| Recipient of a B.A.
in philosophy and law degree from the University of Virginia,
Freeman maintains an active law practice—often representing
artists pro bono—even as she builds her reputation
as a highly original painter influenced by the timeless geometry
of Kandinsky and Miro, the folk art of rural America, and
at times even a whimsy reminiscent of Dr. Seuss.
Freeman's work “Johnny
Angel,” inspired by the patterns and culture
of the 1950s, was featured in the Community of
Angels project and displayed at Pershing Square
in downtown Los Angeles. Her works have been shown
at galleries in Arizona and Colorado, and featured
annually over the past decade at the Arroyo Arts
Collective.
Freeman is best known for her “Family Dining
Scenes,” unique portraits in which the artist
seeks to portray each family member both literally
and metaphorically in a skewed, mock folk-art style.
These works are peopled with figures that recall
Chagall and Japanese “wood block” interiors,
but with a distinctly American edge and palette. “The
interior of the dining room is the stage with the
table as the central focus, symbolizing the powerful
force that keeps families together… more
or less,” she says.
This spring five selections from her “Dining
Room Scenes” were included in the “Setting
America's Table” exhibition at The Silo in
New Milford, CT. In creating these portraits, the
artist requires a vivid description of each family
member, along with a comment regarding each person's
perception of his or her place in the family.
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