Patrick Francis
Courtesy Arts Project Australia
Patrick Francis
Not Titled (Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra)
76×56cm acrylic on paper
$1060
all works are framed
Patrick Francis
Not titled
76×56cm acrylic on paper
$1060
Patrick Francis
Not titled
56×38cm acrylic on paper
$760
Patrick Francis
Not titled
76×56cm acrylic on paper
$1060
Patrick Francis
Lady
56×38cm acrylic on paper
$760
Partrick Francis
Not titled
56×38.5cm acrylic on paper
$760
Patrick Francis
Prince
75.5×56.5cm acrylic on paper
$1060
Patrick Francis
Nicky Minaj
76×56cm acrylic on paper
$1060
A prolific painter, Francis works primarily in acrylic on paper. His paintings draw from his own personal experiences, from first hand encounters with Melbourne to his knowledge of popular culture and art history. Using a bold colour palette, Francis’s paintings are refined, expressive representations of portraiture and still life. His work ranges from studies of well-known celebrities and icons, from Marilyn Monroe to the fifteenth century Italian Renaissance author Baldassare Castiglione, to observations from everyday life. Francis has also interpreted the work of iconic Australian painters including Sidney Nolan’s early Ned Kelly series
Patrick Francis began exhibiting at Arts Project Australia in 2009 when he was eighteen years old. Since then his work has been included in every Arts Project Annual Gala Exhibition and numerous group exhibitions, the most recent being At the table. In 2014, Patrick Francis exhibited in SAFARI in Sydney, and in 2013 Francis was selected in Melbourne Now at the National Gallery of Victoria. In 2012, Francis was a recipient of the Art & Australia/Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award
Established in 1974 Arts Project Australia is a Melbourne based studio and gallery which supports artists with intellectual disabilities
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Bold and the beautiful Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2019 Portraits that Sing Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2017 Patrick Francis “ Portraits Remastered Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Melbourne
2014 Patrick Francis Arts Project Australia, Melbourne
Group Exhibitions
2018-2019
POP! Reflection on Popular Culture Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta
2018
Annual Gala 2018, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Noel Counihan Commemorative Award, Counihan Gallery, Brunswick
The Art of Living, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
2018 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Gallery, Victoria
Pop!, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Arts Project Australia, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2017
Annual Gala exhibition, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Spring Fling, Arts Project Australia Pop-up Gallery, Collins Place, Melbourne Spring 1883, The Establishment, Sydney
2016
Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2016, Caloundra Regional Gallery, Queensland Arts Project Australia Collins Place Pop – Up Gallery, Melbourne
Darebin Art Prize 2015, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Melbourne
2015
Darebin Art Prize 2015, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre,
Melbourne Annual Gala Exhibition, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Salon; gems from the stockroom, Robin Gibson Galley, Sydney
After…, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Patrick Francis and Friends, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2014
Annual Gala Exhibition, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Achieve Your Dream, Splash Gallery, Footscray
Connected, Yarra Gallery, Federation Square, Melbourne
Melbourne Art Fair 2014, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Face 2 Face, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
SafARI, The Corner Cooperative, Sydney
Melbourne Now, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne
2013
Annual Gala Exhibition, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Melbourne Now, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia,
Melbourne Exit, pursed by a bear, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney
At the Table, Arts Project Australia, Melbourne
Classic Albums, Tanks Art Centre, Cairns, QLD
2012
Art & Australia Collection 2003-2013, Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW
Annual Gala Exhibition, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne Walsh Bay Arts Table 2012, the Wharf “ Pier 2, Sydney
Melbourne Art Fair 2012, Royal Exhibition Building,
Melbourne Out of the Blue, Sheffer Gallery, Darlington, Sydney
Classic Albums, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
2011
Annual Gala Exhibition, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Movement & Emotion, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Connected 11, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
This Sensual World, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
National Gallery of Victoria 150th event, Melbourne
2010
Annual Gala Exhibition, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Sweet Relief, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
2009
Annual Gala Exhibition, Arts Project Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Awards
2018 Geelong Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Gallery, Victoria – finalist
2012 Art & Australia/Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award
