Frances Phoenix (née Budden) (1950–2017) was an Australian feminist artist known for needlework and poster designs.
[1][2] With Marie McMahon, she was a founding member of the Women's Domestic Needlework Group and contributed to Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party (1974–1979).
[4] Around this time, Phoenix began experimentations with domestic needlework, generating central core imagery, Australiana and activist slogans in stitch.
[5] With Joan Grounds, Bernadette Krone, Kathy Letray, Patricia McDonald, Noela Taylor, and Loretta Vieceli, McMahon and Phoenix formed the Women's Domestic Needlework collection, preparing the archive for a touring exhibition, beginning at Watters Gallery, Sydney.
[8] With Marie McMahon, Phoenix travelled to the United States of America to contribute needlework skills to Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party (1974–79).