Eustace Mamba Francis
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b. 1992, Queens, New York

SOLO / PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS

2026 — Lavender, 2026. Paradigm Gallery+Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2006 — Smell Da Flowers (Pop-Up Exhibition,) Paradigm Gallery + Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2025 — Stone Soup, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, Philadelphia, PA
2021 — Wildflowers, Chrysalis Art Center, Chester Springs, PA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026-27  — Fitler Club Artists in Residence, Fitler Club, Philadelphia, PA
2026 —  Ocho Supper Club, Summer Residency at The Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, PA
2026 — Foundations 2026, Artsy, Online International Fair (Instagram, Font Page, Curatorial Highlight)
2026 —   “Rooted: Origins of American Gardening,” PHS Philadelphia Flower Show + Mural Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2026  —  Echoes of Our Future: 250 Years of Black Artistic Legacy in Philadelphia, Barbara Crawford Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2025 — Shades: Expanding the Language of Black Skin, Luster Gallery + Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2025 — Stomping Ground, Lansdowne Arts Committee, 20*20 Gallery, Lansdowne, PA
2025 — Foundations 2025, Artsy, Online International Fair (Curatorial Highlight)
2025 — Under the Influence, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2025 –  The Time is Always Now, Featured Local Artist, Philadelphia Museum of Art + Mural Arts Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2024 — INTO ACT!ON at the DNC, curated by Yosi Sergant, Chicago, IL
2024 — The Magic Number, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2023 — Corner Stories, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2023 — Philadelphia Fellowship for Black Artists Showcase, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022 — Living in Between Worlds, with Yikui (Coy) Gu, Commonweal Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022 — 121st Annual Student Exhibition, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
2021 — CODEX – Year Two, Works on Paper Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2020–21 — Artmaking in Pandemic Times, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
2020–21 — Art Jawn, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA
2020 — 119th Annual Student Exhibition, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
2019 — CROSSCURRENTS, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
2019 — Reflection(s,) PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
2019 — Roots of the Past: Saving The Future, St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Wilmington, DE
2019 — I’ll Tell You: Unfolding the Story of Our Ancestry, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
2019 — “Gang, Gang” Studio Show, PAFA, Philadelphia, PA
2015 — Underground POV, RECPhilly, Goldilocks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014 — 45th Annual Student Exhibition, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA

TEACHING & TALKS

2026 — Twilight in the Gardens, Sewing Workshop, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
2026 — Visiting Artist Talk, Renaissance Academy MS/HS, Phoenixville, PA
2026 — Streets Dept. Philadelphia, Visiting Artist Talk, Paradigm Gallery
2025 — Visiting Artist Talk, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2025 — PECO Family Jams: Collaging Workshop, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
2025 — Gallery Talk: Under the Influence, PAFA
2022 — “So-Called Sewing” Collage Workshop, Commonweal Gallery
2021 — Teaching Assistant to Prof. Erlin Geffrard, PAFA
2016–17 — Middle School Film Club Instructor, Chester County Community Charter School
2017–20 — Digital Media & Printing Tutor, Arcadia Library/PAFA
2019–20 — Resident Assistant, PAFA Stiles Hall

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

• Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

• Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, Asbury, NJ

AWARDS & HONORS

2026 — Artist in Residence, Fitler Club, Philadelphia, PA

2025 — The Time is Always Now, Featured Local Artist, Philadelphia Museum of Art
2024 — Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2020 — Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize, PAFA Museum
2020 — Philadelphia Mayor’s Award
2019 — First Place, CROSSCURRENTS, PAFA
2019 — Raymond D. & Estelle Rubens Travel Scholarship
2020 — The Chase Family Prize in Illustration (Honorable Mention)
2020 — The Faculty Award
2017–20 — President’s Scholarship, PAFA
2014 — First Place, 3-D Design, Young Simba, MCCC Annual Student Exhibition

TELEVISION

2025 — Featured Artist, Albie’s Elevator, WHYY-PBS (Season 3)
Contributed visual artwork and on-camera participation in the Emmy-nominated children’s series focused on social-emotional learning and community storytelling.

