Ada Friedman
b. 1984 Washington, D.C., USALives and works in Texas Hill Country & Brooklyn, NY, USA
Ada Friedman’s art is rooted in paint, routine, and ritual. Herpaintings exist in different fields of action and poetry; of varyingspaces of concreteness, collaboration, and interiority. Works aretypically double-sided, each side a painting unto itself and part of a multifaceted whole. Moved by the artist’s holistic drive to makeworlds, her approach to the medium transforms paper -her primamateria - and discreet collections of random materials intosymphonic accord for adventurous, graceful paintings.
CURRICULUM VITAE
SELECT PRESS
CURRENT
Ballads
Ada Friedman/Helen Adam
Two person exhibition
• David Peter Francis
24 October — 7 December, 2024
Performance Proposal, Pathwork: Wall, 2022-2023
Oil, Acrylic, Glassine, Water-Soluble Wax Pastel, Colored Pencil, Watercolor, Paper, Canvas, Linen, Collected Fabrics and Papers, Mylar, G, Graphite, Pastel, Foil, Gauche, Acrylic Mediums and PVA Size, Gudy, and Bookbinding Tape
181 x 68 x 1.5 in.
459.74 x 172.72 x 3.81 cm.
Installation View: Art Basel Miami Beach 2023
paper, acrylic, oil, wax pastel, colored pencil, upholstery fabric, Roz's onightgown, thrift store summer dress, green brick curtain, PVA size, acrylic medium, canvas, graphite, Filmoplast T tape, and grommets
83½ x 77½ in.
212.00 x 197.00 cm.
Performance Proposal Pathwork: Threshold, 2022 [side b]
paper, acrylic, oil, wax pastel, colored pencil, upholstery fabric, Roz's onightgown, thrift store summer dress, green brick curtain, PVA size, acrylic medium, canvas, graphite, Filmoplast T tape, and grommets
83½ x 77½ in.
212.00 x 197.00 cm.
oil, Acrylic, Ink, Papers, Water Soluble Pastels, Mediums, House Paint, Linen, Grommets, and Canvas
65 x 45 in.
165.10 x 114.30 cm
oil, Acrylic, Ink, Papers, Water Soluble Pastels, Mediums, House Paint, Linen, Grommets, and Canvas
65 x 45 in.
165.10 x 114.30 cm
Performance Proposal, Keychain Trilogy: She Can Move Soft Things with Her Mind: Flight Path, 2016
Canvas, Cotton Jacket, Mylar, Wax, Oil, and Acrylic
37¾ x 47¼ x ⅛ in.
96.00 x 120.00 x 0.30 cm
Performance Proposal: Helen Rides 6: Pyramid 4, 2020-2022
paper, acrylic, gouache, pastel, an old favorite sweater, denim, acrylic medium, house paint, pencil, PVA size, paper, reflective paper, tin foil, marker, pen, Filmoplast T tape, and grommets
83½ x 41 in.
212.00 x 104.00 cm.
Installation View: Paintings in Pisces, solo exhibition, Kendra Jayne Patrick, Bern, 2022
paper, acrylic, gouache, pastel, lighting gel, tulle, wax pastel, pencil, colored pencil, pen, thrift store fabric, dress shirt, house paint, ribbon, acrylic medium, PVA size, Filmoplast T tape, and grommets
86¼ x 47¼ in.
Installation View: Paintings in Pisces, solo exhibition, Kendra Jayne Patrick, Bern, 2022
paper, acrylic, gouache, pastel, lighting gel, tulle, wax pastel, pencil, colored pencil, pen, thrift store fabric, dress shirt, house paint, ribbon, acrylic medium, PVA size, Filmoplast T tape, and grommets
86¼ x 47¼ in.