12613 ½ Venice Blvd.
Mar Vista CA 90066 USA
t 310.915.1930
Alison Frey’s work dwells in found objects, phenomenological investigation and the happy accident. While exploring the language of painting and what a painting can be, Alison references the natural world: waves, driftwood and sand as well as urban living: graffiti, construction materials, surf and skate culture. The results from these examinations range from recordings of indigo waves on paper to furniture remade from scavenged materials to straight forward abstract oil paintings.
Born in Chicago, IL
Lives and works in Venice, CA
EDUCATION
2002
MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2000
Post Baccalaureate Certificate School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1995 BA University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
1994
School for International Training, Bali, Indonesia
1991
Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR
1990
Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR
1989
Early College Program School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2013
2013
"86'd," at c.nichols project, Mar Vista, CA
2013
Works on Paper Inc. Greatest Hits & Selected B-Sides Live at C. Nichols Project, c. nichols Project, Mar Vista, CA
2011
Interior installation Christine Nichols residence, Venice, CA
2009
Potluck, curated by Christine Nichols, Country Club Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Maximum Art N Art, curated by Chad Marsh, 380 W 38th ST, Los Angeles, CA
Maximum Art N Art, curated by Chad Marsh, 380 W 38th ST, Los Angeles, CA
2008
“Um... My gallery,” curated by Amanda Browder, 602 Moulton, Los Angeles, CA Re:Present, LACE Annual Benefit Art Auction, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Alison Frey, Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA
The Show, curated by Heather Cantrell, The Jail Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Broadsheets, art and poetry limited edition print (in collaboration with Ira Glass), Poetry Center of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2004
SUPERREFRACTION, Fraction Workspace, Chicago, IL
Casablanca, Three Walls, (benefit auction), Chicago, IL
Sketchbook, Collaboraction at The Chopin Theater, Chicago, IL
Small Victories, Modest Contemporary Art Projects/Middle
Management, Chicago, IL
2003
Catching up with the Sun, curated by David Coyle and Howard Fonda, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
The Stray Show, Zeke, Neen and Municipal Wallpaper Project, Chicago, IL
2002
The Stray Show, FA/Municipal, Chicago, IL
Roadkill, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
Graduate Thesis Show, 847 W Jackson, Chicago, IL
2001
Slumber Party Noire, 365 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL
Group Show, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
Ontology, curated by Howard Fonda and Jeff Ward, The Optimistic, Chicago, IL
Face Off, curated by Adelheid Mers, Betty Rhymer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Star, Embassy Suites Hotel, Chicago, IL
Pedestrian, 1045 W Belmont, Chicago, IL
Gift Horse, 1409 N Greenview #2F, Chicago, IL
2000
Pot Luck, The Showroom, Chicago, IL
Graduate Exhibition, 847 West Jackson, Chicago IL
1994
Drawings, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2009
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009
Gillingham-Ryan, Maxwell, Apartment Therapy, Rough it up With Maxwell, Etsy Blog February 2009
2003
Hanon, Terrence, Panel-House.net, Review, Catching Up With the Sun, August 2003
2002
Wolfe, Ginger, Bridge Magazine, Review The Stray Show, December 2002
Static.net, Review Roadkill June 2002
Static.net, Review Roadkill June 2002
GRANTS
2002
Anderson Ranch Center, Aspen, CO