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Light Work / Autograph Artist-in-Residence
Artist Jermaine Francis is selected for the 2024 Autograph / Light Work artist residency, to support the development of his work.
Every year, Autograph teams up with Light Work in Syracuse, New York – a non-profit, artist-run organisation providing direct support to emerging and under-represented artists working in photography. Autograph selects an artist to go on a residency at Light Work’s studios to pursue their personal projects: an exhibition, publication, printing, or even just space to think. They are provided with travel expenses, a stipend for living and production, a private darkroom, an apartment, and 24-hour access to Light Work’s photo and computer lab facilities. The residency has been running annually since 1996.
Jermaine Francis is a London based photographer and artist whose practice works within the disciplines of books, galleries and editorial, primarily in the discourse of the photo document. His work explores the physical and psychological negotiation of our space. He is an associate lecturer at the Royal College Art, Central Saint Martins' School of Design, and a visiting lecturer at London College Centre of Photography.
His work has been exhibited at the International Centre of Photography New York, The National Portrait Gallery London, Hetton Lawn at Haus Wien and Galeriepcp in Paris, Centre for British Photography London, The Saatchi Gallery, Pembroke JCR Gallery, Oxford Photo Festival and the Camden Arts Centre. Jermaine also co-curated the group show ‘Notes on a Native Son, After Baldwin’ with Emma Bowkett as part of this year's 2023 edition of Peckham 24.
Jermaine’s work has appeared in several monographs, including The Art of Protest: Political Art and Activism edited by Francesca Gavin & Alain Beiber, ICP Concerned Global Images for Global Crisis edited by David Campany, and Photo No-Nos published by Aperture and edited by Jason Fulford. He has also contributed writing for 1000 Words and Photographic Magazine. He has two books: Rhythms from the Metroplex and Something that seems so familiar becomes distant, which was shortlisted for the Belfast Photo Festival, 2022.
Banner image: Courtesy Jermaine Francis.
Images on page: Jermaine Francis, A Pleasant Land A Deferred History J, and Spectres of Samuel Johnson & Recognised Black Figures, 2023. © and courtesy the artist.
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