Frances Loriente is a Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist with over three decades of dynamic creative practice spanning printmaking, sculpture, painting, collage, animation, and wearable art. Based in Hobsons Bay, her studio proudly operates on the traditional land of the Yalukit Willam clan of the Bunurong Nation in Naarm.
As a Monash University Fine Arts graduate, her career features solo exhibitions, public commissions, and high-profile multimedia collaborations, including stop-motion production for iconic Indigenous musician Bart Willoughby.
Frances deeply connects with the community through immersive workshops, leading arts projects with ArtPlay, Wood St Art Space, and Yarra Libraries. She recently showcased her innovative wearable garments at the Melbourne Fashion Festival Independent Program hosted at the Immigration Museum, following a successful solo exhibition, “Dove L’Anima Si Sente a Casa,” at Red Gallery. Her artistic reach continues to expand with her latest major project: a pluralistic, highly tactile exhibition window installation titled “What Would We Be if We Were Under the Sea,” displayed at the City of Melbourne’s Library at The Dock.