Frances Waite

b. 1993 - Frances Waite is an American artist whose works on paper have been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. Her subversive approach to photorealistic graphite drawing has been recognized in notable arts and culture publications, including Vogue Magazine, Playboy Magazine, Fukt Magazine for Contemporary Drawing, and Vice's The Creators Project. In 2018 Frances was included in Vogue Magazine’s World 100, recognized as one of the most influential creators of the year.

Frances is an alumnus of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. In 2015 she graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Drawing. Born in Rochester New York, she currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. 

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b. 1993, Rochester New York

EDUCATION

2015 - BFA, Drawing - Pratt Institute

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 -
I Love It Here @ Western Exhibitions, Chicago, Illinois
2021 -
Another Day in the Kingdom @ Setareh X, Düsseldorf, Germany
2021 -
Here You Come Again @ Elijah Wheat Showroom, Newburgh, New York
2021 -
Hot Water @ Cob Gallery, London, UK
2020 -
Escape Fantasy @ Cob Gallery, London, UK
2018 -
Slap the Void @ Elijah Wheat Showroom, Brooklyn, New York
2016 -
My Girl @ Elijah Wheat Showroom, Brooklyn, New York

GROUP EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS

2024 - Whose Muse? @ Palo Gallery, New York, New York
2024 - Sitting & Looking @ Ruscha & Co, Los Angeles, California
2022 - Inside Draftswomen 3 @ Curated by Christine Brey at Feinkunst Krueger, Hamburg, Germany
2022 -
Figures, Grounds @ Western Exhibitions, Chicago Illinois
2021 -
Futurephilia @ Adult Contemporary, Nashville, Tennessee
2021 -
Future Fair, with Elijah Wheat Showroom, New York, New York
2021 -
Platform Art by David Zwirner, presented by Elijah Wheat Showroom
2021 -
The Stand; The Female Gaze Pt 1, presented by Cob Gallery
2021 -
Funny Games @ New Discretions, New York, New York
2021 - Western Exhibitions Drawing Biennial @ Western Exhibitions, Chicago, Illinois
2020 -
NADA FAIR with Elijah Wheat Showroom
2020 -
Female Trouble @ Western Exhbitions, Chicago, Illinois
2019 -
ISLAND @ Ramp Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2019 -
Living Room @ Elijah Wheat Showroom, Brooklyn, New York
2019 -
Graduation @ Good Mother Gallery, Oakland, California
2018 -
TSA/MVP 2nd Annual Holiday Raffle @ Tiger Strikes Astroid & Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, California
2018 -
Womxn Fest with Crass Lips Records @ Miami, Florida
2018 - The Anti Art Fair with Elijah Wheat Showroom @ London, United Kingdom
2017 -
Here for the Right Reasons (Curated by Janie Korn & Artie Niederhoffer) @ Sleep Center, New York, New York
2017 - Brooklyn Art Book Fair with EWS, Brooklyn, New York
2017 - Allergy Season @ Gowanus Print Lab, Brooklyn, New York
2017 -
Nasty Women @ Knockdown Center, Brooklyn, New York
2016 -
Tie His Hands Gently (Curated by Aurel Schmidt) @ Romeo, New York, New York
2016 - Satellite Art Show with Elijah Wheat Showroom, Miami, Florida
2016 - Juried Artist & Maker Market (Curated by Kelly Schroer) @ Space Create, Newburgh, New York

2016 - No Empty Vessels @ Gildar Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2015 - Her Mojo @ ASH Art & Space, Long Island City, New York
2015 - LIC OPEN @ ASH Art & Space, Long Island City, New York
2015 - Phantasmagoria @ Kunsthalle Projects, Brooklyn, New York

2015 - Love Team, BFA Thesis @ Pratt Institute, Brooklyn

PRINT/WEB

2023 - Office Magazine Issue 19 - Love and Torment: Frances Waite, New York, New York
2022 - Inside Draftswomen Volume 3 - Hardcover Exhibition Catalogue produced by Christine Brey with Feinkunst Krueger, Hamburg, Germany
2022 - 14 Contemporary Artists On How Reading Influences Their Work - Literary Hub via Platform Art
2022 - The Drawing Stall Volume 1, Curated by Casey Jex Smith
2021 -
An Introduction To The Artists In Futurephilia: Sex And Science Fiction In Contemporary Art, Laura Hutson Hunter, Nashville Scene
2021 - L
a Tranchée Racine #23, United Dead Artists
2021 -
Exit Magazine, Issue 42
2021 -
Ginger Zine, Issue 24
2021 -
Soft Punk Magazine, Issue 4, The Black (and White) Album, UK
2021 -
Frances Waite for the Western Exhibitions Drawing Biennial - Vimeo Interview, Western Exhibitions
2021 -
Tacos and Comic Strips: Welcome to Chicago’s Newest Drawing Biennial - Elephant, Louise Benson
2020 -
These Contemporary Artists Are Making Portraits About The Now - Monster Children, Chloe Borich
2020 -
The Best Virtual Exhibitions - A Little Bird, London, Domenica Marland
2020 -
Frances Waite on Re-Appropriating Voyeurism Through Drawing & Her New Show at Cob Gallery - Something Curated
2020 -
Committee on Women in the Arts’ 2020 Picks for College of Art Associations in America, February 2020
2020 -
Female Agency Reaches Climax in “Female Trouble” - Ante Magazine
2020 -
Ignoring the Male Gaze: A Review of Female Trouble at Western Exhibitions - New City Mag, Christina Nafziger
2019 -
Math Magazine - Issue 8
2019 -
Leste Magazine - Issue 8
2019 -
Revue Spasme - Issue 4
2019 -
The Sexy Times - Issue 3, Cash Machine Los Angeles
2018 -
BERLINGOT - Issue 2
2018 -
#instaBANNED - Playboy Magazine, September/October 2018 Issue, Zach Sokal
2018 -
Vogue Magazine's World 100
2018 -
The Best Erotic Art These Days? It's On Instagram - Vogue Magazine, Karley Sciortino
2018 -
Frances Waite's Selfie-Portraiture - Roman Kalinovski, Art Critical
2017 -
Lil Love Note - Ohio Edit, Amy Fusselman
2017 -
FUKT Magazine for Contemporary Drawing, Issue 16
2016 -
How To Climb Out Of The Bad Hole - Ohio Edit, Frances Waite
2016 -
My Girl: Interview with Frances Waite - Beautiful Bizarre, Justine Marrow
2016 -
Math Magazine, Issue 2
2016 - 20 - Hate Zine Issue 2
2016 -
Ohio Interviews/ Frances Waite - Ohio Edit, Amy Fusselman
2015 -
[Best of 2015] The Year in Erotic Art - The Creators Project
2015 - [Visual Dictionary] Nude Artists Unveil Their Creativity - The Creators Project, Amber McCall
2015 -
How Anonymous Tinder Nudes Became This Artist's Muses - The Creators Project, Emerson Rosenthal
2015 - This Artist is Recreating Anonymous Tinder Nudes - Dazed, Dominique Sisley
2015 -
Anonymous Tinder Nudes are Inspiring this Artists Glorious Recreations - Paper Magazine, Sandra Song
2015 - Brooklyn Artist Frances Waite is Turning Naked Tinder Selfies into Nudes - Bullett Magazine, Justin Moran
2015 - If you send this artist a naked picture of yourself, she'll draw you nude - Metro UK, Siam Goorwich
2015 -
How One Woman Is Using Tinder And Instagram To Find Nude Models To Draw - Huffington Post, Priscilla Frank
2014 - Love Team Baby Toss, Ubiquitous Fall 2014