JERMAINE FRANCIS STUDIO
Exhibitions.
2016: The Taylor Wessing Portrait Awards.
2019: The Taylor Wessing Portrait Awards.
2019: The Invisibles Solo Exhibition Protein Space
2020: CP Concerned International Centre of Photography NYC curated by David Campany.
2020: Stella McCartney Alphabet project.
2020:The Taylor Wessing National Portrait Awards,National Portrait Gallery
2020:Something that Seems so Familiar Becomes Distant
2021: Hetton Lawn at Haus Wien, Austria curated by Jordan Derrien.
2021: Rhythms from Metroplex Rhythms from the Metroplex
2022: Move 002 Open House Hackney,London, UK curated by Kobi Prempah,Burneece Mulenga,Jermaine Francis,
2022: Stoned, Sedden,UK, jack Davidson, Lola and Pani,Jermaine Francis,Jamie Hawksworth,Bolade Banjo
2022: Call Me - curated by Francesca Gavin at Galeriepcp Paris.
2022: A Storied Ground, Galeriepcp Paris,Jermaine Francis.
2022: Arms Around a Child, curated by Bakal Patki,Lee Sharrock & Neneh Cherry, Christies, UK
2023: Photo Oxford Festival A Pleasant Land, History Deferred, Pembroke Art JCR Art Gallery Oxford,Uk.
2023: Public Knowledge: Lost in Music Post Industrial Dreamscape Camden Arts Center.
2023: Peckham 24 Photo Festival London: Notes on a Native Son, After Baldwin. co-curated by Emma Bowkett & Jermaine Francis.
2023: Reciprocity Public Display Jermaine Francis,Doh Ho Suh,Giles Watkins, Phoenix Yemi,Royal College of Art, London.
2023: Civilisation The Way We Live Now curated by William Ewing & Holly Roussell,Saatchi Gallery, London.
2023: A Storied Ground, Centre of British Photography London.
2024: Lost In Music,Post industrial Dreamscape, Galerie PCP & Oddity.
Published Writing and interviews. Paris.
2024: Glass Tank Gallery Oxford, U.K.
2024: Peckham 24 Photo Festival Back to the Future, curated by Emma Bowkett, Vivienne Gamble, Copeland Gallery, London U.K.
2024: The Impressions Gallery, Performing Histories /Histories Reimagined curated by Raquel Villar Pérez Bradford, U.K.
2024: V&A Lates Dreams and Desires.
2024 In Congriguity Group Show, Sherbert Green Gallery London.
2024 Depot 2024 Contemporary Art Fair Focus Artist Solo Shows Oxford.
Photography Research Group and the Centre of Research in the Arts (CoRA) Oxford Brookes University.
1000 Words Contemporary Photography Carrie Mae Weems Reflections for Now Exhibition Review.
Boy Brother Friend The Queen is Dead essay on the death of Queen Elizabeth.
The Photographers Gallery, Photographers in Conversation Sunil Gupta.
Where the Leaves Fall Photography issue 14 A Storied Ground, interview by Madeline Brazil
Beauty Papers Magazine, interview with Sunil Gupta.
Beauty Papers - Stop and Search, essay by Jermaine Francis
Photos No-Nos: Meditations on What Not to Photograph published by Aperture edited by Jason Fulford.
Musee Magazine Jermaine Francis by Dani Martin
ICP Concerned Global Images for a Global Crisis edited David Campany
The Art of Protest,Political Art and Activism published by Gestalten edited by Francesca Gavin.
Look Here on the Pleasure of Looking at the City, Ana Kinsella published by Daunt Books.
Rough Version, W/Jermaine Francis & Francesca Gavin NTS Radio.
Nearest Truth Podcast episode 272, Jermaine Francis and Brad Freauhman
Public Offerings Ltd A Storied Ground, interview with Felix Allen
Claire De Rouen Take over Socio - Poltical issues in a series of Photographic pairings.
Beauty Papers Black History Month take over
The Co Lab Podcast Podcast Heloise Goodman and Jermaine Francis.
Talks/ Simposiums
2024 Pecham 24 talks Program “ Archival blind spots surfacing hiddem stories: Jermaine Francis & Sunil Shah in converstaion with Pelumi Odubanjo.
2024 Photolondon Fair 2024 Thames & Hudson talk programs ‘ Class of 2024’
2024: Wepresent Round table talk with Gem Flecther New Rules: ‘Navigating Photography’s unfixed future’
2024: Photoworks Summit round table talk, Eugenie Schinkle, Ben Burbridge, Jermaine Francis chaired by Diane Smyth.
2024: Oxford Brookes Fine Art Glass Tank Oxford
2023: Photo works The Thing Paris Photo week, Polycopies Elonora Agostini, Javier Hirschfield, chaired by Diane Smyth Paris.
2023: Saatchi Lates Civilization Arts discussion panel with Jermaine Francis and Joanna Urchel.
