Fredericka Foster
Fredericka Foster | |
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Born | Seattle, Washington |
Residence | New York, New York; Seattle, Washington |
Nationality | United States |
Education |
B.A., University of Washington, Factory of Visual Arts |
Occupation | Artist, Activist |
Known for | painting, photography, curating and participating in The Value of Water, at The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York |
Spouse(s) | Bennett M. Shapiro, MD |
Website | http://www.frederickafoster.com/ |
Fredericka Foster is an American artist known for oil painting and photography.
Career
Foster works primarily with the theme of water to raise awareness of its centrality to life; how its movement shapes the world socioeconomically, environmentally and subconsciously. An accomplished colorist[1] using a limited palette and many layers of paint,[2] she works "in the romantic landscape tradition of Dove, Hartley, Burchfield and O’Keeffe."[3] Her Buddhist practice influences her work.[4][5][6]
Solo shows include five Water Way shows at the Fischbach Gallery in New York[7][8] and an exhibition at the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries.[9] She has been in group shows in the United States and Europe, including The Flag Project for the Rubin Museum of Art opening[10] in New York; and on the feminine divine, The Christa Project: Manifesting Divine Bodies,[11] and is in many private and public collections.
Foster is also known for curating and participating in The Value of Water,[12] at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. The largest exhibition to ever appear at the Cathedral,[13] this show featured over forty artists, including Jenny Holzer, Robert Longo, Mark Rothko, William Kentridge, April Gornik and Bill Viola,[14][15] anchoring a year long initiative by the Cathedral on our dependence upon water.[16][17]
Collaborations with non-profit organizations and scientists to educate about the water crisis[18] includes a presentation of her work to a group of two hundred and fifty scientists[4] and a performance based on the 2017 sewage spill into Puget Sound at the Sage Assembly 2017, Exploring a Catastrophe to Water Through Science and Art;[19] an exhibition and talk at the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries;[20] and Like a Circle in Water,[21] part of the Elements video series, commissioned by the Tricycle Foundation in 2014. Foster and Hilda O’Connell[22] contributed a chapter on 15th century Italian art[23] to Art Beyond Sight's Art Beyond Sight: A Resource Guide to Art, Creativity, and Visual Impairment,[24] an art education book and compact disk designed to give visual experiences to people with impaired sight. A complementary video, Art Beyond Sight: A Demonstration of Practical Techniques, was co-produced with the Museum of Modern Art for the blind, visually impaired and educators.[25]
Early life and education
Foster, a graduate of the University of Washington, was also a student and taught at the Factory of Visual Arts, a professional art school founded in Seattle as an alternative to the traditional university art education.[26]
Selected bibliography
- Tara Lohan, ed. (2010). Water Matters: Why We Need to Act Now to Save Our Most Critical Resource. AlterNet Books; Washington (DC).
- Deloris Tarzan Ament, ed. (2010). Iridescent Light: The Emergence of Northwest Art. University of Washington Press, P. 8.
- Simon Winchester; Katherine Anne Paul (2010). The Flag Project - Contemporary Artists Celebrate the Opening of a New Museum. Rubin Museum of Art.
- Foster, Hilda O’Connell (2003). Art Beyond Sight: A Resource Guide to Art, Creativity, and Visual Impairment, 15th Century Italian Art chapter. Art Beyond Sight, American Foundation for the Blind, Art Education for the Blind.
Films
- Like a Circle in Water, Part of the Elements series, commissioned by the Tricycle Foundation, directed by Andrew Chan Gladstone; summer, 2014; official selection: The Awareness Film Festival, Los Angeles, California; and the Blue Ocean Film Festival, St. Petersburg, Florida.[27]
- Mary Mary, Foster and Christopher Young, 1999; official selection: Northampton Independent Film Festival, Short Program #4: Surreal Reels and the Seattle Underground Film Festival.
- The Spiritual Journey: Interfaith Perspectives, Foster paintings shown throughout, Galen Films/Romano Productions, presented to the Parliament of the World's Religions by the Auburn Theological Seminary and the Temple of Understanding, 2000.
