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Francie Hester Mixed Media

American

The art of Francie Hester evokes the feeling of a secret or memory being uncovered. Her contemporary abstract pieces may seem chaotic at first, but patterns begin to emerge upon closer inspection. Using mathematical and geometric principles, Hester creates paintings, drawings and sculptures that strive to bring order to chaos and draw out the unknowable.

Born in 1959, Hester focused on art from an early age. She earned a BFA from the University of Michigan in 1982 and an MFA from the University of Maryland in 1994. She held her first solo exhibition at Anton Gallery in Monterey, California, in 2006 and has since exhibited across the country and around the world.

Hester also creates large-scale public commissions. One of her most well-known site-specific works is Wordfall, a 2016 installation for the lobby of the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The stunning piece, which drapes down from the high ceiling, is made from over 80,000 paperclips wrapped in the words of poetry from Brendan Ogg, a young cancer victim.

Hester is the recipient of several honorary grants, including from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Arts Council of Montgomery County and the Maryland State Arts Counsel. Her paintings and sculptures are held in many private and corporate collections, including those of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, Capital One and Ernst Young.

Hester lives and works in Boulder, Colorado, and Silver Springs, Maryland, and is represented by Susan Eley Fine Art in New York. In 2022, she was one of the featured artists at an exhibition presented by the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts in California called "The Most Beautiful Mistake You Can Make." A perfect fit for Hester's work, the show explored how random errors can stimulate artistic creativity.

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Artist: Francie Hester
Strata 25-A
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
The 2025 series was created as a result of a 2-month artist residency in Monte San Martino, Italy in the summer of 2025. Francie Hester embeds fragments, echoing mosaics, onto the s...
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2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

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Acrylic

Strata 25-A
Strata 25-A
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Portale #5
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
The "Portale" series was created as a result of a 2-month artist residency in Monte San Martino, Italy in the summer of 2025. Francie Hester embeds fragments, echoing mosaics, onto ...
Category

2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Portale #4
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
The "Portale" series was created as a result of a 2-month artist residency in Monte San Martino, Italy in the summer of 2025. Francie Hester embeds fragments, echoing mosaics, onto ...
Category

2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Tempo #3
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
The "Tempo" series was created as a result of a 2-month artist residency in Monte San Martino, Italy in the summer of 2025. Francie Hester embeds fragments, echoing mosaics, onto th...
Category

2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Crossing Lines #3, abstract mixed media painting on aluminum panel, blue tones
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
Crossing Lines The exhibition also includes Crossing Lines, a series created in collaboration with interdisciplinary artist Lisa Hill. This series draws on the literal and figurati...
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2010s Contemporary Francie Hester Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Wire

Confluence #3, small abstract work on paper, multicolored and silver
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
Confluence continues the dialogue of the Daily Drawing Series, a visual diary that integrates day-to-day imagery to narrate a story about shifting time. In Confluence, the layering of fragmented and unfolding circles -- the underpinning for each piece -- defines a sense of deep and evolving space...
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2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

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Paper, Wax, Acrylic

Crossing Lines #2, abstract mixed media painting on aluminum panel, green
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
Crossing Lines The exhibition also includes Crossing Lines, a series created in collaboration with interdisciplinary artist Lisa Hill. This series draws on the literal and figurati...
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2010s Contemporary Francie Hester Mixed Media

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Metal, Wire

Confluence #17, small mixed media work on paper, neutral tones and black
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
Confluence continues the dialogue of the Daily Drawing Series, a visual diary that integrates day-to-day imagery to narrate a story about shifting time. In Confluence, the layering of fragmented and unfolding circles -- the underpinning for each piece -- defines a sense of deep and evolving space...
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2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

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Paper, Wax, Acrylic

Crossing Lines #11, abstract mixed media painting on aluminum, red and white
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
Crossing Lines The exhibition also includes Crossing Lines, a series created in collaboration with interdisciplinary artist Lisa Hill. This series draws on...
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2010s Contemporary Francie Hester Mixed Media

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Metal, Wire

Confluence #6, small abstract work on paper, multicolored and silver
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
Confluence continues the dialogue of the Daily Drawing Series, a visual diary that integrates day-to-day imagery to narrate a story about shifting time. In Confluence, the layering o...
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2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

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Tempo #2
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
The "Tempo" series was created as a result of a 2-month artist residency in Monte San Martino, Italy in the summer of 2025. Francie Hester embeds fragments, echoing mosaics, onto th...
Category

2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

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Acrylic

Portale #2
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
The "Portale" series was created as a result of a 2-month artist residency in Monte San Martino, Italy in the summer of 2025. Francie Hester embeds fragments, echoing mosaics, onto ...
Category

2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Portale # 1
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
The "Portale" series was created as a result of a 2-month artist residency in Monte San Martino, Italy in the summer of 2025. Francie Hester embeds fragments, echoing mosaics, onto ...
Category

2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Portale #3
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
The "Portale" series was created as a result of a 2-month artist residency in Monte San Martino, Italy in the summer of 2025. Francie Hester embeds fragments, echoing mosaics, onto ...
Category

2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Crossing Lines #15, abstract mixed media painting on aluminum, multicolored
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
Crossing Lines The exhibition also includes Crossing Lines, a series created in collaboration with interdisciplinary artist Lisa Hill. This series draws on the literal and figurati...
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2010s Contemporary Francie Hester Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Wire

Intertwined 20-2, small mixed media work on paper, yellow and silver
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic, wax and aluminum leaf on paper. 15.5" x 15.5" framed. Shown at VOLTA New York 2020. Aluminum leaf shines in the light.
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2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

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Paper, Mixed Media, Wax, Acrylic

Confluence #4, small abstract work on paper, multicolored and silver
By Francie Hester
Located in New York, NY
Confluence continues the dialogue of the Daily Drawing Series, a visual diary that integrates day-to-day imagery to narrate a story about shifting time. In Confluence, the layering o...
Category

2010s Abstract Francie Hester Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wax, Acrylic

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Crossing Lines #7, abstract mixed media painting on aluminum, black and white
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