Frank Wesley was born in Azamgarh, India in Decemeber 1923. His first exhibition was in 1935. He studied at the government school of Arts and Crafts in Lucknow from 1943 to 1948 . Further studies included 4 years at the Kyoto Art University in Japan (1954-58) and at the Art Institute of Chicago (1958). His work has included five paintings in the 1950 Holy Year Exhibition at the Vatican, The Blue Madonna used as the first UNICEF Christmas card and the design of Mahatma Ghandi's urn.  He emigrated to Australia in 1973 with his family. In 1993 Naomi Wray published "Frank Wesley: Exploring faith with a brush", Auckland, Pace publishing, a book that covers Frank's Christian painting. He painted up until his death in 2003