Minneapolis, Minnesota
Collection: BRETT FREUND
ARTIST STATEMENT
In each piece there exists parts past and parts present. During the onset external influences brought ambitions of beauty and chaos. Working in the studio now has become self-referential as I explore and expand upon points of interest or surprise.
Line gestures that define form are blurred in firing. Cut pieces are turned and attached at a new angle. Repetition in making allows for spontaneity as these subtle shifts grow into larger themes moving and evolving the body of work forward.
Brett Freund grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. Currently he lives and works in Minneapolis, MN. He received his MFA in 2011. He’s a McKnight Ceramic Artist Fellow and a recipient of a Jerome Ceramic Artists Project Grant.
2023 Deconstructing the Mold, Red Lodge Clay Center
2022 Featured Artist, Clayakar
2019 American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center
2017 2017 Yunomi Invitational, AKAR
2017 Omnus Terra, 51st NCECA, Portland, Oregon
2016 A Kook Milieu, Kelly Behun Studio, Barneys New York
2016 Clay and Glaze, Interior Design Show Vancouver
2015 Exhibition with Kari Smith and Holly Walker, Santa Fe Clay
2015 Featured Artist, Sintra Gallery, Sweden
2014 American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center
2014 Edge, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2014 New Media Exploration, Mimi and Ian Rolland Art Center, University of Saint Francis
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