Francis Cai (b. 1999, Shanghai) is a visual artist. He holds a Master of Moving Image from the University of Sydney. His practice spans large-format film photography and experiments with digital media, exploring the subtle emotional qualities of everyday landscapes and the relationships between people and places across cultures.

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His images inhabit a space between observation and imagination. His work has been exhibited internationally at venues including Verge Gallery, M16 Artspace, Melbourne City Library Gallery and Zhejiang Art Museum. Selected works are held by institutions and private collectors in Australia.

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Solo Exhibitions

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A Moment in Nowhere, The Shop Gallery, Sydney (Mar 2025)

Flux, Gallery at City Library, Melbourne (Dec 2024)

The Daylight Moon, M16 Artspace, Canberra (Apr 2024)

Bird in The Cage - Shadowlands, Verge Gallery x USU, Sydney (Apr 2022)

Sea: Another Unseen Universe, National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai (Jun 2019)

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Selected Group Shows

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Exhibited Artist, “Light of All Things, Future of Intelligent Imagery” The 18th Shanghai International Photographic Art Exhibition, Shanghai (Oct 2026)

Exhibited Artist, “Intelligence Gathering Artistic Realm“ 2026 Shanghai Science and Technology Art Exhibition, Shanghai (Aug 2026)

Exhibited Artist, “Digital Archipelagos” The 10th Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, PSEG Digital Hall, ShenZheng (Dec 2025)

Exhibited Artist, “Camphor Tree Chronicles” 2025 SWAB Barcelona Art Fair, Fira de Barcelona (Oct 2025)

Exhibited Artist, The 5th Cross-Strait Photography Cultural Week, ZheJiang Art Museum, HangZhou (Nov 2024)

Exhibited Artist, “Eternal Scenery” Beijing Photo Week, China Millennium Monument (Oct 2024)

Exhibited Artist, “Social Geographies” Kunstraum’s Annual Member Exhibition, Kunstraum Gallery, NYC (Sep 2024)

Exhibited Artist, The 7th Poly Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing Time Museum (Dec 2023)

Exhibited Artist, The 4th Cross-Strait Photography Cultural Week, ZheJiang Art Museum, HangZhou (Oct 2023)

Exhibited Artist, “Emergence” Quantum Art Exhibition, The ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, M2 Gallery, Sydney (Jun 2023)

MMI Grad Show, Sinking into The Afterglow (VR), Old Geology Lecture Theatre, The University of Sydney (Jun 2022)

BFA Grad Show, Sunnyrain - Seven Years like One Day, Form Gallery, Auckland (Nov 2020)

Exhibited Artist, Tiger Murdoch: The Insider, Uxbridge Malcolm Smith Gallery, Auckland (Jun 2018)

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