b. Johannesburg, South Africa.
Art was always Francois Koch’s central interest. Painting and drawing since childhood, he began selling watercolor landscapes at age fifteen. Koch worked for a number of years as commercial artist and illustrator and at age twenty-six, he decided to pursue his lifelong passion for fine art. He soon established himself as one of South Africa’s foremost landscape and wildlife painters, participating in numerous international wildlife shows and the Wildlife Fund Auction in London. In 1998 he expanded his market to the United States. He and his wife, Cilicië, are today proud U.S. citizens residing in Arizona.
Education
• Johannesburg School of Art
Selected Exhibitions
• Autry National Center, Masters of the American West, Los Angeles, CA
• National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Prix de West, Oklahoma City, OK
• National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Small Works, Great Wonders, Oklahoma City, OK,
• Eiteljorg Museum, Quest for the West, Indianapolis, IN,
• National Museum of Wildlife Art, Western Visions Miniatures & More Show and Sale, Jackson, WY,
Selected Press
• Southwest Art, March, 2010
• Art of the West, January/February, 2009
• Western Art Collector, November, 2007
Selected Collections
• South African Embassy
• South African Presidential Residence
• Miller Breweries
• First National Bank
• South African Reserve Bank
• South African Tourist Bureau
• Mala Mala Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Reserve, South Africa
• National Wildlife Museum, Jackson Hole, WY
• Booth Museum, Cartersville, GA
• Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN
Awards
• Friends of Western Art, Artist of the Year, Tucson, Arizona, 2007
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