Bio
b. Innisfail, 1971.
Lives and works in Etty Bay, Australia.
Francesca Rosa is a photomedia artist and arts educator who graduated with a Master of Art, from UNSW Art & Design. She has exhibited at QAGOMA, Photo Los Angeles, Australian Centre for Photography, Gippsland Art Gallery, Cairns Art Gallery, Queensland Centre for Photography and Museum of Brisbane. Francesca’s work has been acquired by QAGOMA, Queensland Centre for Photography, Gippsland Art Gallery, Cairns Art Gallery, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Daryl Hewson and other private collectors. She has completed residences in Germany, Argentina and Portugal, and has been a multiple finalist in the William & Winifred Bowness and Wilson HTM National Art Prizes; RBS National Emerging Artist and Churchie National Art Awards. Francesca's current imagery explores local and personal histories from Far North Queensland.
Education
2004 Master of Art (Photomedia), UNSW Art & Design, Sydney
2000 Bachelor of Education, Griffith University, Brisbane
2000 Graduate Certificate of Computer Education, Griffith University, Brisbane
1991 Diploma of Secondary Art Education, QUT, Brisbane
Collections
QAGOMA
Gippsland Art Gallery
Cairns Art Gallery
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Queensland Centre for Photography
Daryl Hewson collection
Private collections within Australia
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017 Memoria, Cairns Art Gallery
2013 Car Bodies, Cell Art Space, Cairns
2011 Excavación, Residencia Corazón, La Plata, Argentina
2011 Un-natural Ground, Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane
2010 Car Bodies, GRANTPIRRIE, Sydney
2010 100 Ways To Ruin Your Car, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale
2009 Interior Disaster, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney
2009 Fire Zone, Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane
2009 Interior Disaster, Light Journeys: Women Working in Australian Photography
2008 Interior Disaster, Queensland Centre for Photography, Brisbane
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 FNQ Contemporaries, Cairns Art Gallery
2019 ARTNOW FNQ, Cairns Art Gallery
2019 Home is where the heart is, Cairns Art Gallery
2018 Utopia Tropicae, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
2018 Loud & Luminous, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2017 ARTNOW FNQ, Cairns Art Gallery
2016 Timelapse, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale
2015 ARTNOW FNQ, Cairns Art Gallery
2013 Relative Humidity, Cairns Art Gallery
2013 Relative Humidity, Cassowary Coast Art Gallery
2012 building Utopia, Takt Kunstprojektraum, Berlin
2011 The Open Door: Daryl Hewson Collection, Redland Art Gallery
2012 Synchronicity: Queensland Contemporary Photography, Grafton Regional Gallery
2010 Fire Zone, Photo LA, International Photographic Art Exposition, Los Angeles
2010 RBS Emerging Artist Award Finalist Exhibition, RBS Building, Sydney
2010 Synchronicity: Contemporary Queensland Photography, Redcliffe Gallery
2009 150 Years: Photography in Queensland from the Collection, QAGOMA
2009 Temperature 2: New Queensland Art, Museum of Brisbane
2009 New Skin: Contemporary Queensland Photomedia, Queensland Centre for Photography
2009 Synchronicity: Contemporary Queensland Photography, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
2009 Bricks and Mortar: Urban Queensland Landscapes, The Arbour, South Bank
2009 The Churchie National Emerging Art Finalist Exhibition
2009 Moreton Bay Region Art Awards Finalist Exhibition
2009 Wilson HTM National Art Prize Finalist Exhibition, Jan Murphy Gallery
2008 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize Finalist Exhibition, Monash Gallery of Art
2008 Contemporary Landscapes in Photography, Perth Centre of Photography
2008 The Churchie National Emerging Art Finalist Exhibition
Residencies
2012 Takt Kunstprojektraum, Berlin, Germany
2012 Convento São Francisco de Mértola, Mertola, Portugal
2011 Residencia Corazón, La Plata, Argentina
Artist Talks & Workshops
2019 Home is where the heart is, Cairns Art Gallery
2017 Memoria, Artist Talk, Cairns Art Gallery
2017 The Art of Artefacts, Artist in Residence Workshop, Reach Arts FNQ & Cairns Art Gallery
2011 Un-natural Ground Artist Talk, Kelvin Grove State College
2010 100 Ways to Ruin a Car, Artist Talk, Gippsland Art Gallery
2009 Interior Disaster, Artist Talk, Australian Centre for Photography
Awards
2021 Artist Fellowship Award Recipient, Cairns Art Gallery & RSL
2010 RBS National Emerging Artist Award, Finalist
2009 Wilson HTM National Art Prize for Emerging Artists, Finalist
2009 The Churchie National Emerging Art Prize, Finalist
