About
Frank Frances (b.1983 Columbia, SC)
is a NYC-based artist whose work challenges the everyday perceptions of memories and prejudice with close studies of photography’s materiality and dynamics; he is no stranger to being both voyeur and subject. For example, he embarked on a venture across the States highlighting the journey of American truckers for duo Tribble & Mancenido, driving and living out of an eighteen-wheeler for over a year to create the series, Hurry Up & Wait. With an MFA in Art Practice, his style is influenced by photographers such as Gordon Parks, Matthew Jordan Smith, Kwaku Alston, Roe Ethridge, Taryn Simon and Mickalene Thomas. Paying close attention to historic and contemporary photography, painting and sculpture. Frank Frances uses this curiosity to inform his craft through lighting, composition, color and texture. He has shown in solo and group exhibitions domestically and internationally at Sasha Wolf Gallery, The Studio Museum of Harlem, Glasshouse, Carriage Trade and Werkstadt Graz to name a few. Reviews and features of their work have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vice, NPR, ArtInfo, Bomblog, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek among others. He received an MFA from the School of Visual Arts.
His first book Remember The South is published by Monolith Editions
Selected Clients:
ABC Carpet and Home, Target, Vouge UK, Mother NYC, West Elm, Architectural Digest, Stadium Goods, One Kings Lane, Buy Buy Baby, Bed Bath and Beyond, Baker Furniture, Simon Malls, Zappos, Woodhouse Lodge, SGX, Glossier, Solo Rugs, Women’s Health, Bloomberg Pursuits, Elle Decor and more