Awards
- 1998, The Inn at Phillips Mill award, Phillips Mill Photographic Exhibition; New Hope, Pennsylvania
- 1993, First prize, National Polaroid Transfer Exhibition; Kirkland, Washington
- 1989, Grand prize, Harvest of Arts, Bellevue, Washington; Second prize, Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair, Bellevue, Washington
- 1981, Second prize, Heart of the City, Seattle, Washington
References
- ↑ Ratcliff, Carter. "Carter Ratcliff – An Aqueous Cosmology: The Art of Fredericka Foster". Fischbach Gallery, Waterworks catalogue. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ "Fredericka Foster Brings Water Way Exhibit to Beacon Institute". The Highlands Current. April 5, 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ↑ Maine, Stephen. "Into the Deep". stephenmaine.com/. Fischbach Gallery Catalogue. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- 1 2 Carey, Brainard (September 5, 2017). "Fredricka Foster". Museum of Nonvisble Art. Praxis Interview Magazine, Yale University Radio. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ Foster, Fredericka (Summer 2014). "Fredericka Foster A contemporary artist on environmental Buddhism". tricycle.org. Tricycle Magazine. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ Glass, Phillip; Foster, Fredericka; Jacobs, Beth. "The Smaller the Theater, the Faster the Music Composer, Philip Glass talks time with painter Fredericka Foster". nautil.us. Nautilus: Science Connected. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ Strasuick, Stephanie (September 1, 2013). "Fredericka Foster, review of "Water Way"". ARTnews (8, Volume 112, pg. 100 - 101). ARTnews.
- ↑ "Fredericka Foster Biography". fischbachgallery.com. Fischbach Gallery. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ Rooney, Alison (April 5, 2014). "Water Way: The Paintings of Fredericka Foster". The Highland Current. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ Winchester,, Simon; Paul, Katherine Anne (April 2007). Flag Project: Contemporary Artists Celebrate the Opening of the New Museum. Rubin Museum of Art. ISBN 9780977213108.
- ↑ "The Christa Project: Manifesting Divine Bodies". stjohndivine.org. St. John the Divine Catherdral. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ↑ Bukauskas, Dovilas. "The Value of Water". worldpolicy.org. World Policy Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ Miller, Reverend Canon, Tom. "The Value of Water Exhibition". UCLA Art Science Center. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ Escobedo Shepherd, Julianne (September 30, 2011). "10 Must-See Artists at "The Value of Water," a Conversationist Art Show in New York". AlterNet.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ Cotter, Mary. "Manhattan Cathedral Examines "The Value of Water" in a New Star-Studded Art Exhibition". inhabitat.com. inhabitat. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ Rev. Dr. A. Kowalski, James. "The Cathedral of St. John the Divine and The Value of Water". huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ↑ Foster, Fredericka. "The Value of Water at St John the Divine". vimeo.com. Sara Karl. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ WHO/UNICEF (2015). "Progress on sanitation and drinking water 2015 update and MDG assessment". World Health Organization. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Assembly 2018, Highlights 2017". sageassembly.org. Sage Bionetworks. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ↑ "Water Way, The Paintings of Fredericka Foster". bire.org. Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries, Clarkson University. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ Gladstone, Andrew Chan. "Like A Circle In Water". acgladstone.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ Emory, Sami. "80-Year-Old Artist 'Hilda' Shines in a New Documentary". vice.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Online Accessibility Training, ABS's Guidelines for Verbal Description". artbeyondsight.org. Art Beyond Sight, American Foundation for the Blind, Art Education for the Blind. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "Art Education for the Blind Publications". artbeyondsight.org. Art Beyond Sight. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ Salzhauer Axel, Elisabeth; Sobol Levent, Nina (Spring 2004). "Art Beyond Sight: A Resource Guide to Art, Creativity, and Visual Impairment". Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America, University of Chicago Press. 23 (1): 43–44. doi:10.1086/adx.23.1.27949288. JSTOR 27949288.
- ↑ "Factory Of Visual Arts records, 1977". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv92700/op=fstyle.aspx?t=k&q=WAUFactoryOfVisualArts2769.xml. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ↑ Foster, Fredericka. "Like a Circle in Water". vimeo.com. Tricycle Foundation. Retrieved 28 August 2018.