| EDUCATION | ||
| 1974-79 | Apprenticed to a wood carver, York, England. | |
| 1982 | BFA, City and Guilds of London Art School. | |
| 1989 | Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. | |
| 1991 | MFA. Goldsmiths College, University of London. | |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2022-27 | A Gathering of Utopian Benches, Catskill Art Space, Livingston Manor, NY | |
| 2020 | Here, Marinaro, New York. | |
| 2015-18 | Bancs d’Utopie, FRAC Franche-Comte, Besançon; Le Familstère de Guise; Design Biennial, St. Etienne, France; CIVA, Brussels, Belgium; Baltic 39, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Chahuts, Bordeaux; FRAC Grand Large – Hauts-de-France, Dunkerque, France. | |
| 2011-14 | Utopian Benches, Arcadia University Gallery, Glenside, PA; ICA, Portland, ME; Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY; Murray Guy, NY; SFAI, San Francisco, CA; Shaker Museum, Mount Lebanon, NY; Steirischer Herbst, Graz, Austria | |
| 2010 | Behind the Levees, Clifford Gallery, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY | |
| 2009 | Home Front, Murray Guy, New York; Anderson Gallery, VCU, Richmond, VA | |
| 2008 | It Happened Here, Suraci Gallery, Marywood University, Scranton, PA | |
| 2006 | Richard and Dolly Maas Gallery, Purchase College, NY | |
| Waterline, Murray Guy, New York | ||
| Grimm Rosenfeld, Munich | ||
| 2004 | St. Louis Art Museum | |
| Murray Guy, New York | ||
| 2002 | Eli Marsh Gallery, Amherst College, MA | |
| 2001 | Murray Guy. New York | |
| Galerie Andreas Grimm, Munich, Germany | ||
| 2000 | Art Statements, Murray Guy, Art 31 Basel, Switzerland | |
| Cabinets, The College of Saint Rose Art Gallery, Albany, NY | ||
| 1999 | Murray Guy, New York | |
| 1997 | Steffany Martz, New York. | |
| 1993 | The Showroom, London, UK | |
| 1992 | Mario Flecha Gallery, London, UK | |
| SPECIAL PROJECTS | ||
| 2013 | We Sit Together, Utopian Benches form the Shakers to the Separatist of Zoar, published by Princeton Architectural Press | |
| 2010 | The Other End of the Line, High Line, New York | |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2022 | Shaker Inspired, Joyce Goldstein Gallery, Chatham, NY | |
| 2021 | Next To You, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2019 | The Value of Sanctuary, Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York | |
| 2018 | Dime Store Alchemy, Flag Art Foundation, New York | |
| Arcadias, Magenta Plains, New York | ||
| Que Fut 1848?, FRAC Grand Large – Hauts-de-France, Dunkirque, France | ||
| Recollected, College of St Rose, Albany, NY | ||
| 2017 | Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale That Society Has to Destroy, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ | |
| Real Estate, Dwelling on Contemporary Art, Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, PA | ||
| Microscopie du Banc, CIVA, Brussels | ||
| Le Travail à L’Oeuvre / L’Alternative, FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France | ||
| 2016 | Microscopie du Banc, Le Graineterie, Houilles, France | |
| 2015 | Angle of Repose, Francis Cape and Harmony Hammond, Site Santa Fe, NM; Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington DC. | |
| 2014 | Steirischer Herbst, Graz, Austria | |
| 2013-14 | Against the Grain, Museum of Art and Design, New York; Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| 2012-13 | We The People, Tang Museum at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY | |
| 2012 | House Arrest, Franklin Street Works, Stamford, CT | |
| B19, LIU, Brooklyn, NY | ||
| 2011 | Living Today, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Social Structure, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Idaho. | ||
| Broken Home, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY | ||
| 2010 | Renovating Walden, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA | |
| Francis Cape and Paul Kennedy, Callicoon Fine Arts, Calicoon, NY | ||
| 2008 | U.S. Biennial, Prospect 1, New Orleans | |
| Trapdoor, Public Art Fund, New York | ||
| Informed by Function, Lehman College Art Gallery, New York | ||
| 2007 | About Face/Facade, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL | |
| Emily Dickinson Rendered, Glyndor Gallery, Wave HIll, New York | ||
| The Handmaking, Abingdon Art Center, Jenkintown, PA | ||
| 2006 | Disaster One Year After, Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan College, CT | |
| 2005 | Spectrum, Galerie Lelong, New York | |
| Monochrome Image, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York | ||
