Barbara Franc studied life drawing at Morley College of Art under Maggie Hambling and John Bellany.  She went on to study sculpture at Richmond College under Avril Vellacott.  She is influenced by 19th century animal engravings, domesticated animals and our dependence on them, the movement of racing animals such as horses and dogs, and skeletal structures.

Barbara exhibits widely and works to commission.  In 2001 she was commissioned to make ten pieces for a large window display for Viscount Linley's furniture store in London.

"I have always been fascinated by the shapes and sculptural forms of animals - they present a never-ending source of inspiration to me.  I try to capture a feeling of their movement and presence in my sculpture.  For this I use wire in a way that suggests drawing in three dimensions which allows me greater freedom to add changes whenever I want during the construction to keep the feeling fluid, and to reflect the diversity of movement and form".