Patrick Francis began exhibiting at Arts Project Australia in 2009 when he was eighteen years old. In 2012 he was awarded the Art & Australia Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award. Primarily working in acrylic on paper and preferring a bold colour palette, Francis works primarily in the genres of portraiture and still life. His subjects include iconic figures such as Marilyn Monroe and Ned Kelly as well as scenes from popular culture and the everyday.
