About
Tasha Francis is a digital portrait illustrator from South London. The brand name for her creative practice; H8ngry (pronounced as 'huhng-gree') represents her visual appetite for producing vivid and visually stimulating images. Tasha's work blends collage and digital illustration to create bold, layered visual narratives. Their practice explores identity, memory, and emotion, reimagining familiar faces and forms through fragmented textures and vibrant digital techniques. Rooted in experimentation, their portraits balance familiarity with abstraction, inviting viewers to see the multiplicity of stories within a single image. Drawing inspiration from both traditional portraiture and contemporary digital culture, Tasha uses collage as a way to disrupt and reframe, transforming the digital canvas into a space where personal and collective histories meet. Their work has resonated with audiences for its raw expressiveness and innovative approach.
In many of her works, Tasha explores the beauty, complexity, and versatility of Black hair through a fusion of collage and digital pop art portraiture. Each artwork transforms everyday textures, hair tools, and patterns into symbolic backdrops for stylised digital portraits, highlighting the cultural significance of hair as both identity and expression. By layering hand-cut collage elements with luminous, illustrated linework, these pieces celebrate hair as a site of creativity, resilience, and individuality.
The bold contrasts and playful digital interventions challenge conventional notions of portraiture, reimagining Black hair not just as a style, but as an evolving canvas of history, pride, and artistry.
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Education: Studied BA(Hons) Fashion Imaging and Illustration at London College of Fashion (University of the Arts London) from 2019 - 2022
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Featured: - 'FACE x Horniman: Hair Untold Stories' online exhibition at the Horniman Museum and Gardens - Student Space
- #LCFBHM: Tasha Francis - Personal and Professional Project
- Personal and Professional Project Graduate Showcase - Tasha Francis - University of the Arts London - Truman Brewery, Brick Lane (London)
- Shift London - Will 2022 finally see total inclusivity in fashion?
​- Exhibited and published artworks for the Doozy Magazine launch at Strange Brew in Bristol during February 2023.
- Co-produced two short films and editorial shoots which were exhibited at Copeland Gallery, Peckham for the Originals Creator Network 2025 supported by Adidas UK x GUAP Magazine.
- Featured in Suboart Magazine: Issue N.r 47 - contains a six page spread on my interview discussing Black Hair and digital illustration (2025)
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