Hurley Convergence Center, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA video wallД¬ommissioned in 2020 by Boston Properties for the Atrium at 100 Federal St, Boston, MAДЇree and open to the public | Screening times: TBA

Georgie Friedman, Journey to the Sun, 60 mins, silent | 16 ft. She is a Lecturer in the Art, Culture and Technology program at MIT, and her previous teaching appointments include: Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston College, LUCAD, and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, among other institutions. Her Boston AIR residency and project were supported in part by an award from the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS and was made possible through the Boston MayorвЂ™s Office of Arts and Culture.ДЇriedman earned her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in conjunction with Tufts University and her BA from UC, Santa Cruz. She has been awarded a number of grants and fellowships including: Artist Traveling Fellowship to Antarctica (SMFA/Tufts, 2017) Artist-in-Residence with The City of Boston, Boston AIR (2016) Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in Sculpture/Installation (2013) five Public Media Art Commissions for Art on the Marquee (Boston Cyberarts/Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, 2012-15).

She has been commissioned to create site-specific video-based public art pieces and has exhibited in national and international venues including: Geneva International Film Festival (Switzerland), The Cleveland Museum of Art (OH), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MA), Burlington City Arts, City Hall Park (VT), Peabody Essex Museum (MA), Union College (NY), deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum (MA), BostonвЂ™s City Hall (MA), Transylvania University (KY), The Rose Kennedy Greenway in partnership with the National Park Service (MA), College of the Holy Cross (MA), and The Armory Center for the Arts (CA). She utilizes photography, video, sound, installation, engineering and the physics of light, all in order to create new experiences for viewers.ДЇriedman is currently based in Boston, MA and has lived, worked and exhibited nationally and internationally. She investigates a wide range of powerful atmospheric and oceanic conditions, and is fascinated by the power of these natural elements in relationship to human fragility. She is interested in our psychological and societal relationships to mild and severe natural phenomena. Georgie Friedman (USA) is an interdisciplinary artist whose projects include large-scale video installations, single and multi-channel videos and several photographic series.

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