CV

Francis Cai

USYD Master of Moving Image 2022

Short Bio

Francis Cai is a 25-year-old fine art photographer and an XR film director based in Sydney, Australia. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design and a Master of Moving Image degree from the University of Sydney. Upon graduation, he co-founded Studio 13 Sydney, attending residency programs in New York City and France to extend his practice.

His recent images often focus on surreal landscapes and rising self-awareness in the post-pandemic era. As a young visual artist with a unique perspective in psychogeography, he sensitively examines the differences in diverse living environments and cultures in the uncertain time he experienced from the heart.

His works show a distinctive personal style and have been exhibited locally and internationally at Leo Kelly Art Centre, Verge Gallery, Beijing Time Museum, Shanghai National Convention Centre and ZheJiang Art Museum, gradually catching public attention. His artworks are in private and public collections.

蔡正琨，25岁，青年影像艺术创作者，新西兰怀特克利夫艺术设计学院本科，澳大利亚悉尼大学动态影像学硕士，现居住于悉尼。他的作品常关注超现实景观与后疫情时代崛起中的自我意识。作为年轻艺术家，他以独特的视角，从内心敏感审视所历经的不确定时代下多元生活环境和文化的差异，作品展现出鲜明的个人风格，并在悉尼里欧.凯丽艺术中心，Verge画廊，北京时间博物馆，上海国家会展中心和浙江美术馆等地展出，逐渐走入公众视野。出版画册《白昼之月》收录于澳洲国立图书馆当代摄影图录。部分作品被有关机构和爱好者收藏。

Artist-in-Residence

La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts, Noyers, France (Oct 2024)

Kunstraum LLC, New York City, USA (Oct 2023 - Dec 2023)

Solo Exhibitions

The Daylight Moon, M16 Artspace, Canberra (April 2024)

Bird in The Cage - Shadowlands, Verge Gallery x USU (April 2022)

Sea: Another Unseen Universe, Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center (June 2019)

Selected Group Shows

Exhibited Artist, The 7th Poly Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing Time Museum (Dec 2023)

Exhibited Artist, The Fourth Cross-Strait Photography Cultural Week, ZheJiang Art Museum (Oct 2023)

Exhibited Artist, Quantum Art Exhibition, The ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, M2 Gallery (June 2023)

Exhibited Artist, “Portrait of Life” NGO Show, Shan Shui Conservation Center (May 2023)

MMI Grad Show, Sinking into The Afterglow (VR), Old Geology Lect Theatre USYD (June 2022)

BFA Grad Show, Sunnyrain - Seven Years like One Day, Form Gallery (November 2020)

Exhibited Artist, Auckland Art Week, Victoria Park Market (October 2020)

Exhibited Artist, Urbanization Public Project, Karangahape Rd (August 2019)

Exhibited Artist, Tiger Murdoch: The Insider, Uxbridge Malcolm Smith Gallery (June 2018)

Awards

Finalist, The 7th Poly Stellardemia Award, Beijing Time Museum (Dec 2023)

Winner, Roma Short Film Festival, Best VR Film (Feb 2023)

Finalist, Blacktown City Art Prize, Leo Kelly Arts Center (Jan 2023)

Finalist, 2022 USU Creative Awards, Verge Gallery (Oct 2022)

Winner, The 3rd Alex Mao Youth Photographer Award, Auckland Festival of Photography (June 2021)

Winner, 2020 Photo Media Prize, Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design (Apr 2021)