Chris Francis is an arts educator, illustrator, writer and co-founder of ArtPedagogy and PhotoPedagogy, two popular online resources for artists, educators and students. He has led workshops and professional development at a range of institutions including Tate Modern, Autograph, The Photographers’ Gallery and The Royal Photographic Society. He is a regular writer for NSEAD’s AD Magazine. Chris best summarises his creative practice as ‘serious mischief’ – an ongoing quest to unpick art and art education via thinking hard coupled with less predictable actions, collaborations and picture-word doodling.
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SHIFT: Chris Francis
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SHIFT: Chris Francis
Secondary school art lead from Bournemouth and founder of @ArtPedagogy and @PhotoPedagogy Chris Francis reflects on his approach using the prompts ‘Culture and Concepts’, ‘Mischief and Meaning’ and ‘Authenticity and Actions’.
About the artist
About the film
This film is part of SHIFT, Freelands Foundation’s quarterly series of short films spotlighting varied practices, approaches and philosophies within art education.
Captions and editing: Sixbetween.
All audiovisual material and research is courtesy of the artist.