Keith Francis

Keith Francis

Boston/New Bedford, MA, United States

About Keith Francis

Keith M. Francis is a multidisciplinary artist working in paint, sculpture, video and installations. He explores social, environmental and political issues that address injustice, alienation and disenfranchisement based on his private experiences. Francis was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts and has a art studio in New Bedford, MA and in a high school Visual Design and Communications Instructor.

Education:

Keith received a M.F.A. from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, and a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Keith had attended classes at the Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, ME, and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.

Events:

Currently, he will be exhibiting, May–September, 2018–19 at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI, and was selected in April by a committee of art experts as one of the 100 best independent, emerging artist to exhibit at The Other Art Fair New York by Saatchi Art, June 1–4, 2017.

Exhibitions:

He has exhibited at venues including Delaware State University, Dover, DE; Butler University, Indianapolis, IN; New Art Center, Newton, MA; Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA; New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA; Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH; The Cambridge School at Weston, Weston, MA; New England School of Art & Design, Boston, MA; The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Hairpin Art Center, Chicago, IL; Carmel Film and Art Festival, Carmel, CA; and Giornata Del Contemporaneo Di Amaci, Milan, Italy.


Keith’s artworks has featured in The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, The Standard Times, WGBH, Art Works, Big Red & Shiny, Printer's Devil Review, Kansas City Voices, Artscope, Art New England and Graphis. He has made appearances on C-Span, WGBH Greater Boston, and CBS television. Francis was selected by the Democratic National Committee as the official artist for the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA, and was selected to design a commemorative poster for the public opening of the 2002 Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, Boston, MA.