Art, Art History, and Film Faculty
Georgie Friedman
Visiting Assistant Professor, Film and Studio Art
Georgie Friedman
M.F.A.
Contact
Devlin Hall 434
Telephone: 617-552-4295
Email: friedmjr@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
- M.F.A., Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Courses
Art and Digital Technology
Introduction to Video Art
Biography
Georgie Friedman is an interdisciplinary media artist whose projects include large-scale video installations, single and multi-channel videos and several photographic series. She investigates a wide range of phenomena including mild to severe atmospheric and oceanic conditions, along with deconstructing perceived geographic boundaries. She merges HD video, sound, site-specific installation and the physics of light, all to create immersive spaces and experiences for viewers.
She has lived, worked and exhibited throughout the United States. Her speaking engagements and exhibitions include museums, universities, galleries, film screenings and public art installations. She earned her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in conjunction with Tufts University and her BA in Studio Art from UC, Santa Cruz. At Boston College, she teaches classes in Video Art, Art and Digital Technology, and Photography.
Selected Recent Exhibitions
- Eye of the Storm, v.2 (360o Fulldome), Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) | "Virtual Territories: Fulldome Movies," Maison Communale de Plainpalais, Geneva, Switzerland (2017)
- Sea Like a Mirror, site-specific temporary public art video installation, Of Land & Local, Burlington City Arts Gallery, City Hall Park, Burlington, Vermont (2017)
- Traces of Wind and Water (solo), Boston AIR (Artist-in-Residence) Project, site-specific temporary public art video installation, Strand Theatre (exterior), Dorchester, MA (2016)
- Slippery Slope (solo), site-specific video installation, Wold Center, Union College, Schenectady, NY (2016)
- Constructed Video: Georgie Friedman, Robin Mandel & Andrew Neumann, Boston Cyberarts Gallery, Boston, MA (2016)
- Solstice 2016, site-specific video installation, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2016)
- 32° - The Art of Winter, Pizzagalli Center, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT (2016)
- Eye of the Storm (solo), Roberts Gallery, Lunder Arts Center, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA (2015)
- Under the Icy Sky (solo), two site-specific, outdoor video installations, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA (2015)
- Five Public Media Art Commissions for Art on the Marquee, Mass Convention Center, Boston, MA (2011-2015)
- Into the Wind (solo), Foster Gallery, Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA (2014)
- Water, Water Everywhere, A touring New Media Exhibition and Film Festival, national and international locations (2012-2016)
Selected Awards, Grants and Public Art Commissions
- Artist Traveling Fellowship: Antarctica, awarded by SMFA/Tufts University, Boston, MA (2017)
- Boston AIR: Artist-in-Residence for The City of Boston (2016)
- Five Public Media Art Commissions for "Art on the Marquee", Mass Convention Center, Boston, MA (2011-2015)
- Massachusetts Cultural Council 2013 Artist Fellowship in Sculpture/Installation (2013)
- Public Media Art Commission for "Art on the Marquee - Science Inspired Art": Snow Study, commissioned by the Mass. Convention Center Authority and Boston Cyberarts, Boston, MA (2013)
Selected Artist Talks and Symposia
- Boston Artist-In-Residence panel talk with L’Merchie Frazier and Shaw Pong Liu, City Hall, Boston, MA (2016)
- Artist Talk & Panel Discussion with the Environmental Studies program, Science Complex, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA (2015)
- Catalyst Conversations: Art + Science, Georgie Friedman and Kerry Emanuel (MIT), Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA (2014)
- Georgie Friedman: Capturing Weather in Video and Installation, Art Technology New England (ATNE), Boston, MA (2014)
- Artist Talk, New Materials Mixer, Cultural Organization of Lowell, MA (2014)
- Itinerant Photography, artist panel discussion, moderated by Leslie K. Brown, BRINK v1 exhibit, Mills Gallery, Boston, MA (2014)
- Electrifying Images: Clint Baclawski & Georgie Friedman, Malden Public Library, Malden, MA (2014)
- Presenter: New England Foundation for the Arts, Public Art Discussion Series: Building for the Outdoors, Boston, MA (2013)
Selected Interviews & Press
- 21 intriguing new ideas and trailblazing people, Best of the New 2016, The Boston Globe Magazine, Jan 5, 2017
- Morning Edition, Local News Hour Recap, Boston's New Artist-in-Residence Program, Georgie Friedman quoted, WBUR 90.9FM, Feb 26, 2016
- Three Boston AIR Artists Announced, Boston Art Commission, publicartboston.com, Feb 22, 2016
- Artists and the city of Boston team up, Malcolm Gay, The Boston Globe, Arts, Feb 19, 2016
- "Friedman brings ‘Slippery Slope’ to Wold Center," Jenna Salisbury, Art, Concordiensis, Schenectady, NY, Jan 14, 2016
- Weather, worship, and whimsy, Cate McQuaid, Galleries, The Boston Globe, Oct 13, 2015
- "‘Eye Of The Storm’ Exhibit Brings You Into Eye Of A Hurricane," Pamela Gardner, CBS News, WBZ Boston, Oct 2, 2015 - Article | CBS News Video
- Look What Happens When A Video Artist's Virtual Snow Meets Our Winter Of 2015, Greg Cook, The ARTery, WBUR 90.9 NPR Boston, Feb 24, 2015
- Friedman mesmerizes at Foster, Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe, Sept 9, 2014
- Water, Water Everywhere: Paean to a Vanishing Resource (Climate Change Trilogy) (Volume 1), Jennifer Heath (Editor), Paperback, 102 pages, Baksun Books, June 2014 (p. 60, 79)
- BRINK v1, catalogue, Lexi Lee Sullivan, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, (p.4, 6, 12-13, back cover), April 2014
- Interview: Georgie Friedman, Andrea Sherrill Evans, Temporary Land Bridge, Oct 8, 2013
- The Boston Ferry Pavilion's Latest Electrifying Makeover, John Metcalfe, The Atlantic, Cities: Arts & Lifestyle, Feb 1, 2013"
- "Artist to artist interviews: Work You’ve Set Aside part 1," Dan Blask, Mass Cultural Council Artsake blog, Oct 1, 2013
- Video interview with Lenka Novakova and Georgie Friedman, Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University YouTube channel, Sept 6, 2013
Current and Past Academic Appointments
- Boston College, Part-Time Faculty, Studio Art and Film Studies
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
- Assistant Professor, Film/Video Department
- Visiting Lecturer: Studio Foundation Department, Film/Video, Studio for Interrelated Media (SIM)
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Visiting Part-Time Faculty, Video Art and Photography