2023: Photoworks ‘The Thing’ talk Elenora Agostini, David O’mara, Jermaine Francis chaired by Diane Smyth. The Photographers Gallery ,London.
2023: In Conversation with Pelumi Odubanjo and Jermaine Francis, Centre of British Photography
2023: Photo London Civilization How we Live now in conversation with William Ewing and Lisa Barnard
2023: Public Knowledge: In conversation Jermaine Francis,Nathalie Olah and Eddie Otchere.
2023 How to Live in an Unlivable City Panel talk Harold Offeh,Jermaine Francis,Kwajo Twnboa.
2023: Peckham 24 Photo Festival,Reclaiming the Frame: The Black Male Body Redefined, Dexter Maclean,Kadar Small,Karl Ohiri,Moderated by Jermaine Francis
2023: Photo Oxford Festival A Pleasant Land, History Deferred talk with Jermaine Francis. Pembroke College auditorium Oxford.
2023: Grain Projects The State of Photography IV National Symposium. Birmingham City University.
Arpita Shah,Camilla Brown,Clare Hewitt,
Jermaine Francis,Joanne Coates,Katy Barron
Lydia Goldblatt,Mark Neville Maryam Wahid,Sam Laughlin
2022: A Storied Ground in conversation with Francesca Gavin & Jermaine Francis Galeriepcp Paris.
2022: The State of Cultural Diversity in Photography, Artistic Literacy, Educational Access, Institutional Policy,De Montfort University.Unpacking British Photography. Justin Carey,Kamal Badhey,Lydia Caston,Jermaine Francis.
2022:Association of Photographers: Where are we Know Two years on
Chaired by Carol Allen-Story, Jermaine Francis,Jillian Edelstein, Julie Verhelst
2021: Photojournalism Nights: Susannah Ireland, Jermaine Francis, Sabrina Mercolla
2021 The Frontline club:The Influence of Photography of Ethnic Diversity in Photography, chaired by Carol Allen-Storey, Panel Dr Song Chong,Jermaine Francis,Polly Irungu,Jennie Ricketts.
2020: Beautypapers: In conversation with Magda Kearney-Something That Seems so Familiar Becomes Distant.
2020: Claire De Rouen Take Over:How Photography can speak about Social Political issues, hotographic Pairings.
2016: Photo London: Dover St Arts Club: Presents Jermaine Francis,in conversation with Rachel Brown.
Education/ Lecturing
1998:1st Class Hons Ba Photographic Studies 1998 Derbyshire University
2023 to present Associate Lecturer London College Communications, MA Documentary and Photojournalism. London
2022: to present Associate lecturer,Royal College of Art MA Media Studies, Architecture School. London
2020: to Present Associate Lecturer,Central Saint Martins school of Art, BA Hons Hons Communications.London
2022: Visiting Lecturer Arts University Bournemouth,BA Hons Photography, Guest Speaker.
2021: Visiting lecturer Nottingham Trent University Ba Hons photography
2022: Visiting Lecturer Arts University Bournemouth,BA Hons Photography, Guest Speaker.
Jermaine Francis is a London based lens based artist, who explores narratives relating to aesthetics, Power, class, race, and the social political architecture of their manifestations.
He has exhibited at the International Centre of Photography New York, The National Portrait Gallery London,Haus Wien Austria, GaleriePcp Paris, Centre of British Photography London,The Saatchi Gallery London,Pembroke JCR Gallery Photo Oxford ,The Camden Arts Centre , Sherbert Green London, Peckham 24 Photo Festival 2024, The Depot Contemporary art Festival 2024, The Impression Gallery Bradford,The V&A Lates, The Glass Tank Oxford Brookes University and ‘Soulscapes’ at Dulwich picture Gallery London
He co-curated the group show ‘Notes on a Native Son, After Baldwin’ 2023 edition of Peckham 24 Photo Festival also appeared in The Art of Protest: Political Art and Activism,ICP Concerned Global Images for Global Crisis & Photo No’s No’s by Aperture. He has also written, and interveiwed for publications a 1000 words Photographic Magazine, Thames & Hudson, BoyBrother Friend, Beauty Papers magazine, and The Photographers Gallery.
Jermaine has published 3 books ‘A Post Industrial Dreamscape 0/ii’ published by Herepress. Jermaine was awarded the Autograph/ Lightworks, 2024 artist residency as well as nominated for the Foam Paul Huf Award in 2024.
He also contributes photography projects editorially, for
I-D Magazine, Beauty Papers Magazine,The Face,
Boy Brother Friend, Offal Magazine,10 Magazine,The Wire, Autre Magazine,
FT Weekend Magazine, WSJ.
His work is about to be exhibited in the upcoming show ‘JW Turner and changing visions of landscape” at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery in October 2024.
He is currently associate lecturer in MA media studies at the Royal College Art, MA Documentary Photography at London College of Communications, and BA Fashion Communications Central St Martins school of Art.
Gallery Representation : Paris galeriepcp