SUSAN FREDA
EDUCATION
Sculpture Rhode Island School of Design. Providence, RI, BFA
Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Boston, MA, MFA
HIGHLIGHTS
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award Winner
DeYoung Museum Residency. SF, CA.
Dale Chihuly’s Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship Winner
Stuart Weitzman Sculptural Shoe Design Exhibition
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Public Art Grant. Providence, RI
WORK EXPERIENCE
Arn Krebs Mokume CEO/COO Warren, RI. 2010-Present
Susan Freda Studios CEO/COO and Artist. Warren, RI. 2000-Present
Goldman Sacks 10kSB Cohort 5. 2018
Executive Director 4 Corners Art Center. Tiverton, RI 2005-2007
Founder and CEO/COO- Gallery4 Art Gallery. Tiverton, RI. 2003-2015
EXHIBITION RECORD
2026
Wayne Art Center. Living with Craft. Wayne, PA
2025
Rosewood Sand Hill Spa. Menlo Park, CA. Collaboration with Nicole Hollis
Bristol Art Museum. In Her Image. Bristol, RI
Malibu Private Residence for Luxe Magazine with Kari Whitman Interiors
RISD Craft. Providence, RI
Core Art Space. Fiber Art - Embracing the Craft. Lakewood, CO
2024
Waldorf Astoria Modular Installation. Bonnet Creek, FL.
WBNA Sculptural garden creation and art installation. Providence, RI.
Bristol Art Museum. Tensions-New Directions in Fiber Art. Bristol,RI
2023
Commission work, Sasha Thind Designer. Boston, MA
Commission work, Kari Whitman Interiors Los Angeles, CA
Charlestown Gallery. Summer Show. Charlestown, RI
2022
Candita Clayton Gallery. New London, NH
Shayne Gallery. Montreal, Canada.
Commission work, Sasha Thind Designer. Boston, MA
Commission work, Kari Whitman Interiors Los Angeles, CA
2021
Gallery at 4. (Solo Exhibition) Tiverton, RI
Charlestown Gallery. Summer Artists. Charlestown, RI
Candita Clayton Gallery. New London, NH
2020
Art Source. Chicago, IL
Charlestown Gallery. Summer Show. Charlestown, RI
2019
Alchemical Reactions. Chazan Gallery. Two person show with Allison Paschke. Providence, RI
Women Who Work, Care, and Create. Zenith Gallery. Washington, DC
Really Big Group Show. Candita Clayton Gallery. Providence, RI
An Ensemble of Wearable Art. Artscapes Gallery. New Bedford, MA
2018
Gardner Colby Gallery. Naples, FL
Bee Street Gallery. Dallas, TX
Zenith Gallery. Washington, DC
RISD CRAFT. Providence, RI
Art Providence. Providence, RI
From Her Studio Gallery 4. Tiverton, RI
Gallery Artists. Chicago Art Source Gallery. Chicago, IL
The Shayne Gallery, Montreal Canada
Group Show. Charlestown Gallery. Charlestown, RI
Drawing: Stretching the Line, 1/18 a three person exhibition, Providence, RI
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Celebrating 26 Years, Seattle, WA
Affordable Art Fair, Represented by Shinn Art, Hong Kong, China
Art Expo, Represented by Shinn Art, NY,NY
2017
Modern American Craft. Washington DC
Artists Femina. Zenith Gallery. Washington DC
RISD CRAFT Providence, RI
Art Providence. Providence, RI
The Power of Paper. Gallery 4. Tiverton, RI
Adorn. Arts On Douglas. New Smyrna Beach FL
Endless Summer. Arts On Douglas. New Smyrna Beach FL
New Work By Gallery Artists. Chicago Art Source Gallery. Chicago, IL
The Shayne Gallery, Montreal Canada
Really Big Group Show. Charlestown Gallery. RI
2016
Art Expo NY. NY, NY.
Forthcoming. Jules Place Gallery. Boston, MA..
Fashion Statements. Art Prov Gallery. Providence, RI
New Work. (solo exhibition) Jessica Hagen Fine Art. Newport, RI
Candita Clayton Gallery. Pawtucket, RI
Abstracts Artifacts Gallery 4. Tiverton, RI
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
De Young Museum Artist Residency. San Francisco, CA
Pilchuck Glass School. Stanwood, WA
Platte Clove Artists Residency. Platte Clove, NY
Museo Italo Americano. San Francisco, CA Artist-in-Residence Award
GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
Nomination“Cooper Hewitt Design Award /Fashion” New York, NY
Nomination “Joan Mitchell Foundation Award” New York, NY
Nomination “St. Botolph’s Grant”
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Public Art Grant. Providence, RI
Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship. Stanwood, WA
Jackson Pollock-Lee Krasner Foundation Grant. New York, NY
Rhode Island School of Design Scholarship Providence, RI
SELECT COLLECTIONS
Rosewood Sand Hill Spa, Menlo Park, CA
Waldorf Astoria, Orlando, FL
Fidelity Investments. Boston, MA
Meditech. Fall River, MA
Stuart Weitzman. New York, NY
Jane Bryant Quinn. New York, NY
Neiman Marcus. Naples, FL
Museo Italo Americano. San Francisco, CA
Sir Elton John. Notting Hill, London.
GALLERIES
Rosenbaum Fine Art. Gallery Artists. Boca Raton, FL
Art Source. Chicago, IL
Patricia Rovzar Gallery. Gallery Artists. Seattle, WA
Jules Place, Gallery Artists, Boston, MA