His paintings have been shown at the Galerie Lelong, Jefferson Place Gallery, and in the Documenta 9 exhibition.
Frederic Matys Thursz was born in Casablanca on July 7, 1930 and he moved to the United States with his parents in 1941.
He did doctoral studies in art history at Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie in Paris, France.
In 1978 he founded the group "Radical Painting" with Jerry Zeniuk, Joseph Marioni, Günther Umberg, Erik Saxon, and Marcia Hafif, among others.
[3] He was married three times, Miryam Neulander, Teresea Bennett, Nina Lunenborg Thursz.