In this small series of works, Ekun Richard explores the theme of lost connections between people, and with nature and the animal world, and the range of emotions people feel when dealing with loss. He works instinctively, in a way that often leads to his paintings taking on the essence of what is going on his day to day life.

Francis Gallery is opening a second location in Los Angeles this October, in an expansion of its original gallery in Bath, UK.

Many of the paintings in a newly released collection by John Zabawa were made in MacArthur Park during the sessions for his Gateways show at Francis Gallery, in the spring and summer of 2021.

Jean-Baptiste Besançon lives and works in Bordeaux, where he was born in 1985. Introduced to plastic arts at a very young age, but self-taught in his artistic practice, he has established a sustained rhythm of production and renewal, creating sensitive, profoundly alive work.

Rosemarie Auberson’s paintings sometimes, but not necessarily, arise from the observation of images, photographs or film stills brought to a form of abstraction. These references are not the main subjects, but rather starting points that facilitate the development of the paintings. "I try to evoke the feeling that something is in progress,” says Auberson. “The materials used are not precious (wood panels, cardboard) and the paintings are reworked many times before their final version. What interests me is the movement between something finished and unfinished — like an image seen furtively and then appropriated by the memory. It's an attempt to capture impermanence."

Nancy Kwon creates ceramics, textiles and works in glass that are rooted in tradition and ritual. From ancient Korean stoneware and hemp burial gowns, to Etruscan votive offerings and Neolithic petroglyphs, her pieces are informed by a long tradition of ceremonial objects created from organic materials. “My process often begins with extensive research into historic artefacts,” she says. “Part of that is to do with my Korean heritage; my practice has allowed me to learn more about the history behind the objects and rituals I grew up with. But I’m also interested in how different parts of the world became fixated with similar things, like Neolithic petroglyphs. I want to play a part in the creation of these objects, and become a part of that history. It helps me to look at myself from a distance – myself beyond my life in this body.”

Chris Liljenberg Halstrøm is a textile artist who lives and works between Copenhagen and the woods of Småland in Sweden. On close inspection, the surfaces of her delicate hand-embroidered pieces are subtly textured and rhythmic, and are often composed in monochrome or two-tone to draw attention to this quality. “Large monochrome surfaces allow the eye to notice the unevenness of the thread and the weave, creating a flickering effect across each stitch,” says Halstrøm. “Throughout the process of making, I see patterns form, only for them to disappear and be replaced with others as more of the work is completed.”

Memorial Field is an installation by Yoona Hur at Stroll Garden in Los Angeles, dedicated to the deaths caused by Covid-19. As of February 2021, there have been over 2 million deaths worldwide, with 500,000 in the US, and over 20,000 in Los Angeles County.

Francis Gallery is pleased to announce that Yoona Hur and Mari-Ruth Oda are showing works in Folds at Tristan Hoare, London.

John Zabawa has created a playlist to accompany his solo show, Gateways, at Francis Gallery, Bath.