Adam Frezza
Born: 1977, Rochester, NY
EDUCATION:
2007 MFA, Drawing and Painting, School of Art & Art History, College of Fine Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2004 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Studio Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2001 BA, Studio Art, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2008 Mason Manila & The Church Door, The Gallery at Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham, MA
2007 A Beguiling Mechanism for Controlling Substance, University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITONS:
2008 Introductions4, Irvine Contemporary, Washington, DC
2008 Spring '08 Exhibition, Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY (Curator: Beth Campbell)
2007 NY, NY Competition, Finalist, myartspace.com (Jurors: Jessica Morgan, James Rondeau, Steven Zevitas)
2007 Perspectives, Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL (Curator: George Kinghorn, Director)
2007 Society of Illustrators' Educators Symposium Student Sketchbook Anthology, New York, NY (Curator: Terry Brown)
2006 Regional Juried Exhibition, Thomas Center Galleries, Gainesville, FL (Juror: Dr. Rebecca Nagy)
2006 Everyday, WARPHaus, Gainesville, FL (Curator: Joy Drury Cox)
2005 CAA MFA Exhibition, Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA (Jurors: Bill Lowe & Robin Dana)
2005 Narratives, Dreams, & Social Scenes, J. Wayne Reitz Union Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Curator: Wesley Berg)
2004 Juried Student Exhibition, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA (Jurors: Mark Blavat, Al Gury, & Kate Moran)
2002 Series Show, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA (Juror: Robin Rice)
PERFORMANCES:
2007 The Art Parade, Deitch Projects, with Museum Director Sean Miller, John Erickson Museum of Art, New York, NY
2007 The Hare Speaks on Beauty, with Ladis Pietros, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2006 Art Basel Miami Beach, Aqua Art, with Museum Director Sean Miller, John Erickson Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
COLLECTIONS:
2008 Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY
2007 Alagarto, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2004 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2009 Artist-in-Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2008/07 Keyholder Residency, Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY
2007/04 Instructor of Record, Investigations in Color / Painting from Observation / Investigations in Black and White, University of Florida, Gainesville
AWARDS & HONORS:
2008 Viewing Program, Artist Registry, The Drawing Center, New York, NY (Curator: Nina Katchadourian)
2007 Merit Award, Juried Student Arts Exhibition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2003 Merit Scholarship, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2001 Third Prize, National Society of Arts and Letters Small Sculpture Competition—North Florida Region, Jacksonville, FL
PUBLICATIONS:
2008 Modern or Retro? Let's Call it a Draw., Michael O' Sullivan, Washington Post
2008 New American Paintings: Northeastern Region, Book # 74, Open Studios Press (Juror: William Stover)
