Out Here Living, 2023

Francesca Wade was born in Tunbridge Wells, UK in 1984 and grew up in England, Scotland, Norway and Egypt. She studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins and graphic design at Brighton Art School. After graduating, Francesca won an art residency at FABRICA in Italy where she spent the first few years of her career. As a young entrepreneur, she moved from Italy to Brazil where she spent six years focused on creating, planning and investing in art, design and communication. Companies Francesca co-founded include Mesa innovation and educational workshops based on learning through doing, and MECA a boutique global music platform. After moving to New York City eight years ago, Francesca continued her design career before discovering painting, to which she now dedicates her time and energies.