Reduced.” Exhibition brochure, Hollywood Art and Culture Center. 2005.
Reyes, Carlos. “Frances Trombly.” Exhibition catalog, Moti Hasson Gallery. 2005.
Wonder, Carolina. “It Makes Me Happy.” Exhibition brochure, Leonard Tachmes Gallery. 2005.
Mills, Michael. “The Anti-Sequel.” Broward/Palm Beach New Times. September 22, 2005.
Triff, Alfredo. “Loose Threads.” Miami New Times. September 22, 2005.
Turner, Elisa. “Hanging by a Thread.” Critic’s Pick, The Miami Herald. September 16, 2005.
Shabaka, Onajide. “Art and Culture Center of Hollywood.” Miami Art Exchange. 2005.
Hudspeth, K. “Trading Places.” The Next Few Hours blog. 2005.
Shabaka, Onajide. “Trading Places at MoCA.” Miami Art Exchange. 2005.
Sohn, K. Lee. “The Big Picture.” Miami New Times. August 18, 2005.
Turner, Elisa. “Makeover at MoCA.” The Miami Herald. August 14, 2005.
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos. “Homespun Art.” Miami New Times. July 28, 2005.
Einspruch, Franklin. “Frances Trombly at Leonard Tachmes.” Artblog. April, 2005.
Triff, Alfredo. “It Makes Me Happy.” Miami New Times. 2005.
Herrera, Adriana. “Artistas Trasladaran Sus Estudios A Las Galerias Del MoCA.” El Nuevo Herald. July, 2005.
Von Lates, Adrianne. “Trading Places.” Exhibition brochure. MoCA, N. Miami. August, 2005.
Davis, Nicole. “The Miami School.” Artnet. September, 2004. (Illustration)
Sirgado, Miguel. “Talento Creativo De Miami En Nueva York.” El Nuevo Herald. September 19, 2004.
Suarez De Jesus, Carlos. “Triple Vision.” Miami New Times. July 22, 2004.
Weinberg, Michelle. “Triple Threat.” Miami New Times. May 6, 2004.
Feinstein, Roni. ”Expanding Horizons.” Art in America. December, 2003.
Herrera, Adriana. “La Casa de Eugenio Espinoza.” El Nuevo Herald. 2003.
Turner, Elisa. “Home Front.” The Miami Herald. 2003.
Turner, Elisa. “Women are the focus at compelling shows in alternative spaces.” The Miami Herald. January 19, 2003.
Damien, Carol. “Arts to Nature.” Exhibition catalog. Miami-Dade Parks/Tropical Park. 2002.