Frank Goff
I use direct carving techniques to sculpt wood, allowing the material to guide the process. With no preliminary drawings or models, I rely on intuition and pattern recognition to uncover what’s already present in the wood. Once a form begins to reveal itself, I respond with carving, shaping, and sanding—coaxing it into visibility, giving dead wood renewed life.
Much of my work explores recurring patterns in nature. I’m fascinated by forms that echo across species—petal-like structures that resemble shells or limbs, or intersecting branches that bloom into crescent or five-sided shapes. In oak, the interplay of medullary rays and growth rings creates layered geometries that inform my carving.
I also work in two dimensions through scratchboard engraving—an old illustrative medium ideal for rendering fine botanical detail. In pieces like Moon Dance or Midnight Morning Glories, I blend sculpture and drawing to create imagined spaces rooted in natural form.
Across all media, I aim to reveal the quiet logic of the natural world—how shape, pattern, and structure emerge across species, inviting recognition, memory, and reflection.
Artist Bio
Frank Goff is a visual artist known for his evocative scratchboard engravings and small-scale sculpture. With a career spanning decades, his work explores intricate natural forms and dynamic compositions, often balancing precision with whimsy. Goff studied at the Memphis College of Art and earned a B.A. in Art from Arkansas Tech University in 1978, followed by an M.S.E. from the University of Central Arkansas in 1982. He also completed immersive language and cultural studies at the Spanish Language Institute in San José, Costa Rica.
His recent solo and group exhibitions include Boswell Mourot Fine Art in Little Rock, The Fort Smith Regional Museum of Art, the University of Arkansas’s Faulkner Performing Arts Center, and The Gallery on Garrison in Fort Smith. His work has been recognized with awards and juried selections in national exhibitions, including the 56th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show in Texas and “Little Things Matter” at The University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art, where he received an Award of Distinction.
Goff currently lives and works in Arkansas, where his art continues to be exhibited in museums, sculpture parks, and galleries throughout the region.
Inquiries
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