About
Bio
François Beaurain is a French artist and photographer living and working in Rabat (Morocco). Francois exhibited his work at Rencontres photographiques de Arles (2016 and 2020), Bozar (2016), Guggenheim Bilbao (2016) and LagosPhoto (2015 and 2017). Francois is also occasionally a writer, his writings have appeared in Le Monde, CNN, Jeune Afrique and more. He's also a collector and owns one of the largest and diversified collection African movie posters.
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Selected exhibitions
| Night of the year, Rencontres photographiques d'Arles, 2020. | |
| Addisfoto Festival, Ethiopia, 2018. | |
| Digitalia, Museum of the African Diaspora , San Francisco, 2018 | |
| Rencontres Photographiques de Rabat, Morocco, 2018. | |
| Lagos Photo Festival, 2017 | |
| Changjiang International Photography and Video Biennale | |
| “UE em Angola”, Luanda | |
| Les Nuits Photographiques d'Essaouira, Morocco, 2016 and 2017. | |
| "Tear my bra", Rencontres photographiques d'Arles, 2016 | |
| "Dey your lane", Bozar, Bruxelles, 2016 | |
| "Designing Africa 3.0"., Milan | |
| Festival Circulations, Paris, 2016 | |
| "Making Africa", Vitra Design Museum, Guggenheim Bilbao and Vitra Designa Museum, 2015. | |
| Lagos Photo Festival, 2015 |
Residencies
| Arthouse foundation, Lagos, 2017. | |
| African Artist's Foundation, Lagos, 2015. | |
| Maroc Artist Meeting, Marrakech, 2015. | |
Press review
| Ours Magazine : Francois Beaurain Pioneers Gifs as Art & Shares Nollywood Crush | |
| C41 Magazine : Francois Beaurain | |
| Konbini : From Liberia To Lagos, This French Artist Has A Knack For Creating Unconventional Imagery | |