Warner Friedman
Warner Friedman frames his meticulously detailed realist paintings of landscapes with architectural elements such as doors, fences, balconies, or bridges. Working in the liminal space between interior and exterior affords him the opportunity to study the interplay between natural light and shadow, artificial light, architecture, and landscape. He works from photographs and models, enjoying the precision they enable. Friedman left his job as an engineer at the end of World War II and integrated the profession’s geometric forms into his early abstract work. In the 1960s, he incorporated these abstract elements into large-scale realist paintings, which he has continued to develop ever since. Friedman has cited the lines and flat color planes of Piet Mondrian as a major influence on his practice.
Selected one-person exhibitions
2014
Warner Friedman Paintings 2014, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
2010
Places in the Sun, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
Recent Work, Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT
2008
Recent Work, New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, CT
2007
Black White and Blue, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA
Selected group exhibitions
2014
Salon Show: 2014, Clark Gallery, Lincoln
2011
Group Exhibition 6, The Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT
2010
Couples, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA
2009
The Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT
2007
We Are There, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA
2006
Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
2005
The Power of Place, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA
House of Wonder, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA
2004
Drawing Today, New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, CT
Bakers Dozen, Armory Art Center, Palm Beach, FL
Winter Light, Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA
2003
Clear Vision, New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, CT
2001
The Discerning Eye, Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, New York, NY
Near and Far, Perspective & Structure, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
1999
Geoff Young Gallery, Gt. Barrington, MA
Berkshire Artists, The Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
1998
Cristinerose Gallery, New York, NY
1997
Krasdale Foods Inc.
The Alphabet of Trees, Westunberg Gallery, Gt. Barrington, MA
1996
Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
1995
The New Landscape, The Springfield Museum of Fine Art, Springfield, MA
1994
Viewpoints, Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT
1993
Carone Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1992
Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
Cacophony, Spazzi Fine Art, Housatonic, MA
Spirituality and Symbols of Eroticism, Five Points Gallery, Chatham, NY
1991
Schillay & Rehs Gallery, New York, NY
1990
Aspects of Realism, Ted Gallery, Albany, NY
1989
Berkshire Artisans Gallery, Pittsfield, MA
1987
Leonarda Di Mauro Gallery, New York, NY
1985
Benefit Exhibition of Small Works, Civilization, New York, NY
1981
First Annual Invitational Exhibit, Curated by Debra Balken, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA
1978
Towards the Monochromatic, Curated by Michael Walls, Susan Caldwell Gallery, New York, NY
1975
Contemporary Gallery, Dallas, TX
1973
Faculty Show, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
1972
Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut Academy, New Haven, CT
1970
Black, White & Grey, Curated by Sam Wagstaf, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut Academy, New Haven, CTf
1966
Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Park Place Gallery, New York, NY
1964
Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia, PA
1963
Friends of the Tenth Street Co-Ops, Brata Gallery, New York, NY
Awards
2012
Massachusetts Cultural Council, Painting Award
2006
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
1996
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
1993
Richard Florsheim Art Fund Grant
1990
Massachusetts Artist Fellowship