| 2004 | Nothing Compared to This, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH | |
| The Big Nothing, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA | ||
| 2003 | The Paper Sculpture Show, Sculpture Center, NY | |
| New Prints, International Print Center, NY | ||
| Impressions of a Revolution, Dan Elias Gallery, Allston, MA | ||
| 2002 | View Six: Surface to Surface, curated by Max Henry, Mary Boone Gallery, New York | |
| Raum ohne Raum, curated by Barbara Hoffmann, KuturAllinazen, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Art on Paper 2002, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC | ||
| Building Structures, P.S.1, New York | ||
| Multiples, An Incomplete Survey, Brent Sikkema, NY | ||
| On Paper, Galerie Andreas Grimm, Munich, Germany | ||
| Floor to Ceiling, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT | ||
| Mathematique, Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art , London, UK | ||
| Interior, Galerie Andreas Grimm, Munich, Germany | ||
| 2001 | The (Ideal) Home Show, Gimpel Fils, London | |
| definition, Murray Guy, New York | ||
| 2000 | Artworkers, Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, UK; Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, UK; Ferens Art Gallery, | |
| Kingston-upon-Hull, UK. | ||
| Exhibition Room, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT | ||
| Extra Ordinary, James Cohan Gallery, New York | ||
| Greater New York, PS1, New York | ||
| The Conversation, Murray Guy, New York | ||
| 1999 | Drawings, Alexander and Bonin, New York | |
| Valentine, Eyewash, New York | ||
| 1997 | Kevin Appel, Francis Cape, Jorge Pardo, Janice Guy, New York | |
| I met a man who wasn’t there…. Basilico Fine Arts, New York. | ||
| L.A. Angelmaker and Francis Cape, Momenta, New York. | ||
| Emerging Artists, Sculpture Center, New York. | ||
| Stairmasters, Stairmasters, New York | ||
| 1996 | Space Mind Place, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York. | |
| Handmade Readymades. Hunter Galleries, New York. | ||
| The Future Lasts Forever, Steffany Martz, New York. Sculpture Center at Roosevelt Island, New York. | ||
| 1995 | Rest and Motion, Margaret Murray Fine Arts, New York. | |
| 1994 | Critics Choice, Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York. | |
| 1992 | Roll, Clove Gallery, London. | |
| 1991 | Into the Nineties 3, Mall Gallery, London. | |
| Goldsmiths College, London. | ||
| 1990 | Carpenters Road Studios, London. | |
| 1989 | Project Space, The Gymnasium, London. | |
| 1987 | Rivington Street Gallery, London. | |
| 1986 | 25th February, Rivington Street Gallery, London | |
| 1985 | The Whitechapel Open, Whitechapel Gallery, London. | |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | ||
| 2016 |
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Interview with Madeliene Kattman, “Jumping the Braided Rope with Francis Cape” Zingchat February. |
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Bathurst, Matilda “The New Utopias” The Economist 25 May 2016 |
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Dupont, Valerie “Re-manufacturing” Hors D’Oeuvres |
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| 2015 | Abatemarco, Michael. “Flesh and Wood, Harmony Hammond and Francis Cape’s Angle of Repose“. Santa Fe New Mexican, 17-23 July, 2015 | |
| 2013 | Calabrese, Nickolas. “The Utopian Grave / The Grave Utopian.” X-TRA 16, no. 2 (Winter 2013), pp. 100–107 | |
| Smith, Roberta. “Francis Cape: Utopian Benches.” The New York Times, 19 July 2013, p. C26 | ||
| Green, Penelope. “Taking a Load Off, Together.” The New York Times, 25 July 2013, p. D2 | ||
| Richard, Frances. “Francis Cape: Murray Guy.” Artforum (October 2013), p. 293 | ||
| Lookofsky, Sarah. “Francis Cape: Murray Guy.” Artforum.com, 24 July 2013 | ||
| Russeth, Andrew. “Francis Cape: Utopian Benches at Murray Guy.” New York Observer, July 2013 | ||
| Keats, Jonathan. “Change The World With A Chair? Carpenter Francis Cape Shows His Utopian Benches At The Museum Of Arts And Design.” Forbes, 18 July 2013 | ||
| Gopnik, Blake. “Seating Takes a Political Stand: Francis Cape looks at where communitarians sat.” The Daily Beast, 18 July 2013 | ||
| 2011 | Fallon, Rachel. “Francis Cape: Utopian Benches.” Philadelphia Daily News, 2 December 2011 | |
| Newhall, Edith. “Utopian Benches by Francis Cape at Arcadia University Art Gallery.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 27 November 2011 | ||
