K. A. Francis (1 December 1947 – 9 November 2023) was an Indian Malayali painter and the Chairman of Kerala Lalitakala Academy from 2011.
Life and career
K. A. Francis was born in Kurumbilavil in Kerala's Thrissur district on 1 December 1947. He worked as the editor of Malayala Manorama Weekly, the largest circulated weekly in India. Francis won several awards including the Kerala Lalithkala Academy award for best landscape painting and the National Award for newspaper layout and design.
Francis died in Thrissur on 9 November 2023, at the age of 75.[1]
References
- ↑ "Former Malayala Manorama journalist and painter KA Francis passes away". Onmanorama. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
External links
- "Heritage Studies for MGS, Sangeetha Nataka academy for Soorya Krishnamoorthy". Mathrubhumi English. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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