Francesca Rosa is a Brisbane based, Australian artist who holds a Master of Art in Photomedia from the College of Fine Art, University of NSW (2004).
In 2009, Rosa was included in the exhibition 150 Years: Photography in Queensland from the Collection at the Queensland Art Gallery. She has had solo shows at the Australian Centre for Photography (2009), GRANTPIRRIE (2010), Queensland Centre for Photography (2011, 2009, 2008) and Gippsland Art Gallery (2010). Rosa has also been included in numerous group shows including Photo LA (2010), Museum of Brisbane’s Temperature 2 (2009) and New Skin: Contemporary Queensland Photomedia, at the Queensland Centre for Photography (2009).
Awards include her selection as a finalist in the RBS Emerging Art Prize, Wilson HTM National Art Prize and the William and Winifred Bowness Prize. The Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland Centre for Photography, Daryl Hewson and other private collections, have acquired Rosa’s work. Published references include the Age A2, Herald Sun, Courier Mail, and Sydney Morning Herald. In 2010, her Car Bodies series was reviewed on ABC1 TV’s program Art Nation.
Francesca Rosa’s practice is inspired by the history of photography as a form of investigation, evidence and categorization. Conceptually influenced by the forensic aesthetic, she documents the visual vernacular of artificial and natural interfaces throughout the Far North Queensland landscape. Ultimately, she is interested in researching personal and local histories to highlight concepts of memory, place, absence and loss.
© Francesca Rosa