Sophie Frieda

Gradually my visual world has been drawn in to focus on the intricate layer and contours of leaves and plant life, where a similar tension is created between the layering and mesh of forms versus the simplicity of the actual form and space.

I immerse myself into the picture by exaggerating the strong organic shapes and vibrant colors, where I find a very positive and powerful life force. My goal is to envelope the viewer into this exciting and energizing world and come away feeling … Revitalized and Centered.

Sophie Frieda

Gradually my visual world has been drawn in to focus on the intricate layer and contours of leaves and plant life, where a similar tension is created between the layering and mesh of forms versus the simplicity of the actual form and space.

I immerse myself into the picture by exaggerating the strong organic shapes and vibrant colors, where I find a very positive and powerful life force. My goal is to envelope the viewer into this exciting and energizing world and come away feeling … Revitalized and Centered.

Past shows and awards

1980 Royal Leicester Infirmary, Group show, UK
1985 Leigh Gallery, solo show, London, UK
1992 Group Show, Saxon House, Milton Keynes, UK
1994 Group Show, Richter Association for the Arts, CT
2003 Solo Show, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT
2003 Represented by Bainbridge Arts and Crafts
2005 Group Show, Commissioners Office, Port Orchard, WA
2005 Group Show, North West Design Center, Poulsbo, WA
2006 Edmonds Arts Festival, WA
2007 American Marine Bank, Bainbridge Island, WA
2007 Columbia Tower Club, Seattle, WA
2008 20th Annual Bainbridge in Bloom, painting selected for publicity poster
2008 West Sound Academy, dual show, Poulsbo, WA
2008 Woodenville City Hall, WA
2009 Selected for Group Health Art Catalogue and future purchase
2009 Adobe Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 Art Studio Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA, Dual show
2011 Kitsap Arts and Crafts Show, WA
2011 Directors Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
2012 Art in the Woods, WA
2012 North Point church, Poulsbo, WA
2013 Bainbridge in Bloom Gala auction, painting selected for Bainbridge in Bloom poster
2013 Treehouse Café, Bainbridge Island, WA
2013 Columbia Bank, Poulsbo, WA
2014 Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Group show “12 Years in the Woods”
2014 Bainbridge Working Studios, summer show, WA
2014 Edmonds Art Festival, juried show, WA
2015 Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island, WA
2016 Treehouse Cafe, Bainbridge Island, WA
2016 Bainbridge Island juried Studio Tour, WA
2017 North Point Church, Poulsbo, WA
2018 Represented by Carrie Goller Gallery, Poulsbo, WA

Awards
2006 Honorable Mention, Edmonds Arts Festival
2011 Second Place, Kitsap Arts and Crafts Show

Work in Public Places
1980 Royal Leicester Infirmary, Leicester, UK,
2 large paintings purchased, main lobby
1980 New Cross School District, London, UK,
6 paintings purchased for corridor areas
1992 Saxon House, Milton Keynes, UK
Art in Milton Keynes (AIM) Project, 2 paintings purchased
1993 Gamlins Law Offices, Lincoln's Inn, London, UK, 2 large paintings purchased
2004 Cencom Building, Bremerton, WA, Kitsap County 1% for the Arts,
3 paintings selected and purchased.
Several private commissions completed in the UK, CT and WA