
about
Elle Friedberg is a printmaker inspired by nature and organic forms. In recent work, they explore pattern and color through multi-media prints and installations. They received a B.A. as a double major in studio art and chemistry from Wellesley College. Elle’s work has been shown in group exhibitions nationally.
Elle lives in Wilmington, DE and is attending the Winterthur/University of Delaware Master's Program in Art Conservation (Class of 2023).
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contact: efriedbe@gmail.com
photo by Somé Louis
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education
M.S. in Art Conservation, Winterthur/University of Delaware, Winterthur, DE (2020-2023)
B.A. in Studio Art & Chemistry, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA (2013-2017)
Honors Thesis: "Establishing Roots and a Means to Grow: A Printmaking Installation in the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens"
Collections
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
"Figure Study. Bra" 2020.15.1 and "Figure Study, Underwear" 2020.15.2
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juried exhibitions
Unconfined: Printmakers Breaking the Mold / H Space Gallery, Washington, D.C. (June-July 2018)
Curated by: Gretchen Schermerhorn, Artistic Director, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
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Impressions
WAS Gallery / Bethesda, MD (September-November 2017)
Misc.
Bend Gallery / Grand Rapids, MI (December 2017)
Jurors: Maddie May and Regina Masterson, Bend Gallery Co-Founders
3rd New York Miniature Print Exhibition
Manhattan Graphics Center / New York, New York (October-November 2017)
Juror: Jennifer Farrell, Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art
2017 Nebraska National Undergraduate Juried Art Exhibition
Eisentrager- Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska / Lincoln, NE (September-October 2017)
Juror: Robert Mahoney, Art Critic and Professor of Art History, School of Visual Arts
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2016 Nebraska National Undergraduate Juried Art Exhibition
Eisentrager- Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska / Lincoln, NE (September 2016)
Juror: Nicole Pietrantoni, Associate Professor of Art, Whitman College
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United States Congressional Art Contest
United States Capitol Building / Washington, D.C. (Summer 2012-Summer 2013)
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awards & residencies
Keyholder Printmaking Artist in Resident (Summer 2018)
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
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Suzanne Kibler Morris '44 Fellowship (2016-2017)
Support for studio art thesis project culminating in a site-specific printmaking installation in the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens
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Friends of Art Prize in Studio Art (2017)
Top distinction for students pursuing visual arts projects at Wellesley College
​featured in print & online
The Washington Post
November 2017
Wellesley Magazine
Summer 2017
Counterpoint Magazine
The Wellesley Review
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
Fall 2016
Spring 2017
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Edible Sarasota Magazine
Birthmark Magazine
Fall 2015
Spring 2016
Issue 1: 2015
Issue 2: 2016
Issue 3: 2016
Issue 4: 2016
Voices & Visions
PRESS
Wellesley Magazine (Elle Friedberg & Somé Louis)
The Washington Post (Elle Friedberg & Clare Winslow)