FRANCES WAITE

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 - Platform Art by David Zwirner, presented by Elijah Wheat Showroom
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 :) <3

DESIGN 

Art Direction & Production Design with human person <3 
thank you to every person on every team, full credits in links

2026 - Lady Gaga - 2026 Grammys: Abracadabra - Art Director
2026 - Lady Gaga - Mayhem: Requiem Apple Music Live - Creative Direction & Set Designer
2026 - Not For Radio - Winter In The Garden Tour - Production Designer
2025 - KATSEYE - Beautiful Chaos Tour - Art Director
2025 - Lady Gaga - The Mayhem Ball - Art Director
2025 - Sabrina Carpenter - Short n’ Sweet European Tour - Art Director
2025 - SZA - The Grand National Tour - Art Director
2025 - The Marías - Coachella - Production Designer
2025 - Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Saturday Night Live - Art Director
2025 - Everything Always - Ultra Miami - Art Director
2025 - Glorilla - Saturday Night Live - Art Director
2025 - The Marías - The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Art Director
2024 - Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time Tour - Show Designer
2024 - Future - Rolling Loud Miami - Stage Design
2024 - Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour - Concept Artist
2024 - Future & Metro Boomin - We Trust You Tour - Stage Design
2024 - The Marías - Submarine Tour - Scenic Design
2024 - Fred Again.. - Places We’ve Never Been Tour - Design
2024 - Fred Again.. - LA Memorial Coliseum - Design
2024 - Fred Again.. - Three Shows at Frost Amphiteatre - Design
2024 - Fred Again.. & Skrillex - SF Civic Center Rave - Design
2024 - Girl In Red - Doing It Again Tour - Show Designer
2024 - SZA Saturn for Mastercard - Concept Artist
2023 - Becky G - Mi Casa, Tu Casa Tour - Creative Producer
2023 - Lil Baby - I.O.U. Tour - Concept Artist
2023 - Tate Mcrae - Are We Flying Tour - Stage Design
2023 - The Kid Laroi - Coachella - Creative Director
2023 - SZA - The S.O.S Tour - Art Director, Concept Artist
2023 - Wizkid - Tottenham Stadium - Art Director
2022 - SZA - Summer Festivals - Art Director
2022 - Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever Tour - Concept Artist
2022 - SIX60 - House Tour - Art Director
2021 - Billie Eilish - 2021 Festivals - Concept Artist
2021 - Crowded House - To The Island Tour - Art Director
2020 - Benee - Hey U x Tour - Art Director
2020 - Keith Urban - Caesars Las Vegas Residency - Art Director
2020 - Tove Lo - Sunshine Kitty Tour - Art Director
2019 - Keith Urban - Grey Cup Halftime Show - Helping Ian, Matt, & Ben

PRINT/WEB

2024 - Standard Deviation, Poems by Meetra Javed - Contributing Artist
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 - La 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