Bio 
Danielle Friesen (b. 1997, Winnipeg) is a biracial Canadian artist of Bajan descent. She holds a diploma in Graphic Design from Red River College (2019) and moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2022 to study Fine Art at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. She anticipates graduating in 2025. 
Danielle's interdisciplinary practice is rooted in drawing, with a focus on abstraction. Her current work focuses on repeated mark-making, allowing the process to reveal unexpected outcomes. Influenced by artists who continuously evolve their practice, Danielle is particularly drawn to the act of discovery and surprise that unfolds during the making of her work.  

Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts 2022 — present
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Graphic Design Diploma 2017 — 2019
Red River College

experience
Facilitator 2024 
Wonder'neath Art Society, Halifax, NS
Summer Art Programming Intern 2023 
Wonder'neath Art Society, Halifax, NS

awards
Simon Chang Foundation for Change Scholarship  
2025 // NSCAD University 
Dalglish Family Foundation Exhibition Bursary 
2024 // NSCAD University 
Bernadette Macdonald Bursary
2024 // NSCAD University 
Thomas George and Ethel Pearson MacKenzie Scholarship 
2023 // NSCAD University 
Harrison McCain Scholarship in Memory of Marion McCain 
2022 — 2025 // NSCAD University 

Certifications, Publications, Exhibitions, Articles, lectures 
Guest Presentation, Mad Studies | Jay Heisler 2024
NSCAD, Halifax, NS 
MUST Advance Drawing Group Exhibition 2024
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS 
THAWTS Exhibition 2019
Danielle Friesen, Maggie Ikemiya, Winnipeg, MB
U&i perspective Exhibition 2016
Danielle Friesen, Ashtyn Walker, Winnipeg, MB 
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