Recent Awards
May 2013 Shortlisted in the Saatchi Showdown 'Bright Lights Big City'
April 2013 Shortlisted for the Thames 21 Photography Award
March 2013 Winner 'Close Up Coast' category - Jurassic Coast Photography Award 2013
July 2012 Shortlisted for his surreal painting 'Blind Cheetah with a Human Skin Coat' in the Saatchi Surreal Showdown
March 2012 Shortlisted for his painting 'Imagine No John Lennon' in the Saatchi Gallery Abstract Showdown
Gallery Representation
Represented by Sticks Gallery, Swanage, Isle of Purbeck
Curatorial Roles
29th-30th June 2013 Curator of group exhibition 'Purbeck Coast' In association with the National Trust. Discovery Centre, Studland, Dorset
Planned Exhibitions
May 2013 ongoing Group exhibition of shortlisted photos in the Thames 21 competition, at Millers House cafe, Bromley-by-Bow, East London
June 2013 Jurassic Coast Photography Award 2013 group exhibition (winners and commended photos): The Lulworth Heritage Centre, Lulworth Castle, Dorset
29th-30th June 2013 Curator of group exhibition 'Purbeck Coast' In association with the National Trust. Discovery Centre, Studland, Dorset
12th-14th July 2013 'Dobell's Reprise' Solo Photographic Exhibition in collaberation with Swanage Jazz Festival. Crow's Nest, Swanage
July-August 2013 Expressionist Nudes - solo exhibition of paintings and prints at Sinsins, Norwich
Forthcoming Stands at Shows
6th June 2013 Stand at St Andrews Hall, Norwich (evening) featuring an interactive colour personality installation plus abstract paintings, photographs, cards
25th-26th August 2013 Living Heritage Country Show, Cheshire Showground
7th-8th September 2013 Living Heritage Country Show, Sandringham
21st November 2013 Stand at St Andrews Hall, Norwich (evening) featuring an interactive colour personality installation plus abstract paintings, photographs, cards
23rd-24th November 2013 Living Heritage Country Show, Sandringham
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013 Solo selling exhibition of art photography and original art at the Orange Grove, Norwich
2012 Solo Exhibition 'Twelve', River Green, Norwich - abstract paintings
2012 'artist geoff francis @ River Green: Photographs from Nature' 12 photographs from nature at River Green, Norwich.
2012-ongoing Permanent solo exhibition of expressionist abstract paintings and art photographs at The Orange Grove, Norwich
2012 'Art for Animals' Solo exhibition of paintings of animals and photographs from nature at the Garden House, Norwich.
2012 Extended solo exhibition of abstract paintings and atmospheric photographs at Tatlers Restaurant, Norwich
2012 Solo exhibition of Expressionist Nudes at The Garden House, Norwich
2011 'Following the Light' Solo exhibition of photography and paintings at the artist's studio, Norwich
2008-2010 Exhibition of paintings at Durlston Castle, Swanage. Donation from proceeds to Durlston Castle Project Fund
2005 Exhibition of paintings at Harris Interiors Gallery, Lower Parkstone, Dorset
2003 Exhibition of work co-produced with Anna Macmiadhachain, a renowned Naive artist, Swanage
2000 Exhibition of paintings at Shipton Street Gallery, Hoxton
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Jurassic Coast Photography Award 2013 exhibition (winners and commended photos): Fine Foundation Gallery, Durlston Castle, Dorset
2013 Jurassic Coast Photography Award 2013 exhibition (winners and commended photos): Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre, Dorset
2013 Exhibition of photos shortlisted in the Thames 21 competition, at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
2013 ongoing A curated art photography and original art selling exhibition at Sticks Gallery, Swanage, Isle of Purbeck
2012 Selling exhibition of original art and art photographs at Souzil 1200 Gallery, Braintree
2012 '60 Exceptional Paintings' Exhibition, The Space, Norwich A curated group exhibition, with 19 paintings and art photographs by geoff francis
2007 Exhibition of paintings at Pxaxx Interior Design, Westbourne
2006 Exhibited 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' interactive installation, at Frieze Art Fair, Regent's Park
2003 Exhibition of Colour Analysis installation. paintings, and showing of Chakra Journey DVD, Brampton's Original Art Gallery, South Woodford
1999 Exhibition of paintings at The Reading Centre, Reading
1997 Exhibition of paintings at Bournemouth International Centre Trade Show
Award Submissions
2013 'Dobell's Reprise' Ideas Tap Photography Competition 2013
2013 Olympus 'Portraiture' Photography Competition
2013 Academia Pulia: 'Home, My Place in the World' International Photography Documentary Competition
2013 Organ Vida 5th International Photography Festival
2013 People and Planet International Photographic Competition 2013
2013 ArtAngel OPEN. 'Man of the World', a joint 'recursively-layered' film plus live performance project with Radical 60s colleague Paul Windridge
2013 Shortlisted for the photo 'Reflections in Time' in the Saatchi Showdown 'Bright Lights Big City'
2013 The Print Space gallery, East London. Photo Contest: Water
2013 Incognito MINI Space Photography and Design Competition
2013 Photo essay - The Other Hundred Photography Award.
2013 Duggal Black and White Photography Contest 2013
2013 Shortlisted for the Thames 21 Photography Award
2013 4 paintings for 100 Painters of Tomorrow international competition
2013 Winner 'Close Up Coast' category, Jurassic Coast Photography Award
2012 2012 Golden Camera International Photography Competition
2012 HIPA 2012 International Photography Competition
2012 10th Annual Smithsonian Photography Contest
2012 Submitted design by invitation for Gorillaz! A Norwich trail of gorilla forms in aid of chairty
2012 The Sunday Times 2012 Landscape Photographer of the Year
2012 Shortlisted for the painting 'Blind Cheetah in a Human Skin Caot' in the Saatchi Gallery Surreal Showdown
2012 Shortlisted for the painting 'Imagine No John Lennon' in the Saatchi Gallery Abstract Showdown
2011 Three dimensional installation 'Crucifixion by Compassion' (oil on canvas in plexiglass) for North Norfolk Exhibition Project's
Open Exhibition 2012, Cley, Norfolk
Affiliations
2011-current Artist Member of AIR (Artist's Interaction & Representation- the voice of visual and applied artists)
2009-current Joint founder of Bonobo TV, a unique not-for-profit agency providing a platform for creatives and people working with respect for the planet
2009-current Co-founder of Radical 60s (a co-operative initiative to show that all the new creative ideas aren't even with the young!) with Paul Windridge, artist,
filmmaker and musician
Media Mentions
2012 Interview on Future Radio about art and Geoff's art exhibitions
2005 Article on Geoff's abstract oils on canvas and his charitable involvement with the Bill Jordan Foundation for Wildlife
2003 Articles on exhibition of Colour Analysis installation, Basildon Recorder (1) and Basildon Recorder (2)
2003 Abstract oil on canvas 'Chakra" featured in an article on Magick Art in Prediction Magazine
1996 Figurative oil on canvas 'Alternative Nativity' featured in a magazine article 'The Essenes' on the International Vegetarian Union News
Activities
2012-current Leading 'Walks with an Artist's Eye', which focus on how to notice, and frame, the moment
2008 Led group workshops plus one-on-one work with autistic and abused children, through the Holistic Educational Therapy Organisation, working at schools in
Wolverhampton, including the Kingston Centre in Whitmore Reans
1989 Initiated print project with prisoners to produce gift cards from original paintings, Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight
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