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).
contact: efriedbe@gmail.com
photo by Somé Louis
CV
Counterpoint Magazine covers (2014-2017)
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
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
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
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
United States Congressional Art Contest
United States Capitol Building / Washington, D.C. (Summer 2012-Summer 2013)
awards & residencies
Keyholder Printmaking Artist in Resident (Summer 2018)
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
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
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
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)