Frances Humphreys Roosevelt painted as a child and continued as a Studio Art and English major at The University of Virginia where she graduated with High Distinction in 1977 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Utilizing her art background, she pursued a career in architecture, earning a Master’s in Architecture from The Yale University School of Architecture in 1981 and was the recipient of the Eero Saarinen Award for design excellence. She practiced architecture in the offices of Cesar Pelli in New Haven CT, Robert Venturi in Philadelphia PA, WG Clark in Charleston, SC, and Lyman Perry in Paoli, PA before establishing a private practice in residential design which provided the flexibility to raise her family.

In the years since returning to full time painting, Frances has participated in group and solo shows at Anglin Smith Gallery and The Corrigan Gallery in Charleston. Her work has also been shown at the Annual Barn Show at Scarlett Thicket Farm, in Unionville, PA and at Blue Streak Gallery and Carspecken Scott Gallery in Wilmington, DE.

Roosevelt was commissioned to produce a series of murals for The Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, PA.

All profits from her paintings are donated to food banks and non-profit organizations.