2009 Moreton Bay Region Art Awards, Finalist
2008 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art, Finalist
2008 CLIP Award for Photographic Landscape, Perth Centre for Photography, Finalist
2008 The Churchie National Emerging Art Prize, Finalist
Teaching Experience
2013-2013 Senior Visual Arts Coordinator, St Andrew’s Catholic College, Cairns
2006-2012 Head of Visual Arts & Media Studies, Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane
2002-2006 Visual Arts, Photography & Media Teacher, Sydney Secondary College, Balmain
Publications
2018 Utopia Tropicae Catalogue, pg100-101
2017 CAG Magazine #69 pg5-6
2017 CAG Magazine #68 pg19-20
2017 CAG What’s on April-July
2017 ARTNOW FNQ, Art Almanac, Feb/17
2016 Un-natural Ground, Timelapse Catalogue, Gippsland Art Gallery
2013 Relative Humidity, Secondary Education Resource, Cairns Regional Gallery
2011 Excavación, Exhibition Catalogue, Residencia Corozon
2011 Un-natural Ground, Queensland Centre for Photography Catalogue
2010 100 Ways to Ruin a Car, Gippsland Art Gallery
2010 Francesca Rosa: Car Bodies, GRANTPIRRIE
2010 The State We’re In: Contemporary QLD Photography, UQ Art Museum, Interpretative Guide & Art Educator Resource
2009 Temperature 2: New Queensland Art, Museum of Brisbane
2009 150 Years: Photography in Queensland from the Collection, QAGOMA
2009 Bricks and Mortar: Urban Queensland Landscapes, Education Resource
2009 Fire Zone, Queensland Centre for Photography, Catalogue 6
2009 Interior Disaster: Winter Program, Australian Centre for Photography
2009 Wilson HTM National Art Prize Finalists Catalogue
2009 The Churchie Photobook, Finalists Limited Edition Publication
2008 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize Finalists Catalogue
2008 Interior Disaster, Queensland Centre for Photography, Catalogue 5
Essays
2016 Simon Gregg, Un-natural Ground, Timelapse Catalgoue, Gippsland Art Gallery
2011 Timothy Morrell, Un-natural Ground, Queensland Centre for Photography
2010 Simon Gregg, Appetite for Dissolution, Gippsland Art Gallery
2010 Tony Stephens, Impermanence and the everyday, GRANTPIRRIE
2009 Michael Hawker, 150 Years: Photography in Queensland from the Queensland Art Gallery
2009 Timothy Morrell, Queensland: The Unreal Australia, Temperature 2, Museum of Brisbane
2009 Beth Crawther, Fire Zone, Queensland Centre for Photography
2008 Dr Stephen Hobson, Interior Disaster, Queensland Centre for Photography
Reviews
2017 Cairns Eye ‘Creative Types’ 13-14 May
2017 Win News Cairns interview 24 May
2017 Cairns Sun ‘What’s on’ 2 & 18 May
2017 Cairns Eye ‘On Now’ 29-30 May
2017 Innisfail Advocate, Memoria Editorial, 17th May p7
2015 The Cairns Post, Gallery displays cream of Far North art talent, ARTNOW FNQ review
2013 The Cairns Post, Car Bodies review, February 20
2012 Cairns Art Gallery, Art Dekko, Relative Humidity review
2011 Queensland Centre for Photography, Artist of the Month
2011 Lucida Online Magazine, Artist Interview
2010 Art Nation, ABCTV, 100 Ways To Ruin A Car, October 21
2010 Liza Power, Bodies of Evidence, The Age, July 31
2010 Herald Sun, Auto focus on road to wreck and ruin, July 24
2010 Times-Spectator, 100 Ways To Ruin A Car, July 30
2010 Simon Plant, Beauty found in rusty hulks, Herald Sun, July 28
2010 Kristin Shorten, There’s a fine art to ruining vintage cars, Courier Mail, July 24-25
2010 Liza Power, Brisbane Times, Bodies of Evidence, July31
2010 Art Collector, Issue 53, Francesca Rosa: 100 Ways to Ruin a Car, July-Sept
2009 150 Years: Photography in Queensland from the Gallery’s Collection, QAGOMA Media Release
2009 Light Journeys: Women Working in Australian Photography (Online), Interior Disaster
2009 Lissa Christopher, The Sydney Morning Herald, Open Gallery: Interior Disaster, August 8-9
2009 Ellie Buttrose, Eyeline #70, New Qld Art
2009 Art World, Temperature 2: New Queensland Art, April/May
2009 QAGOMA Media Release, 150 Years: Photography in Queensland from the Collection
2009 Sarah Theeboom, Time Out Sydney, Francesca Rosa finds beauty amongst the ruins, July 17
2009 Shivangi Ambani, Artwrite Online Blog, Interior Disaster, Issue 42
2009 Phil Brown, Brisbane News, Degrees of aptitude, March11-17
2009 The Courier Mail, Museum of Brisbane: Temperature 2 Exhibition a hot show
2009 Australian Centre for Photography, Interior Disaster Media Release
2009 The Courier Mail (online gallery), Art prize finalists make varied exhibition
2009 Australian Centre for Photography, Featured Sites
2009 Genevieve O'Callaghan, Concrete Playground, Interior Disaster Review
2009 Interior Disaster, Unseen Magazine Blog, July 18
2009 Interior Disaster & ACP Review, Runway, June Issue
2009 Wilson HTM National Art Prize Finalist, MX Magazine