Frances Joan Dibble

Frances Joan Dibble QSM (née McIntosh; born 1962) is a painter, sculptor, writer and art critic based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. In 2007, she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal.

Biography

Dibble was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States in 1962. She moved to New Zealand with her family when she was a teenager, moving to Palmerston North in 1975. and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Her art draws on inspiration from the natural world, including plants, sea shells and aquatic life. The Dibbles started with casting small-scale pieces, with larger pieces being sent to larger art foundries.

She has exhibited at Te Manawa and the Zimmerman Gallery in Palmerston North.

In 2022 her sculpture In Still Ponds the Universe is Reflected was unveilled in Palmerston North.