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Warner Friedman
PAINTINGS
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Summertime
Acrylic on canvas; 2005
58 x 76 inches
(Irregular shaped canvas)
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On the Edge
Acrylic on canvas; 2000
96 x 66 inches
(Irregular shaped canvas)
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Safe Harbor
Acrylic on canvas; 2003
96 x 56 inches
(Irregular shaped canvas)
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Evening Breeze
Acrylic on wood panel construction; 2008
24 x 24 x 6 inches
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WARNER FRIEDMAN
Warner Friedman has been
painting from his studio in
the Berkshires of western
Massachusetts for nearly
thirty years now. His work
is a fascinating fusion of
illusionism grounded in
architectural elements
that take on a highly
atmospheric quality
when combined with
the landscape. Standing
before one of his large
paintings, the viewer is compelled to look through a window or portal that transports us
to another world. There is the structure of a frame, or several frames, which creates a
stunning three dimensional perspective. But there is also the soothing sound of gentle
waves in Safe Harbor, or the calm clarity of Summertime, as one looks across the lake
to a distant shore. There is the strength of light, so palpable and pure in its presence, and
expressed with such sensitivity as to evoke a feeling of serenity. Mr. Friedman has said
that, “Seeing is the best way of knowing.” Indeed, in his recent work the artist invites us
to see into the space of these timeless moments, which one might pause to know.
Warner Friedman exhibits his work nationally. He is the recipient of several prestigious
grants, and his paintings are in numerous public and private collections, including The
Wadsworth Atheneum, Albright College, the Berkshire Museum, the Boca Raton
Museum of Art and the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale.
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WARNER FRIEDMAN
EDUCATION:
1952-1956
1956-1957
1957-1961
Clarkson College, BS
Pratt Institute, New York
Cooper Union, New York City
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2007
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA -- Monumental Paintings: 1982-1985
Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA -- Shadows and Light
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA -- Black, White and Blue
2004
2003
2002
2001
1999
1998
1996
1994
1993
1992
1991
1989
1988
1987
1984
1982
1976
1974
1972
1969
1965
Hadaad-Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Boca Raton Museum of Art -- Retrospective Exhibition: Surroundings
Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA -- Recent Paintings
Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Freites-Revilla Gallery, Boca Raton, FL --Recent Paintings Horwitch Newman Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ -- Recent Paintings
Carone Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Spazzi Fine Art, Housatonic, MA -- Cut-Out Paintings of the 1970’s
Carone Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL -- “Warner Friedman Paintings: Ideal Visions”
Spazzi Fine Art, Housatonic, MA -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Schillay & Rehs Gallery, New York, NY -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Simons Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington, MA -- Exhibition of Recent Work
St. Peter’s Church, New York, NY -- Paintings
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Bayless Gallery, Norfolk, CT -- Exhibition of Recent Work -- Monuments
Freedman Gallery at Albright College -- Painting Installation: The South Shore
Jersey City College -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Winterhill Gallery, Houston, TX -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Simons Rock Early College, Great Barrington, MA -- Exhibition of Recent Work
University of Connecticut, -- Exhibition of Recent Work
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT -- Exhibition of Eight “Labyrinth” Paintings
Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY -- Exhibition of Recent Paintings
Curated by Stephen Pepper
A.M. Sachs Gallery, New York, NY -- Exhibition of Recent Work
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2007 Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA -- “We Are There”
2006 Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA -- Recent Paintings
2005 Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA -- “The Power of Place”
2005 Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA -- “House of Wonder”
2005 Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL -- “The New Realism,” Curated by Louis K. Meisel
2004 New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, CT -- “Drawing Today”
2004
Armory Art Center, Palm Beach, FL --“Bakers Dozen”
2004
2003
2001
2001
1999
1999
1998
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1992
1992
1991
1990
1989
1987
1985
1981
1978
1975
1973
1972
1970
1966
1966
1964
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA -- “Winter Light”
New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, CT -- “Clear Vision”
Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, New York, NY -- “The Discerning Eye”
Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY -- “Near and Far, Perspective & Structure”
Geoff Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
The Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY -- “Berkshire Artists”
Cristinerose Gallery, New York, NY
Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
Westunberg Gallery, Great Barrington, MA -- “The Alphabet of Trees”
Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
The Springfield Museum of Fine Art, Springfield, MA --“ The New Landscape”
Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT -- “Viewpoints”
Carone Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
Spazzi Fine Art, Housatonic, MA --”Cacophony”
Five Points Gallery, Chatham, NY --”Spirituality and Symbols of Eroticism”
Schillay & Rehs Gallery, New York, NY
Ted Gallery, Albany, NY --”Aspects of Realism”
Berkshire Artisans Gallery, Pittsfield, MA
Leonarda Di Mauro Gallery, New York, NY
Civilization, New York, NY -- Benefit Exhibition of Small Works
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA -- First Annual Invitational Exhibit,
Curated by Debra Balken
Susan Caldwell Gallery, New York, NY --”Towards the Monochromatic”
Curated by Michael Walls
Contemporary Gallery, Dallas, TX
University of Connecticut -- Faculty Show
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT -- Connecticut Academy
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartord, CT -- “Black, White & Grey”, Curated by Sam Wagstaff
Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Park Place Gallery, New York, NY
Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia, PA
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SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Boca Raton Museum Of Art
The Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale
Berkshire Museum
Alamo Rent A Car, Inc.
Albright College
The Andover Company
Becton Dickinson
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Fidelity Investments
First National Bank of Chicago
The McCrory Corporation
Texaco, Inc.
Tambrand, Inc.
Owens Corning Collection
News American Publishing, Inc.
Mentor Partners
SELECTED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS:
Geoffrey Young, “Recent Readings of the Housatonic” | Art and the River, 2005
Jennifer Ball, “Drawing Today,” | Art News, January 2005
Heather Schreckengast, “Warner Friedman: Voyeur Of Nature” | Florida Design, Spring 2004
Dale M. King, “Surroundings” | The Sun-Sentinel, October 13, 2003.
Gary Schwan, “Warner Friedman” | Palm Beach Post, October 12, 2003.
Ken Willis, “Surroundings” | Citylink, September 17, 2003.
Gary Rausch, “Landscape Frame-up” | Scottsdale Tribune, July 11,1996.
Gloria Russell, “The New Landscape” Springfield Museum of Fine Arts |
Sunday Republican, September 10, 1995.
Daniel M. Klein, “Berkshire Landscapes” | Berkshire Magazine, Spring 1995.
Jude Schwendenwien, “Viewpoints” at Bachelier-Chardonsky |
Art New England, October-November, 1994.
Charles Hagen, “In Connecticut” | New York Times, July 8, 1994.
Roger Hurlburt, “The Mathematics of Art” | The Sun-Sentinel, February 20, 1994.
Helen L. Kohen, “Warner Friedman Paintings: Ideal Visions” | Miami Herald, Sept. 26, 1993
Eunice Agar, “Warner Friedman” | American Artist, January 1989
Tullio DeSantis, “Friedman at the Freedman” | The Reading Eagle, May 20, 1984
Charles Boneti, “1981 Berkshire Museum Invitational,” | Art New England, August 1981.
AWARDS:
2006
1996
1993
1990
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Richard Florsheim Art Fund Grant
Massachusetts Artist Fellowship
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