Federico de Francesco was born in Calabria, Italy in 1979. He is a classically trained violinist and received a Ph.D. in Economics from UCLA in Los Angeles, California.

De Francesco’s recent solo and group exhibitions include “Just How I Like It” at Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery (2024); “City Life” Curated by Marcus Leslie Singleton at V1 Gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark (2024); “Oak House” at Fernberger Gallery in Newport, Rhode Island (2023); “I am the Ocean” at Outpost in Copenhagen, Denmark (2023); “Sea Bound” at V1 Gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark (2023); “Federico de Francesco and Emmett Moore” at The Pit in Los Angeles, California (2022); “Spring Waters” at Ross + Kramer Gallery in East Hampton, New York (2022); “Summer Sun” at The Journal Gallery at Van de Weghe Fine Art in East Hampton, New York (2021); “Vanquishing Ocular” at Rental Gallery in East Hampton, New York (2019); “Downtown Painting” presented by Alex Katz at Peter Freeman Inc in New York, New York (2019); “Garden Dwellers” at Regina Rex in New York, New York (2017); “Shed” curated by Darryl Westly at Christie’s in New York, New York (2017) and “Federico de Francesco” at Four A.M. in New York, New York (2016).

Work by Francesco is held in numerous public collections, including in the Alex Katz Foundation in New York, New York; the Margulies Collection in Miami, Florida; The University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor, Maine; the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia.

Federico de Francesco lives and works in New York, New York.