| 2010 | ‘Francis Cape’, The New Yorker, October | |
| 2009 | Goptnik, Blake, ‘Francis Cape, Home Front”, Artforum.com, May/June | |
| Smith, Roberta. ‘Francis Cape, Home Front’, The New York Times, May 29 | ||
| 2007 | Schwendener, Martha, ‘How a Solitary Poet of the Past Speaks to 10 Artists of Today’, NY Times, March 9 | |
| 2006 | Salz, Jerry, ‘Healing Arts’, Village Voice, June 1 | |
| ‘Munro Galloway/Francis Cape’, New Yorker, June 5 | ||
| 2004 | Clark, Robin, ‘Francis Cape, Currents 91’, St Louis Art Museum | |
| Princenthal, Nancy, ‘Francis Cape at Murray Guy’, Art in America,November, p. 172 (illustrated) | ||
| Lombardi, D. Dominick, ‘Francis Cape’, Sculpture, Vol. 23, No. 6, July/August | ||
| Silva, Eddie, ‘Francis Cape, St Louis Art Museum’, Art US, Issue 4, October | ||
| 2003 | ‘Subtle Occupations’, The New Yorker, July 28 | |
| Hirsch, Faye, ‘Francis Cape, Fayerweather Hall’, Art on Paper, Vol.7, No.5, March, pp.62-63 (illustrated) | ||
| Cotter, Holland, ‘The Paper Sculture Show’, New York Times, September 12 | ||
| 2002 | Hofmann, Barbara, publication for Raum ohne Raum, Kulturallianzen, Koln, Germany | |
| The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foudation, catalogue for 2001 awards, pp. 18-19 (ill.) | ||
| Klein, Richard, brochure for Floor to Ceiling, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefild, CT | ||
| 2001 | Wilson, Michael, ‘Francis Cape’, Artforum.com, September/October | |
| Scott, Andrea, ‘Francis Cape’, The New Yorker, October 15 | ||
| Johnson, Ken, ‘Francis Cape’,The New York Times, September 21 | ||
| 2000 | Koplos, Janet. ‘Francis Cape at Murray Guy’, Art in America, Vol.88, No.1, January, pp.116-117 (illustrated) | |
| Martini Filippo, ‘Concept: art looks at design and studies its meanings…’, Casa Vogue, no.5, October 2000, pp.94, 96 | ||
| Reardon, Valerie, ‘Artworkers”, Art Monthly | ||
| Feldman, Melissa, ‘Artworkers: The Politics of Labour in Contemporary Art’, Artworkers, Oriel Mostyn Gallery and Newlyn Art Gallery |
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| Kino, Carol ‘Surveying the Scene II, The Emergent Factor’, Art in America, Summer, pp.45-49 | ||
| Salz, Jerry, ‘Great Expectations’, The Village Voice, March 8-15 | ||
| Johnson, Ken. ‘Extra Ordinary”, The New York Times, June 9 | ||
| Jaeger, William, ‘Constructing a Polished Look’, Times Union, Albany, NY, February 13 | ||
| 1999 | Schmerler, Sarah. ‘Francis Cape’, Time Out NY, No.190, May 13-20. p.64 | |
| 1997 | Volk, Gregory. ‘Francis Cape’, Art in America, October, p.121 (illustrated) | |
| Smith, Roberta. ‘Francis Cape’, The New York Times, March 14 | ||
| Hein, Lisa. ‘Francis Cape: 167 East 69th Street, Sculpture Center’, Zing Magazine, Summer, pp.278-79 (illustrated) | ||
| Smith, Roberta. ‘I met a man who wasn’t there…’, The New York Times, July 4 | ||
| Mangini, Elizabeth. ‘I met a man who wasn’t there…’, The Exhibitionist, Fall, p.58 | ||
| Nahas, Dominique. ‘I met a man who wasn’t there…’, Review, July/August, pp.57-58 | ||
| Freedman, Matt. ‘Between High & Low Tradition’, Review, May 1, pp.10-12 | ||
| Greene, David A. New York Sidewalk, November | ||
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| Review, January | ||
| 1996 | Cotter, Holland. ‘Roosevelt Island’, The New York Times, August 9 | |
| Schmerler, Sarah. ‘Projects’. Time Out NY, August 21-28 | ||
| Arning, Bill. Time Out NY, July 31 | ||
| Servetar, Stuart. ‘This Way Please’, NY Free Press, 24-30 Smith, Roberta. ‘Space, Mind, Place’, | ||
| New York Times, July 19 (illustrated) | ||
| Weaver, Thomas. ‘Handmade Readymades’, Handmade Readymades , Hunter College | ||
| Cooper, Diana. ‘Francis Cape and Catherine Havermeyer’ (interview) | ||
| Servetar, Stuart. NY Free Press, February 28- March 5 | ||
| Smith, Roberta. ‘Handmade Readymades’, The New York Times, March 1 | ||
| Halle, Howard. ‘Ready or Not’, Time Out NY, February 14-21 | ||
| 1993 | Sweet, Kim . Interview , pamphlet, The Showroom, London (illustrated) Currah, Mark. ‘Francis Cape, The Showroom’, Untitled, No.3, Winter 1993/94 |
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| Jennings, Rose. ‘Francis Cape, The Showroom’, Time Out, Oct. 13-20 | ||
| 1992 | Hubbard, Sue.’Francis Cape and Lucy Heyward’, Time Out, May | |
| Jennings, Rose. Time Out, May | ||
| 1991 | Collings, Mathew. ‘Into the Nineties’, City Limits, August 29- September 5 | |
| AWARDS | ||
| 2010 | Pollock Krasner Artist Grant | |
| 2003 | Henry and Natalie E. Freund Fellowship | |
| 2001 | The Louis Comfort Tiffany Award | |
