Lucy Fradkin
Lucy Fradkin (born 1953)[1] is an American self-taught artist from New York who paints portraits which often include collage elements. She is inspired by Persian and Indian miniature paintings with bright palettes and flattened space[2] as well as the ancient frescoes and mosaics of Etruria, Rome, and Byzantium.[3] In addition, she visited the Brooklyn Museum as a young artist with her mother and got inspiration from The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago which still influences her works.[4]
Lucy Fradkin | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York |
Nationality | American |
Education | self-taught |
Awards | Pollock Krasner Grant (2009) ; Gottlieb Foundation Grant (2007) ; Art Fellowships (2005, 1995) |
Website | http://lucyfradkin.com/home.html |
Biography
Early life
Lucy was raised in Port Washington, on Manhasset Bay on the north shore of Long Island. She spent many years of her life in southern Vermont as well as a year in Italy.[3] In 1991, the indigenous art & hand-painted signage brought some new ideas to her artworks when she traveled in Mexico and Guatemala. In 1992, She got an awarded in Altos de Chavon. In 1994, she traveled to Greece and Italy and was inspired by so many ancient frescoes and mosaics, even she decided to live in Italy for one year from 2000 to 2003 in order to bring new ideas to her works from the ancient worlds. [4]
Exhibitions
- 2010
- It’s A Wonderful 10th, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- 2010
- Lucy Fradkin, Nancy Margolis Gallery New York, NY (solo)
- 2009
- Lucy Fradkin Terra Cotta, Terra Firma, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA (solo)
- 2009
- Summer At The Paramount, Mulry Fine Art, Palm Beach, FL
- 2009
- Flower Power, Clark Gallery Lincoln, MA
- 2008–2009
- As Others See Us, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
- 2008–2009
- Lucy Fradkin Nicolayson Museum, Casper, WY (solo)
- 2008
- Family Portrait, Gallery San Angel, San Antonio, TX
- 2008
- Fifteen Artists Address The Issue Of Love, Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO
- 2008
- Rock, Scissors, Paper, Mulry Fine Art, West Palm Beach, FL
- 2007
- Sugar Buzz, Lehman College of Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
- 2007
- Lucy Fradkin: Works on Paper, Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO (solo)
- 2007
- Intricate Simplicity, Lucy Fradkin, Gallery San Angel, San Antonio, TX (solo)
- 2007
- Lucy Fradkin, Lesley Heller Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
- 2006
- Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, Smithsonian Museum National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2006
- 3rd Wave, BAC Gallery Brooklyn, NY
- 2005
- Lucy Fradkin, Untold Stories” Kenise Barnes Fine Art Larchmont, NY (solo)
- 2004
- Roman Holiday-New Work From A Year Spent In Rome-Lucy Fradkin and Arthur Simms, Kenise Barnes Fine Art (solo)
- 2004
- ART Larchmont, NY (solo)
- 2003
- Lucy Fradkin-Spring Line, American Academy In Rome, Rome, Italy (solo)[1]
Literature
- “Italian Works:Lucy Fradkin e Arthur Simms”, Exibart, May 22, 2003
- “Contemporary Views”, New York Times, January 27, 2002
- “Self Taught Artists”, Mutts Magazine (Japan), August 2001
- “Drawing On Language”, SPACES, May 2001
- 'Making Flat Statements', New York Times, December 17, 2000
- 'New American Painting Number 32' , THE OPEN STUDIOS PRESS , February 2001
- 'Through A Woman's Eyes',New York Times, November 19, 2000
- Cover , 'The Westchester County Times' , October 2000
- 'Art: Pick of the Litter:' New York Press , December 16, 1998
- 'Art Renaissance Speak Out', Channel 25, May 6, 1997
- 'Video: Jun Sakamoto Meets NY Artists', Saga TV, November 1996
- 'Pintura y collage de Lucy Fradkin', Siglo 21, 8 de Febrero 1996
- 'La exposición de Lucy Fradkin se inaugura esta noche', Siglo 21, 9 de Febrero 1996
- 'Bitácora de collages', Siglo 21, 9 de Febrero 1996
- 'Days Without Art', Village Voice, January 18, 1994
- 'Artistas en Residencia Otono '92', Fundacion Centro Cultural, 1992
- 'Eric is Homeless', Lerner Publications Co., 1992
- 'Dia de Los Muertos: Homelessness III' ALTERNATIVE MUSEUM, 1990
- 'The Best of Annual Juried', THE QUEENS MUSEUM, March 1989
- '3-D Collage', Bangor Daily News', July 26, 1989
- 'Review', New York Times, April 3, 1988
- 'Column One',New York Times, December 18, 1986
- 'Annual Juried', QUEENS MUSEUM, December 1985
- 'By Artists for Artists', Newsday, October 18, 1985
- 'Artists to Speak',Brattleboro Reformer, April 28, 1982
- 'Vermont Visions', BRATTLEBORO MUSEUM, April 1982
- 'Lucy Fradkin: Paper-Weavings', Art New England, February, 1982
- 'Fradkin's Paper-Weavings',Brattleboro Reformer, January 27, 1982[1]
References
- "Lucy Fradkin Biography – Lucy Fradkin on artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- "Lucy Fradkin Paints Charming Folk-Style Narrative Portraits". Arts Observer. April 11, 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- MonkEL (2012-12-20). "Portrait of an Artist: Lucy Fradkin". npg.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- "Brooklyn Museum: Lucy Fradkin". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-04-20.