MARTHA FRIEDMAN
b. 1975 Detroit, MI
> WORKS
EDUCATION
2003 M.F.A. Yale University, New Haven, CT
2001 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, MA
1998 B.F.A. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1996 M.A. Audited, University of Leeds, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, MI
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009
Wallspace, New York, NY
2007
Not Simply Connected, Wallspace, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Rock Garden, Salon 94 Freemans, New York, NY
Herd Thinner-organized by David Hunt, Charest-Weinberg Gallery, Miami, NY
2009
New York Minute—organized by Kathy Grayson, MACRO, Rome
In the Between—organized by Suzanne Egeran, Istanbul, Turkey
Offset—curated by Matthew Spiegelman, Mt Tremper Arts, Mt Tremper, NY
Time-Life Part Two, Taxter & Spengemann, New York, NY
From Yarn to Yucca-A Continuation of the Dialogue Between Abstraction and Figuration, John Connelly Presents, New York, NY
Submerging Artists—curated by General Store, The Dark Fair, Koelnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany
2008-09
Presents, Rowley Kennerk Gallery, Chicago
2008
The Station—curated by Nate Lowman and Shamim M. Momim, Miami, FL
Public Art Fund at Metrotech, Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY
Lost in the Supermarket, Armand Bartos Fine Art, New York, NY
Thank You for Coming Triple Candie, Triple Candie, New York, NY
2007
Bunch, Alliance and Dissolve, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati , OH
2006
Mystic River II, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA.
EAF 06, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
Mystic River, curator Noah Sheldon, SouthFirst Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Space Between The Spokes, KS Art, New York, NY
Dynasty, curator Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Gallery MC, New York, NY
2005
Excitations curator Matt Keegan, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, NY
North Drive Press Issue 2, collaboration with Rachel Harrison
2004
The Reality of Things, Triple Candie, New York, NY
Buy American, curator Joe Scanlan, Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris, France
G C G, Art in the Office, 22 Courtland St. New York, NY
2003
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Green Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2002
Second Year MFA Exhibition, Green Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Summer Crew Show, Green Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2001
First Year Show, Green Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2000
Pageant, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998
BFA Thesis Exhibition, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Textuality, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
1997
Anti-Archival Show, Columbia Center Book/Paper Arts, Chicago, IL
REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
Douglas, Sarah, “Summer in the City: Group Shows,” Artinfo, July 24, 2009
Robinson, Walter, “Weekend Update,” Artnet, July 22, 2009
Rochelle Steiner and Abigail Clark, Trapdoor, Public Art Fund, April 2009.
Momin, Shamim M., “Future Greats,” Art Review, March 2009.
Vogel, Carol, ‘Inside Art: Appetite For Sculpture,’ The New York Times, November 7, 2008
‘Bunch, Alliance and Dissolve, exhibition catalogue, November, 2006
Saltz, Jerry, ‘The Undead of Art History,’ The Village Voice, October 30, 2006
Fry, Naomi, ‘EAF06: 2006 Emerging Artist Exhibition,’ Critics’ Pick, Artforum.com Oct 6, 2006
Alemani, Cecilia, ‘Mystic River,’ Critics’ Pick, ArtForum.com, May 31, 2006
‘Mystic River’ exhibition catalogue, May 2006
Cotter, Holland, ‘Art in Review: Mystic River,’ The New York Times, May 19, 2006
‘Dynasty’ exhibition catalogue, March 2006
‘ETC.’ exhibition catalogue, September 2005
Cotter, Holland, ‘Art in Review: ‘Justin Lowe,’ The New York Times, August 5, 2005
Johnson, Ken, ‘The Reality of Things,’ The New York Times, June 18, 2004
Ammirati, Domenick, ‘Art in the Office,’ Critics’ Picks, ArtForum.com, April 13, 2004
Selbach, Gerard, ‘Buy American,’ Paris Art, March 6, 2004
TEACHING POSITIONS
2009
Princeton University, Introduction to Sculpture
Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, Part-time Lecturer, 2008-2009
The Cooper Union, Adjunct Professor, 2007-
Yale University, Adjunct Professor Introductory Sculpture, 2006
The Cooper Union, Instructor Casting Techniques/Foundry, 2005
The Cooper Union, Co-instructor w/Joe Scanlan Advanced Sculpture, 2005
Pratt Institute of Art, Visiting Artist, 2004
Wesleyan University, Instructor Introduction to Sculpture, 2003
Yale University, Teaching Assistant Introductory Sculpture, 2002
Yale University, Teaching Assistant Introductory Sculpture, 2002