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Iris Duncan Francis (21 January 1913 - 2 June 2004) was born in Fremantle, Western Australia. She began her education at Perth Technical College under J. W. R. Linton and A. B. Webb where she gained a diploma in commercial art. Although her initial work strongly reflected her education from Perth Technical College, her later works incorporated other influences. Most of her work was an expression of her perceived identity. She spent most of her life based in Perth.

Early Life
Francis was born into a family with a diverse interest in art mediums (3). Her grandfather and father (who died when Iris was a  week old) had sketched and carved (3). Additionally, her aunt, Pansy Francis, was an accomplished woodcarver (3). She was educated mostly in Perth, where she completed her commercial art diploma at the Perth Technical College.