PRESS & BIBLIOGRAPHY 

ARTSY — Featured Show, Eustace Mamba: Lavender (2026)

• Create! Magazine — Eustace Mamba's 'Lavender' at Paradigm Gallery (2026)https://www.createmagazine.co/blog/eustace-mamba-lavender-paradigm-gallery-philadelphia

"There is a special kind of magic that happens when an artist helps you notice the world in a new light... That is exactly what Eustace Mamba has achieved with Lavender." "Impressionistic in nature, these vibrant works make you want to head straight to the studio and start painting. To me, that is the ultimate sign of a successful show."

• ARTSY — FOUNDATIONS 2026 Curatorial Feature, Instagram: “Lavender Dreams,” Oils on Canvas, 2026
  “A face dissolves into luminous color and raw surface. I chose it for the tender dialogue between figure and material.” — Larry Ossei-Mensah, Curator & Co-Founder of ARTNOIR
  https://www.instagram.com/p/DcG350NDge0/?hl=en&img_index=9
  

• ARTSY —  Instagram Editorial, Featured emerging artist showcase, Alone (Limited Edition Print), August 2026.https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_m3BZoB6r/?hl=en&img_index=5
  

• WHYY — “Albie’s Elevator Features Local Artists” (2025)https://whyy.org/press-releases/the-new-season-of-albies-elevator-features-local-artists-educators-and-community/Featured artist and contributor to the WHYY children’s television series Albie’s Elevator
  

• Philadelphia Tribune— “Magic Gardens' 'Stone Soup' Tells a Tale of Togetherness” (2025)https://www.phillytrib.com/lifestyle/magic-gardens-stone-soup-tells-a-tale-of-togetherness/article_c32f6693-4a86-5158-bf2e-ddff58d941a2.html
  

• Arts News Now— “Stone Soup” Exhibition Review (2025)https://artsnewsnow.com/arts_news/philadelphias-magic-gardens-presents-stone-soup-by-eustace-mamba/
  

• Metro Philadelphia— “Eustace Mamba Brings His Vision to Magic Gardens” (2025)https://metrophiladelphia.com/stone-soup-eustace-mamba-magic-gardens/
  

• Broad Street Review — “Magic Gardens Presents Stone Soup” (2025)https://www.broadstreetreview.com/previews/philadelphia-magic-gardens-presents-eustace-mambas-stone-soup
  

• PA Times — “Magic Gardens Presents 'Stone Soup'” (2025)https://patimes.media/featured/magic-gardens-2/
  

• Artblog— “Corner Stories” at Da Vinci Art Alliance (2023) https://www.theartblog.org/2023/08/hunger-in-philadelphia-and-corner-stores-are-focus-at-da-vinci-art-alliances-corner-stories/
  

• New American Paintings, Issue #164 (MFA Annual, 2023)https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/issues/164
  

• New American Paintings, Issue #153 (MFA Annual, 2021)https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/issues/153
  

• Art Spiel — “Yikui Gu and Eustace Mamba at Commonweal” (2022)https://artspiel.org/yikui-gu-and-eustace-mamba-at-commonweal/
  

• PAFA — “Changing Gears to Pursue a Creative Passion” (2018)
  

• HyperAllergic — “PAFA Faculty Asked to Separate Activism” (2020)https://hyperallergic.com/573247/pafa-faculty-school-affiliation/
  

• Philadelphia Inquirer— “Petition Calls for PAFA to Dismantle Structural Racism” (2020)https://www.inquirer.com/arts/pafa-black-lives-matter-david-bingham-memo-20200626.html
  

• Mural Arts Philadelphia — “Philadelphia Fellowship for Black Artists: Meet the Cohort” (2020)https://www.muralarts.org/for-artists/philadelphia-fellowship-for-black-artists/
  

• PAFA —"Changing Gears to Pursue a Creative Passion" (2018)
  

• Hyperallergic —"PAFA Faculty Asked to Separate Activism" (2020)
  

• Philadelphia Inquirer —"Petition Calls for PAFA to Dismantle Structural Racism" (2020)
  

• Mural Arts Philadelphia —"Meet the Fellowship Cohort" (2020)