Fran Watson is a Contemporary painter and art critic based in Cincinnati. As an abstract painter and insightful writer for over three decades, Watson contributed to The Art Academy News back in the 80’s. She also graced the pages of City Beat and AEQAI for several decades while also teaching abstract art courses at The Barn, Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center, Mariemont, Ohio.

Watson has exhibited extensively in her hometown of Cincinnati and has works in many private collections across the USA.