Color creates space…space unites color. Uncluttered compositions, bold color and balanced structure are core values in my abstract work. My non-objective works consist of two mediums: mixed media prints and carved, painted wall objects. Both originate from printmaking and celebrate the uplifting nature that color can bring to our lives. A reduced color palette and geometric shapes derived from architectural forms, reflect my minimal and graphic principles. My art embraces my gravitation towards order which offers the observer a chance to pause and a space to contemplate. These aesthetics provide a sense of harmony to counteract and reduce the uncertainty and noise in our world today.
Artist Biography
Terri Fridkin is best known for her dynamic, abstract and mixed media works that embody intense color and graphic forms. She is a National Honor Society graduate of Drexel University School of Design Arts, and lives and works in the Philadelphia area. After teaching art for several years in Philadelphia, Fridkin left to pursue printmaking at various studios and schools in New York and Pennsylvania. She has been monitoring the etching studio at Fleisher Art Memorial since 2014.
Fridkin has presented solo shows at Muse Gallery, Main Line Art Center and Coldwell Banker in Old City. Selected juried and invitational exhibitions include Woodmere Art Museum, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Hall, Washington Printmakers Gallery in D.C., Bob Owens Gallery at the University of North Georgia, Galleries at William Patterson University in New Jersey, Goggleworks, Haverford College, Widener University and the State Capital Building. Selected awards include the Michael Lasuchin Memorial Award for Printmaking, Gail Taflin Silvert Award for Abstract Work, the Stella Drabkin Award for Printmaking, Honorable Mention for Works on Paper at The State Museum of Pennsylvania and the Purchase Award at Einstein Medical Center. Fridkin is a member of Muse gallery, The American Color Print Society, The Cheltenham Guild of Printmakers, Star Wheel Printers, and The Guild of Papermakers.
Education
Bachelor of Science, College of Arts and Design, Honors Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Awards & Honors
2019 Art of the State, The State Museum of Pennsylvania Honorable Mention for Work on Paper
2018 Cheltenham Center for the Arts Annual Exhibition Juror: Bruce Hoffman Gail Taflin Silvert Memorial Award for Abstract Work
2017 Cover Winner for POST (Philadelphia Open Studio Tours) sponsored by CFEVA, Together Again, featured on the directories, posters, and postcards
2016 ACPS 77th Annual National Exhibition Juror: Elizabeth Osborne The Stella Drabkin Memorial Award for Printmaking
ACPS National Exhibition Juror: Cheryl Knowles-Harrigan Honorable Mention
Celebration of Art and Life Exhibition, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Best in Show
2015 Main Line Art Center Members Exhibition Juror: Nic Coviello Juror’s Selection Award
ACPS Members National Exhibition Juror: Evan Summer The Michael Lasuchin Memorial Award for Printmaking, First Prize
2014 Main Line Art Center Members Exhibition Juror: Tu Huynh Works on Paper Award
2013 Fleisher Art Memorial Members Exhibition Award for Printmaking
Continuing Education
Susan Rostow Studio, Brooklyn, NY Kathy Caraccio Printing Studio, New York, NY Center for Book Arts, New York, NY Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
Bibliography
"The Conversation Continues, Visual Language, Difference, and Common Ground", Catalogue, 2020
"Artists in the time of Coronavirus Part 6", Artblog, March 31, 2020
The State Museum of Pennsylvania 52nd Annual Exhibition Catalog, 2019
"Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2019 Exhibition Winners Announced," PA Media, June 24, 2019
Roosevelt, Caroline, “Mixed Media: This Week”, Chadds Ford Live, October 18, 2018
The State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces Finalists for 51st Annual “Art of the State” Exhibition,PR Newswire (www.pnrnewswire.com) May 8, 2018
Rapa, Patrick, “44 Things To Do This Weekend”, Philly Magazine Online, Oct 6, 2017
The State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces Finalists for 50th Annual “Art of the State” Exhibition, PR Newswire (www.pnrnewswire.com) May 8, 2017
Print, Press, Repeat: National Juried Printmaking and Book Art, Exhibition Catalogue, 2016
Southern Printmaking Biennale VII International, Exhibition Catalogue, 2016
Washington Printmakers National Juried Small Works, Exhibition Catalogue, 2016
“Old Enough to Know Better: The Women’s Caucus for Art”,Online Exhibition Catalogue, 2015
“Welcome Gallery Exhibition: Terri Fridkin”, Main Line Today, October, 2015
Nagle, Aubrey,“First Friday Picks”,Philly Magazine Online, October 2, 2014
The State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces Finalists for 47th Annual”Art of The State” Exhibition, PR Newswire, (www.pnrnewswire.com), June 12, 2014
“A Taste of Shabbos Art Exhibition”, The Jewish Exponent, August, 2013
Woodmere Art Museum 71st Annual, Exhibition Catalogue, 2012
Collection
Einstein Medical Networks/MossRehab, Elkins Park, PA
Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller Law Offices, Philadelphia, PA
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Private collections in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, California, and Colorado
Exhibitions
Solo
2021 Double_Space, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Postponed from 2020
2018 Seismic Shift, Welcome Gallery Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2017 Convergence, Muse Galery, Philadelphia, PA
2015 My Better Half, Welcome Gallery Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2014 In Reverse, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Terri Fridkin: Works On Paper, Coldwell Banker, Philadelphia, PA
Group
2021 ACPS Spring/Summer Exhibition, Mary R. Koch Arts Center, Wichita, KS
Altered States, Pennswood Gallery, Newtown, PA
215/610 CONTEMPORARY, The Art Gallery at Delaware County Community College, Media, PA Juror: Christina Vassallo, Executive Director of the Fabric Workshop and Museum
2020 The Conversation Continues, Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ Invitational Curator: Madelaine Shellaby
Penn Radnor Inaugural Exhibition: CFEVA, Radnor, PA Juried Exhibition
Artists in the time of Coronavirus Part 6, Artblog, Virtual Exhibition
American Color Print Society, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
2019 Double Vision, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
American Color Print Society, River Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
Print Explosion: A Biennial Celebration 2019, Galleries at Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
Penn Medicine Art Exhibition, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Cherry Hill, NJ Juried Exhibition
Cheltenham Printmakers Guild, Yocum Institute for the Arts, West Lawn, PA
Conversations, Art Times Two, Gallery at Princeton Brain and Spine, Princeton, NJ, Invitational
The Guild of Papermakers, Montgomery County Community College Fine Art Gallery, Blue Bell, PA, Invitational
Art of the State: 52 Years, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA Jurors: Janet Koplos, Rachel Mozman Solano, Marin R. Sullivan Honorable Mention Award for Work on Paper
Goggleworks 13th Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading, PA Juror: Judith Schwartz
Wayne Art Center Regional Juried Spring Open, Davenport Gallery, Wayne, PA Juror: Stuart Shils
CFEVA Members' Exhibition, Felicity R. "Bebe" Benoliel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Juror: Mary Salvant
3rd Annual Juried Show: Mixed Media, Bethlehem Contemporary House Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
Beyond Mark Making: Star Wheel Printers, Artworks, Trenton's Visual Art Center, Trenton, NJ
Professional Artist Members, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA Juror: Charlotte Lowrey
New Now II, InLiquid Gallery in the Crane Building, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Muse 41st Anniversary Show, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
215/610 CONTEMPORARY, The Art Gallery at Delaware County Community College, Media, PA, Juror: Jean Shin
Star Wheel Printers Small Works, 3rd St Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Cheltenham Printmakers Guild, The Arts Center Gallery at Germantown Academy, Ft. Washington, PA
Muse Collective, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
ACPS Annual Fall Exhibition, Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
Dear Fleisher, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, Invitational
Kind of Blue, Artspace:1241, Philadelphia, PA, Invitational
Art of the State: 51 Years, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Juried
Fresh Impressions, Moody Jones Gallery, Glenside, PA, Invitational
Star Wheel Printers, Banana Factory Arts, Bethlehem, PA, Invitational
Goggleworks Center for the Arts 12th Annual Exhibition, Reading, PA, Juror: Thora Jacobson
Art on Paper, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD, Juried
Professional Artist Members, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA, Juried
Cheltenham Center for the Arts Anniversary Show, Cheltenham, PA, Gail Taflin Memorial Award for Abstract Work
2017 Muse@40, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
ACPS 78th Annual Fall Exhibition, Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
Black Cat Tavern Presents: Star Wheel Printers, Black Cat Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Expanding Horizons in Printmaking: A Biennial Celebration, Galleries at Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
Connections and Disconnections, Goggleworks, Reading, PA, Invitational
Star Wheel Printers: Current Work, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Art of the State: 50 Years, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Juror: Carla Bengtson
From Slavery to Freedom, Old City Jewish Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Invitational
A Celebration of Art and Life Juried Exhibition, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, Juried
Professional Artist Members, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA, Juried
