Francis McWhannell
Francis is a freelance writer and curator. He has contributed to a variety of arts and culture magazines and websites, including Art News New Zealand, HOME, CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa, Runway Conversations, and The Spinoff.
Everything By: Francis McWhannell
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in December 2021.
The best art on show online this month from artists and galleries in Aotearoa.
The best art on show online this month from artists and galleries in Aotearoa.
The best art on show online this month from artists and galleries in Aotearoa.
The best art on show online this month from artists and galleries in Aotearoa.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in July 2021.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in June 2021.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in May 2021.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in April 2021.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and online in March 2021.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in February 2021.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in December 2020.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in August 2020.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in July 2020.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in June 2020.
Queer representation is vital in visual arts. But are group shows the answer? Francis McWhannell discusses different possibilities in this response to the latest exhibition at Gus Fisher Gallery.
The best art on show in the dealer galleries of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, and online, in May 2020.
The best art on show online this April from artists and galleries in Aotearoa.
Francis McWhannell examines Caitlin Devoy's sculptures, with their unusual take on the human body and its politics.
Francis McWhannell explores Shannon Novak's queer politics on show at the Govett-Brewster.
Francis McWhannell on the underpaid opportunity of the Aotearoa arts calendar
In an exhibition that pivots around so tender a subject as the AIDS crisis, Francis McWhannell finds warmth, sophistication, and an exhortation to reflect and to learn.
Francis McWhannell asks whether the real Simon Denny might be standing up.
Watercolour often calls to mind stale landscapes. Francis McWhannell explores the work of an Auckland artist who is doing exceptional things with the medium.
Francis McWhannell on Auckland Art Gallery's 'Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show'.
Francis McWhannell explores 'Yang Fudong: Filmscapes', an exhibition of moving image art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.
Francis McWhannell with a two-part review of Playground Collective's 'All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever'.
Despite its superstar line-up, 'Inside Outside Upside Down' is strangely cheerless and unanimated, writes Francis McWhannell
