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Sophie DeFrancesca Art

Toronto-based artist and sculptor Sophie Defrancesca creates lifelike wire mesh sculptures of dresses, gowns and other figurative works that are capable of fooling the eye from a distance. Her finely twined bodices, adorned with Swarovski crystals, fit exhibition spaces as easily as they would a fashion runway.

DeFrancesca was ten years old when her mother passed away, leading to an interest in maternal figures. An immigrant who fled wartime Europe, DeFrancesca’s mother was resilient and fashionable, often captured in photographs wearing beautiful clothing handmade by family members. As a child, DeFrancesca used these pictures to create clothing for her dolls, both as a way of remembering her mother and to engage with her fascination with vintage apparel. DeFrancesca later graduated in 1990 from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) and in the early 2000s, she began using wire mesh as a design material to examine rigidity in fashion and the role of femininity. She shaped the galvanized steel mesh into life-size human forms.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, she has expanded her practice into laser-cut plexiglas to allow for more intricate detailing that furthers the illusion. She has exhibited in group and solo shows across North America, including at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff, Alberta; the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, Nebraska; and at various spaces in Toronto, Montreal, New York and Miami. Her 2022 exhibitions included shows at the Newzones Gallery Of Contemporary Art in Calgary and the Oeno Gallery in Prince Edward County, Ontario.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of Sophie DeFranesca’s sculptures and mixed media.

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Artist: Sophie DeFrancesca
Control of the Masses 20
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Breakfast at Tiffany's 2
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Brigitte
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Control of the Masses 16
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Control of the Masses 22
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Control of the Masses 21
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Control of the Masses 17
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Control of the Masses 14
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Blondes Have More Fun
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Iconic Marilyn in Irridescent Burgundy
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Original Blonde Bombshell
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Just Too Much
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Golden Era
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Black Venus
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

Big Hair Big Dreams
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...
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2010s Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Mixed Media

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The Blue Buck
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Control of the Masses No 25
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Galvanized steel mesh, wire, metal screen and liquid rubber are transformed into a lingerie confection with the addition of black paint, pearl beads and dangling grey Swarovski cryst...
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True Blue
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Located in Bloomfield, ON
Galvanized steel mesh, wire and brilliant turquoise liquid latex are transformed into a life sized trophy head of a buck in this wall mounted sculpture. In mythology, the stag may re...
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True Blue
True Blue
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Eternal Deep
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Playful sculpture of the iconic trophy of a majestic moose head. This work is lifesized, and the scale (including the shadlow) gives the work great presence. Toronto-based artist,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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Stainless Steel

Higher Love
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Bloomfield, ON
An elegant formal white sculpture of a wedding dress that references desire, marriage, elegance and confidence. Defrancesca's forms are rendered out of galvanized and stainless s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sophie DeFrancesca Art

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A Star is Born
By Sophie DeFrancesca
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Toronto-based artist, Sophie Defrancesca graduated from the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD University) in 1990. While working in various commercial art fields for over a decade, sh...
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Mademoiselle Extraordinaire
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This mixed media sculpture of a spaghetti-strap cocktail dress by Sophie DeFrancesca conjures up an image of an idealized life women may have enjoyed in 1950s Paris or Hollywood. The playful little red...
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This saucy sculpture hangs suspended on clear lines. Toronto-based artist, Sophie DeFrancesca graduated from the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD University) in 1990. While workin...
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This elegant and evocative teal sculpture floats in space, suspended on two clear lines. Toronto-based artist, Sophie Defrancesca graduated from the Ontario College of Art (now O...
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Find a wide variety of authentic Sophie DeFrancesca art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Sophie DeFrancesca in mixed media and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Sophie DeFrancesca art, so small editions measuring 12 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Deborah Ballard, and Gail Folwell. Sophie DeFrancesca art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,800 and tops out at $19,500, while the average work can sell for $7,500.

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