REFLECTIONS EXHIBITION BY GRAHAM FRANSELLA

Originally exhibited from 2 June 2025 at Sofi’s Lounge

Refelctions Exhibition by Graham Fransella

Sofitel Melbourne On Collins was proud to present the works of Melbourne-based artist Graham Fransella, represented by Australian Galleries, who explores the tension between instinct and intention. Through expressive prints and elemental paintings, his figures and forms emerge in bold, abstract gestures—revealing a raw, poetic honesty shaped by decades of refinement.

Fransella is a celebrated abstract painter and printmaker whose expressive mark-making explores the human form with instinct and intensity.

Trained in the UK and based in Australia since 1975, his work has been exhibited widely, held in major national collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, Parliament House Canberra, Artbank, and he has been an Archibald Prize finalist.

His recent work embraces abstraction and spontaneity, valuing imperfection as a source of authentic expression. Inspired by Edvard Munch, Fransella’s prints and paintings balance energy with control, creating powerful images shaped by both experience and instinct.

Embracing chance and movement, his intuitive process reflects decades of experimentation and a deep trust in the act of making.