Eve Biddle

Eve Biddle (born 1982) is a contemporary American artist and co-founder and co-director of the arts organization The Wassaic Project.[1][2] With her husband, Joshua Frankel,[3] she creates public art murals including Queens is the Future and print art for exhibition.[4] She is also a member of the board at Working Assumptions, a foundation dedicated to the intersection of art and family, best known for its photographic depictions of pregnant women at work.[5]

Early Life

Biddle was born and raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the daughter of noted American sculptor Mary Ann Unger and photographer Geoffrey Biddle. She attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Williams College.[6][3]It was at Williams College that she met her future husband, as well as Bowie Zunino, the future co-founder of Wassaic Project.[7] Biddle met Elan Bogarin, a third co-founder, at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, while Zunino brought on the fourth co-founder, Jeff Barnett-Winsby, with whom she had attended RISD.[1]

Work

Art

As an artist, Biddle has created works spanning photography, small-scale sculpture, collage, printmaking, and screen printing.[8] With her husband, Joshua Frankel, she has created large-scale murals like Queens is the Future and digital art, including "Thanks," a digital billboard visible from Truck Route 9 in Kearny, New Jersey thanking essential workers for their efforts during the COVID-19 crisis.[9][10]

The Wassaic Project

The Wassaic Project, of which Biddle is a co-founder and co-director, has been in operation since 2008 in the hamlet of Wassaic within the town of Amenia, New York. It is home to residency programs, exhibitions, and festivals. Artforum has described the Wassaic Project as a “surprisingly ambitious exhibition and residency complex.”[11]

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References
  1. Green, Penelope (2015-03-04). "The Wassaic Project: A Festival, a 'Beautiful' Flood and Now Art". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  2. Kennedy, Randy (2009-07-28). "Elevator for Grain, Reinvented for Art". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  3. "Eve Biddle, Joshua Frankel". The New York Times. 2008-05-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  4. Jenkins, Mark (2015-04-24). "In the galleries: Taking flight". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  5. Belluz, Julia (2018-10-31). "Most moms now work through their pregnancy. This gorgeous photo series honors them". Vox. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  6. "Exonians". www.exonians.exeter.edu. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  7. "Who We Are". Wassaic Project. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  8. "Eve Biddle". Eve Biddle. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  9. Hazan, Lynn (2020-04-24). "Art Installation on NJ Highway Billboard Shows Appreciation for Essential Workers". CHICPEAJC. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  10. Zweig, Jason (2020-04-21). "Jason Zweig tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  11. "The Wassaic Project Summer Festival". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.

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