“An abundance of creative possibilities can be discovered from re-visiting, re-working and re-imagining the works. The found papers, the layers, the intersection between poetry and art, they speak to each other. ”

— Francesca, on her creative process

London based artist practitioner Francesca Centioni believes in encapsulating her philosophy through maintaining a sense of freedom. Francesca's practice is based on the use of printmaking, alternative photographic processes and collage. She often examines themes of ecology, identity and specifically the interrelationship between reality and the imagined. Francesca’s work investigates the potential that can be experienced by extending creative dialogues through a process-based trajectory. Her instinctual approach to palimpsest printmaking and use of collected substrates allows room for non-linear associations to be made. Explore Francesca’s ‘Book Prints’ here.

MA Arts & Learning graduate, Goldsmiths University, Francesca also completed BA (Hons) in Fine Art Photography at Camberwell College of Arts, UAL and a PGCE in Education. She collaborates with grassroots organisations and teaches in both formal and informal settings. With over 23 years of experience Francesca has programmed and delivered art workshops across London including Autograph Gallery, October Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Young Museum, Camden Arts Centre and Camberwell College of Arts, UAL.

Her studio culture is rooted in a holistic approach and often encompasses traditional processes with modern technologies, this provides a way in for building meaningful engagement and considering the role art plays in our everyday lives.

Recent selected exhibitions include;

The 7th John Ruskin Prize, “From the eye to the hand”, 16 January - 2 February 2025.

Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, International Original Print Exhibition, 7 - 17 November 2024.

Royal West Academy, 171 Annual Open Exhibition, 14 September 2024 - 5 January 2025.

Awarded the Fine Arts Prize, a three-month exhibition, Ironbridge Fine Arts Printmaking Competition, 10 September - 16 November 2024.

Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition, June - August 2024.

Awarded the Judd Medical Prize, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Print Prize exhibition, March 2024.

The 6th John Ruskin Prize, Seeing the Unseen, Hearing the Unspoken, February 2024.

Small But Mighty, Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Bankside Gallery 2023.

Ironbridge Fine Arts Printmakers Annual Open Exhibition 2023.

The Gallery at Green & Stone Summer Exhibition 2023.

Surface and Depth, Printmakers Council, Mandell’s Gallery 2022.

Apart Together, October Gallery 2021.

Entangled, MA Exhibition, Goldsmiths University 2019.

Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2018.

Tate Modern, Uniqlo Lates, SLWA, 2018.

Dulwich Festival: Artists Open House at Dulwich Picture Gallery 2017.

Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition 2016.