Francis Upritchard

Francis Upritchard

Francis Upritchard (born 1976) is a New Zealand artist who is representing New Zealand at the 2009 Venice Biennale.

Life and career

Upritchard was born in New Zealand and studied at the University of Canterbury. She eventually moved to England, and is currently based in London.

In December 2001 Upritchard co-curated an exhibition with Luke Gottelier at The Bart Wells Institute in London Fields. The show featured work from Sam Basu, Mick Mee and Harry Pye.

In 2003, Upritchard was shortlisted for the Beck's Futures prize. For the prize exhibition she made "Save Yourself", a small mummy surrounded by funerary urns which lies on the gallery floor vibrating and moaning. A packet of cigarettes is tucked into its bandages, and a single glass eye can also be seen.

Upritchard has also shown drawings, diagrams and notes associating Charles, Prince of Wales with the beast from the Book of Revelation. She is represented in the UK by Kate MacGarry.

She has won New Zealand's Walters Prize for art, and was at one point in a relationship with the acclaimed author Hari Kunzru [ [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=18&objectid=10418962 nzherald.co.nz] ] .

In 2008 it was announced that Upritchard, along with Judy Millar, will be New Zealand's representatives at the 2009 Venice Bienniale. [ [http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/article.php?sid=5724 thebigidea.co.nz] ] Upritchard's installation will be entitled "Save Yourself". [ [http://www.nzatvenice.com/project/index.html nzatvenice] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/francis_upritchard.htm Saatchi Gallery] Additional information on Francis Upritchard including images of 'Save Yourself' other artworks, articles, text panels and full biography
* [http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/search.aspx?advanced=colProProductionMakers%3a%22Upritchard%2c+Francis%22+colCollectionGroup%3aCH Work in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]
* [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=18&objectid=10418962 NZ Herald article: Portait of an artist abroad]
* [http://www.physicsroom.org.nz/log/archive/14/francisupritchard/ Log article: Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand]
* Francis Upritchard at Kate MacGarry, London [http://www.katemacgarry.com Kate MacGarry]
* [http://www.andrearosengallery.com/artists/francis-upritchard/] Francis Upritchard at Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
* [http://www.ivananthony.com/artist.php?id=12&table=details&artist=upritchard] Francis Upritchard at Ivan Anthony Gallery, New Zealand
* [http://www.chartwell.org.nz/cruise/artsrep/francesupritchard.asp] Francis Upritchard in Chartwell Collection, New Zealand.
* [http://www.veenmanpublishers.com/veenman.php?pageid=3&ltr=U] Francis Upritchard Artist Book 'Human Problems' co published Kate Macgarry and Veenman. Designed by James Goggin [http://www.practise.co.uk] , Text Hari Kunzru, [http://www.harikunzru.com/hari/franny.htm]
* [http://www.nieves.ch/francis.html] Neives booklet


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