Bio
Ada Friedman’s art is rooted in drawing and painting. She writes, directs plays and makes ceramics, installations, drawings, paintings, and performances that connect. Her work exists in different fields of action and poetry – varying spaces of concreteness, collaboration, and interiority. She has had recent solo and two-person shows at Grifter, NYC (2020) and Safe Gallery, Brooklyn (2018). She holds an MFA from Bard College in Painting, where she was the recipient of the Hartog Travel Grant, and has participated in residencies at such places as Shandaken Projects, NY, and Clay Break at The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Friedman is a founding member of the artist-run cooperative gallery Essex Flowers in NYC. She was a Visiting Artist in Painting and Drawing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2021-22). Friedman lives and works in NYC.

Website
https://amandabfriedman.com/