Courtesy of the artist and Kate Macgarry. Photo by Nicole Bachmann.
Francis Upritchard
Born in 1976, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Lives and works in London, United Kingdom
Overview
Francis Upritchard was born in 1976 in New Plymouth, New Zealand and lives and works in London and New Zealand. Upritchard’s work draws on figurative sculpture, blending references from literature to ancient sculptures, and burial grounds to science fiction. Her installations showcase a wide variety of materials; her distinctive figurative sculptures are made using polymer plastic, amorphous mythological figures in balata - a natural rubber, bronze dinosaurs, glass vessels and ceramic urns. ‘Upr...Read more
Selected artworks