K. A. Francis

K. A. Francis (1 December 1947 – 9 November 2023) was an Indian Malayali painter and the Chairman of Kerala Lalitakala Academy from 2011.

K. A. Francis was born in Kurumbilavil in Kerala's Thrissur district on 1 December 1947.

Antony Master, who established Universal Arts, which introduced Children’s and ‘On the Spot’ painting competitions in the State.

He had won fellowship and award of the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi.

Francis died in Thrissur on 9 November 2023, at the age of 75.