She Saw, Sea Shore
Francis Upritchard
Crab Pile, 2021 – 2022
Bronze
Courtesy the artist and Fine Arts, Sydney
In Upritchard’s Wonder Cupboards, five cupboards each hold a concentrated world shaped by touch, circling the body and the sea. One centres on Mermaid Ears, a roughly modelled dark-bronze bust with silver mermaid earrings, while neighbouring cupboards gather a ceramic vase, handmade glass, bronze crabs, and lustred vessels into their own charged environments. Across these varied materials—bronze, shibuichi, glass, and ceramic—a loose, poetic narrative unfolds.
About the artist
Francis Upritchard is an artist whose work draws from figurative sculpture, craft traditions, and design, with references from literature and history. She lives and works in the United Kingdom, Italy, and New Zealand.
Swimming in Campari Spritz, 2024
Swimming in Rosé, 2024
Swimming in White Wine, 2024
Venus Shell, 2021
Venus Shell with Pearl, 2021
Sore Foot and Flounder, 2025
She Saw, Sea Shore, 2025
Murray Art Museum Albury
Image Jeremy Weihrauch
Swimming in Campari Spritz, 2024
Swimming in White Wine, 2024
She Saw, Sea Shore, 2025
Murray Art Museum Albury
Image Jeremy Weihrauch
Installation view
She Saw, Sea Shore, 2025
Murray Art Museum Albury
Image Jeremy Weihrauch
11 Crustaceans, 2018
Happy Folded Smile, 2024
She Saw, Sea Shore, 2025
Murray Art Museum Albury
Image Jeremy Weihrauch
Mermaid Ears, 2025
She Saw, Sea Shore, 2025
Murray Art Museum Albury
Image Jeremy Weihrauch
Man and Friend II, 2024
Mermaid Centaur Celebratory Vase, 2018
She Saw, Sea Shore, 2025
Murray Art Museum Albury
Image Jeremy Weihrauch
Paddle Crab on Gold, 2018
Plant Vase, 2022
Crab Pile (3 Parts) (constellation), 2021-2022
She Saw, Sea Shore, 2025
Murray Art Museum Albury
Image Jeremy Weihrauch
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