Monica Franciscus

I used to be a figurative painter but recently decided I couldn’t continue making pretty pictures given what is going on in the world. It’s artists’ responsibility to reflect the times and speak out. Given the overproduction of things, I repurpose plastic car parts, sheet metal, etc., and regularly go to dumpsters. My work is about sustainability, consumerism, robots in industry (with resulting unemployment, inequality, poverty), and climate change, about a society that prioritizes profit with a total disregard for the environment and all life on Earth. The repurposed pieces are a tribute to people’s ingenuity, engineering feats, ability to imagine, design and build. I aim to provoke reflection/discussion about major social issues, to create with repurposed objects aesthetically stimulating, thought provoking, beautiful pieces that deal with serious, dire issues.

Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY - BA
Provincetown Fine Arts, Summer 1995 (Paul Resika)Byrdcliffe Art Colony, Summer 1993Santa Fe Institute of Fine Art, Summer 1992 (Wolf Kahn)Vermont Studio Center, Summer 1991 (Catherine Murphy, William Bailey)New York Studio School, 1989-1992
Fluent in Italian, French and Spanish
Award: nominated for a scholarship to Skowhegan, ME, by The Studio School,
Fellowship Vermont Studio Center 2007

See CV on website: ArtByMF.com
Recent shows:
Cherry Valley Sculpture Trail, July 2023. Cherry Valley, NY
University of Connecticut, Avery Point, "Open Air 2023" Sculpture Exhibition, Groton, CT Summer 2023.
Cornell Biennial: "Futurities; Uncertain" September 2022