Preeminent painter Milly Ristvedt presents a selection of recent abstract works in the inaugural exhibition in the Franks Gallery. Over her long career, Ristvedt has had over 50 solo exhibitions and her work has been included in major exhibitions in Canada and abroad. Ristvedt’s abstract, acrylic canvases are held in private, corporate and public collections including Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal and Harvard University. An advocate for artists’ rights, she was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. Ristvedt completed an MA in Art History at Queen’s University in 2011. She lives and works in Tamworth, Ontario.